Titre du document / Document title

Pharmacological PPARγ stimulation in contrast to beta cell stimulation results in an improvement in adipo nectin and proinsulin intact levels and reduces intima media thickness in patients with type 2 diabetes

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

FORST T. ; HOHBERG C. ; FUELLERT S. D. ; LüBBEN G. ; KONRAD T. ; LÖBIG M. ; WEBER M. M. ; SACHARA C. ; GOTTSCHALL V. ; PFüTZNER A. ;

Résumé / Abstract

The role of intact proinsulin and adiponectin in endothelial dysfunction and insulin resistance has been receiving increasing attention. This study investigates the effect of PPARγ stimulation or beta-cell stimulation on metabolic and vascular parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes. In our study, 173 type 2 diabetic patients were recruited and randomly assigned to pioglitazone 45 mg or glimepiride 1 - 6 mg treatment. Intima media thickness of the carotid artery, glycemic control, insulin resistance, adiponectin and intact proinsulin levels were assessed at baseline and after six months of treatment. Despite similar improvements in metabolic control (HbA_1c after 24 weeks: -0.8 ′ 0.9% [pioglitazone] vs. - 0.6 ′ 0.8 % [glimepiride]; mean ′ SD; p < 0.0001, respectively), improvements in intima media thickness (-0.033 ′ 0.052mm; p<0.0001), proinsulin intact (-5.92′10.04 pmol/l; p < 0.0001), adiponectin (10.9 ′ 6.3 μg/ml; p < 0.0001) and HOMA score (-2.21 ′ 3.40; p < 0.0001) were observed by pioglitazone but not glimepiride treatment. Reduction in intima media thickness was correlated with improved insulin sensitivity (r= 0.29; p = 0.0003), and proinsulin intact levels (r = 0.22; p = 0.006), while an inverse correlation was found with adiponectin levels (r=-0.37; p < 0.0001). Measurement of adiponectin and intact proinsulin enables characterization of the metabolic situation and an estimation of atherosclerotic risk in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Revue / Journal Title

Hormone and metabolic research   ISSN 0018-5043   CODEN HMMRA2 

Source / Source

2005, vol. 37, n^o8, pp. 521-527 [7 page(s) (article)]

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Thieme, Stuttgart, ALLEMAGNE  (1969) (Revue)

Mots-clés d'auteur / Author Keywords

Insulin resistance ; Diabetes mellitus type 2 ; Adiponectin ; Intact proinsulin ; Intima media thickness ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 14356, 35400013187753.0110