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Effects of Acute Insulin-Induced Hypoglycemia on Indices of Inflammation.
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Diabetes Care . Jul2010, Vol. 33 Issue 7, p1591-1597. 7p. 2 Charts, 2 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- OBJECTIVE -- To examine the effects of acute insulin-induced hypoglycemia on inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and platelet activation in adults with and without type I diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS-- We studied 16 nondiabetic adults and 16 subjects with type 1 diabetes during euglycemia (blood glucose 4.5 mmol/l) and hypoglycemia (blood glucose 2.5 mmol/l). Markers of inflammation, thrombosis, and endothelial dysfunction (soluble P-selectin, interleukin-6, von Willebrand factor [vWF], tissue plasminogen activator [tPA], high-sensitivity C-reactive protein [hsCRP], and soluble CD40 ligand [sCD40L]) were measured; platelet-monocyte aggregation and CD40 expression on monocytes were determined using flow cytometry. RESULTS-- In nondiabetic participants, platelet activation occurred after hypoglycemia, with increments in platelet-monocyte aggregation and P-selectin (P ≤ 0.02). Inflammation was triggered with CD40 expression increasing maximally at 24 h (3.13 ± 2.3% vs. 2.06 ± 1.0%) after hypoglycemia (P = 0.009). Both sCD40L and hsCRP (P = 0.02) increased with a nonsignificant rise in vWF and tPA, indicating a possible endothelial effect. A reduction in sCD40L, tPA, and P-selectin occurred during euglycemia (P = 0.03, P ≤ 0.006, and P = 0.006, respectively). In type 1 diabetes, both CD40 expression (5.54 ± 4.4% vs. 3.65 ± 1.8%; P = 0.006) and plasma sCD40L concentrations increased during hypoglycemia (peak 3.41 ± 3.2 vs. 2.85 ± 2.8 ng/ml; P = 0.03). Platelet-monocyte aggregation also increased significantly at 24 h after hypoglycemia (P = 0.03). A decline in vWF. and P-selectin occurred during euglycemia (P ≤ 0.04). CONCLUSIONS -- Acute hypoglycemia may provoke upregulation and release of vasoactive substances in adults with and without type I diabetes. This may be a putative mechanism for hypoglycemia-induced vascular injury. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01495992
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Diabetes Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 52885601
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2337/dc10-0013