BACKGROUND Retinopathy is the most common microvascular disease of type 2 diabetes,and seriously threatens the life,health and quality of life of patients.It is worth noting that the development of diabetic retinopath...BACKGROUND Retinopathy is the most common microvascular disease of type 2 diabetes,and seriously threatens the life,health and quality of life of patients.It is worth noting that the development of diabetic retinopathy(DR)can be hidden,with few symptoms.Therefore,the preliminary screening of diabetic patients should identify DR as soon as possible,delay disease progression,and play a vital role in its diagnosis and treatment.AIM To investigate the correlation between glycated hemoglobin A1c(HbA1c),urinary microalbumin(U-mALB),urinary creatinine(U-CR),mALB/U-CR ratio,β2 microglobulin(β2MG),retinol binding protein(RBP)and DR.METHODS A total of 180 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending the Second People’s Hospital of Hefei from January 2022 to August 2022 were retrospectively enrolled by ophthalmologists.Based on whether they had combined retinopathy and its degree,68 patients with diabetes mellitus without retinopathy(NDR)were assigned to the NDR group,54 patients with non-proliferative DR(NPDR)to the NPDR group,and 58 patients with proliferative DR to the PDR group.General data,and HbA1c,mALB,β2MG,RBP,mALB/U-CR and U-CR results were collected from the patients and compared among the groups.Pearson's correlation method was used to analyze the correlation between HbA1c,mALB,β2MG,RBP,mALB/U-CR and U-CR indices,and multiple linear regression was applied to identify the risk factors for DR.Receiver operator characteristic(ROC)curves were also drawn.RESULTS The differences in age,gender,systolic and diastolic blood pressure between the groups were not statistically significantly(P>0.05),but the difference in disease duration was statistically significant(P<0.05).The differences in fasting blood glucose,high-density lipoprotein cholesterol,low-density lipoprotein cholesterol,total cholesterol,and triglyceride between the groups were not statistically significant(P>0.05).HbA1c in the PDR group was higher than that in the NPDR and NDR groups(P<0.05).The levels of mALB,β2MG,RBP,mALB/U-CR and UCR in the PDR group were higher than those in the NPDR and NDR groups(P<0.05).Multiple linear regression analysis showed that disease duration,HbA1c,mALB,β2MG,RBP,mALB/U-CR and U-CR were risk factors for the development of DR.The ROC curve showed that the area under the curve(AUC)for the combination of indices(HbA1c+mALB+mALB/U-CR+U-CR+β2MG+RBP)was 0.958,with a sensitivity of 94.83%and specificity of 96.72%,which was higher than the AUC for single index prediction(P<0.05).CONCLUSION HbA1c,mALB,mALB/U-CR,U-CR,β2MG and RBP can reflect the development of DR and are risk factors affecting PDR,and the combination of these six indices has predictive value for PDR.展开更多
