Type I Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is among the most common endocrinological diseases for adolescents. The purpose was to study the level of autoantibodies (AAT) to NMDA receptors and Type 2 dopamine receptors (DAR2) in children with varying severity of Type I Diabetes. We examined 38 children and adolescents aged 2 to 17 years. In order to determine the levels of AAT to NMDA receptors and dopamine receptors (DR2) in blood serum, we applied the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). We found higher levels of AAT to NMDA receptors and dopamine receptors (DAR2) in children with chronic Type I Diabetes against the background of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), as compared to children with the diabetes onset or compensation of the disease. The increased levels of AAT to NMDA and dopamine receptors (DAR2) were found in children and adolescents against the background of a long history of the disease and frequent hospitalization to the intensive care unit.
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of severe and progressive endocrine system diseases that occur in childhood. Type 1 DM, the form most commonly seen in children and adolescents, develops as an autoimmune process that gradually inflicts damage and causes death of pancreatic β cells. During its course MD gives rise to a number of severe complications, the most significant of which is the dysfunction and damage of the central nervous system (CNS). The leading causes of CNS damage in DM can be subdivided into vascular, metabolic, neurodegenerative and inflammatory. The main clinical presentation of DM in pediatric practice is cognitive impairment, characterized by a decline in memory and intellectual function. Despite the success that have been achieved in the MD treatment field, prevention and detection of CNS function impairment occurring in this disease remains an important direction for research in the endocrine practice, especially when treating children and adolescents.
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