目的分析2型糖尿病患者25-羟维生素D[25(OH)D]水平,初步了解血清25(OH)D水平与2型糖尿病患者糖化血红蛋白(HbA1c)、胰岛功能等代谢指标的相关性。方法选择新乡市第一人民医院内分泌科2020年1月至2020年12月收治的459例2型糖尿病患者为...目的分析2型糖尿病患者25-羟维生素D[25(OH)D]水平,初步了解血清25(OH)D水平与2型糖尿病患者糖化血红蛋白(HbA1c)、胰岛功能等代谢指标的相关性。方法选择新乡市第一人民医院内分泌科2020年1月至2020年12月收治的459例2型糖尿病患者为研究对象。收集患者的临床资料,包括性别、年龄、血清25(OH)D、空腹胰岛素、C肽、HbA1c、空腹血糖、餐后血糖、尿微量白蛋白、尿白蛋白肌酐比值、血钙、血尿酸(UA)、三酰甘油(TG)、总胆固醇(TCH)、低密度脂蛋白(LDL)、高密度脂蛋白(HDL)等。根据血清25(OH)D水平将患者分为充足组[n=20,25(OH)D≥30μg·L^(-1)]、不足组[n=95,20μg·L^(-1)≤25(OH)D<30μg·L^(-1)]、缺乏组[n=231,10μg·L^(-1)≤25(OH)D<20μg·L^(-1)]、严重缺乏组[n=113,25(OH)D<10μg·L^(-1)]。比较4组患者各代谢指标的差异,采用Pearson相关分析25(OH)D与各代谢指标的相关性。结果2型糖尿病患者血清25(OH)D水平为3.00~46.59(15.75±0.35)μg·L^(-1),男性患者的血清25(OH)D水平显著高于女性患者(P<0.05)。2型糖尿病患者25(OH)D缺乏的患病率为74.9%(344/459),25(OH)D缺乏主要发生在1、2、3、4、11、12月份。不足组、缺乏组和严重缺乏组患者HbA1c显著高于充足组(P<0.05),缺乏组和严重缺乏组患者HbA1c显著高于不足组(P<0.05);缺乏组和严重缺乏组患者HbA1c比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。充足组与不足组、缺乏组与严重缺乏组患者空腹血糖比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);缺乏组和严重缺乏组患者空腹血糖显著高于充足组、不足组(P<0.05)。充足组、不足组、缺乏组患者空腹胰岛素、尿微量白蛋白、日尿白蛋白总量、尿白蛋白肌酐比值比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);严重缺乏组患者空腹胰岛素显著低于充足组、不足组和缺乏组,尿微量白蛋白、日尿白蛋白总量、尿白蛋白肌酐比值显著高于充足组、不足组和缺乏组(P<0.05)。4组患者的稳态模型评估的胰岛素抵抗指数(HOMA-IR)、血清白蛋白、血肌酐、餐后1 h血糖、餐后2 h血糖、餐后3 h血糖、空腹C肽、餐后1 h C肽、餐后2 h C肽、餐后3 h C肽、TG、TCH、LDL、HDL、血UA、血钙比较差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。Pearson相关性分析结果显示,2型糖尿病患者血清25(OH)D水平与HbA1c、尿微量白蛋白、尿白蛋白肌酐比值呈负相关(r=-0.093、-0.166、-0.157,P<0.05),与空腹胰岛素呈正相关(r=0.089,P<0.05)。2型糖尿病患者血清25(OH)D水平与空腹血糖、HOMA-IR、血清白蛋白、血肌酐、餐后1 h血糖、餐后2 h血糖、餐后3 h血糖、空腹C肽、餐后1 h C肽、餐后2 h C肽、餐后3 h C肽、TG、TCH、LDL、HDL、血UA、血钙等无相关性(P>0.05)。结论2型糖尿病患者25(OH)D缺乏与不足普遍存在,女性患者缺乏更明显。2型糖尿病患者25(OH)D水平与空腹胰岛素呈正相关,与HbA1c、尿微量白蛋白、尿白蛋白肌酐比值呈负相关,25(OH)D缺乏的2型糖尿病患者主要分布在1、2、3、4、11、12月份。展开更多
β2-Microglobulin(β2M),a component of the major histocompatibility complex class I molecule,is associated with aging-related cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease.Although upregulation ofβ2M is considered to...β2-Microglobulin(β2M),a component of the major histocompatibility complex class I molecule,is associated with aging-related cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease.Although upregulation ofβ2M is considered to be highly related to ischemic stroke,the specific role and underlying mechanistic action ofβ2M are poorly understood.In this study,we established a rat model of focal cerebral ischemia by occlusion of the middle cerebral artery.We found thatβ2M levels in the cerebral spinal fluid,serum,and brain tissue were significantly increased in the acute period but gradually decreased during the recovery period.RNA interference was used to inhibitβ2M expression in the acute period of cerebral stroke.Tissue staining with 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride and evaluation of cognitive function using the Morris water maze test demonstrated that decreasedβ2M expression in the ischemic penumbra reduced infarct volume and alleviated cognitive deficits,respectively.Notably,glial cell,caspase-1(p20),and Nod-like receptor pyrin domain containing 3(NLRP3)inflammasome activation as well as production of the inflammatory cytokines interleukin-1β,interleukin-6,and tumor necrosis factor-αwere also effectively inhibited byβ2M silencing.These findings suggest thatβ2M participates in brain injury and cognitive impairment in a rat model of ischemic stroke through activation of neuroinflammation associated with the NLRP3 inflammasome.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Retinopathy is the most common microvascular disease of type 2 diabetes,and seriously threatens the life,health and quality of life of patients.It is worth noting that the development of diabetic retinopathy(DR)can be hidden,with few symptoms.Therefore,the preliminary screening of diabetic patients should identify DR as soon as possible,delay disease progression,and play a vital role in its diagnosis and treatment.AIM To investigate the correlation between glycated hemoglobin A1c(HbA1c),urinary microalbumin(U-mALB),urinary creatinine(U-CR),mALB/U-CR ratio,β2 microglobulin(β2MG),retinol binding protein(RBP)and DR.METHODS A total of 180 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending the Second People’s Hospital of Hefei from January 2022 to August 2022 were retrospectively enrolled by ophthalmologists.Based on whether they had combined retinopathy and its degree,68 patients with diabetes mellitus without retinopathy(NDR)were assigned to the NDR group,54 patients with non-proliferative DR(NPDR)to the NPDR group,and 58 patients with proliferative DR to the PDR group.General data,and HbA1c,mALB,β2MG,RBP,mALB/U-CR and U-CR results were collected from the patients and compared among the groups.Pearson's correlation method was used to analyze the correlation between HbA1c,mALB,β2MG,RBP,mALB/U-CR and U-CR indices,and multiple linear regression was applied to identify the risk factors for DR.Receiver operator characteristic(ROC)curves were also drawn.RESULTS The differences in age,gender,systolic and diastolic blood pressure between the groups were not statistically significantly(P>0.05),but the difference in disease duration was statistically significant(P<0.05).The differences in fasting blood glucose,high-density lipoprotein cholesterol,low-density lipoprotein cholesterol,total cholesterol,and triglyceride between the groups were not statistically significant(P>0.05).HbA1c in the PDR group was higher than that in the NPDR and NDR groups(P<0.05).The levels of mALB,β2MG,RBP,mALB/U-CR and UCR in the PDR group were higher than those in the NPDR and NDR groups(P<0.05).Multiple linear regression analysis showed that disease duration,HbA1c,mALB,β2MG,RBP,mALB/U-CR and U-CR were risk factors for the development of DR.The ROC curve showed that the area under the curve(AUC)for the combination of indices(HbA1c+mALB+mALB/U-CR+U-CR+β2MG+RBP)was 0.958,with a sensitivity of 94.83%and specificity of 96.72%,which was higher than the AUC for single index prediction(P<0.05).CONCLUSION HbA1c,mALB,mALB/U-CR,U-CR,β2MG and RBP can reflect the development of DR and are risk factors affecting PDR,and the combination of these six indices has predictive value for PDR.
文摘目的分析2型糖尿病患者25-羟维生素D[25(OH)D]水平,初步了解血清25(OH)D水平与2型糖尿病患者糖化血红蛋白(HbA1c)、胰岛功能等代谢指标的相关性。方法选择新乡市第一人民医院内分泌科2020年1月至2020年12月收治的459例2型糖尿病患者为研究对象。收集患者的临床资料,包括性别、年龄、血清25(OH)D、空腹胰岛素、C肽、HbA1c、空腹血糖、餐后血糖、尿微量白蛋白、尿白蛋白肌酐比值、血钙、血尿酸(UA)、三酰甘油(TG)、总胆固醇(TCH)、低密度脂蛋白(LDL)、高密度脂蛋白(HDL)等。根据血清25(OH)D水平将患者分为充足组[n=20,25(OH)D≥30μg·L^(-1)]、不足组[n=95,20μg·L^(-1)≤25(OH)D<30μg·L^(-1)]、缺乏组[n=231,10μg·L^(-1)≤25(OH)D<20μg·L^(-1)]、严重缺乏组[n=113,25(OH)D<10μg·L^(-1)]。比较4组患者各代谢指标的差异,采用Pearson相关分析25(OH)D与各代谢指标的相关性。结果2型糖尿病患者血清25(OH)D水平为3.00~46.59(15.75±0.35)μg·L^(-1),男性患者的血清25(OH)D水平显著高于女性患者(P<0.05)。2型糖尿病患者25(OH)D缺乏的患病率为74.9%(344/459),25(OH)D缺乏主要发生在1、2、3、4、11、12月份。不足组、缺乏组和严重缺乏组患者HbA1c显著高于充足组(P<0.05),缺乏组和严重缺乏组患者HbA1c显著高于不足组(P<0.05);缺乏组和严重缺乏组患者HbA1c比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。充足组与不足组、缺乏组与严重缺乏组患者空腹血糖比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);缺乏组和严重缺乏组患者空腹血糖显著高于充足组、不足组(P<0.05)。充足组、不足组、缺乏组患者空腹胰岛素、尿微量白蛋白、日尿白蛋白总量、尿白蛋白肌酐比值比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);严重缺乏组患者空腹胰岛素显著低于充足组、不足组和缺乏组,尿微量白蛋白、日尿白蛋白总量、尿白蛋白肌酐比值显著高于充足组、不足组和缺乏组(P<0.05)。4组患者的稳态模型评估的胰岛素抵抗指数(HOMA-IR)、血清白蛋白、血肌酐、餐后1 h血糖、餐后2 h血糖、餐后3 h血糖、空腹C肽、餐后1 h C肽、餐后2 h C肽、餐后3 h C肽、TG、TCH、LDL、HDL、血UA、血钙比较差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。Pearson相关性分析结果显示,2型糖尿病患者血清25(OH)D水平与HbA1c、尿微量白蛋白、尿白蛋白肌酐比值呈负相关(r=-0.093、-0.166、-0.157,P<0.05),与空腹胰岛素呈正相关(r=0.089,P<0.05)。2型糖尿病患者血清25(OH)D水平与空腹血糖、HOMA-IR、血清白蛋白、血肌酐、餐后1 h血糖、餐后2 h血糖、餐后3 h血糖、空腹C肽、餐后1 h C肽、餐后2 h C肽、餐后3 h C肽、TG、TCH、LDL、HDL、血UA、血钙等无相关性(P>0.05)。结论2型糖尿病患者25(OH)D缺乏与不足普遍存在,女性患者缺乏更明显。2型糖尿病患者25(OH)D水平与空腹胰岛素呈正相关,与HbA1c、尿微量白蛋白、尿白蛋白肌酐比值呈负相关,25(OH)D缺乏的2型糖尿病患者主要分布在1、2、3、4、11、12月份。
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81771337(to RQY).
文摘β2-Microglobulin(β2M),a component of the major histocompatibility complex class I molecule,is associated with aging-related cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease.Although upregulation ofβ2M is considered to be highly related to ischemic stroke,the specific role and underlying mechanistic action ofβ2M are poorly understood.In this study,we established a rat model of focal cerebral ischemia by occlusion of the middle cerebral artery.We found thatβ2M levels in the cerebral spinal fluid,serum,and brain tissue were significantly increased in the acute period but gradually decreased during the recovery period.RNA interference was used to inhibitβ2M expression in the acute period of cerebral stroke.Tissue staining with 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride and evaluation of cognitive function using the Morris water maze test demonstrated that decreasedβ2M expression in the ischemic penumbra reduced infarct volume and alleviated cognitive deficits,respectively.Notably,glial cell,caspase-1(p20),and Nod-like receptor pyrin domain containing 3(NLRP3)inflammasome activation as well as production of the inflammatory cytokines interleukin-1β,interleukin-6,and tumor necrosis factor-αwere also effectively inhibited byβ2M silencing.These findings suggest thatβ2M participates in brain injury and cognitive impairment in a rat model of ischemic stroke through activation of neuroinflammation associated with the NLRP3 inflammasome.
