Background Adiponectin is an adipokine with insulin-sensitising and anti-atherogenic properties. The aim of this study was to investigate whether low adiponectin levels predict the impairment of endothelial function in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients in an 8-year prospective study. Methods In the prospective study, we enrolled 133 newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients without subclinical atherosclerosis and gave them intensive therapy; the mean treatment period was 8 years. Intensive treatment was a stepwise implementation of behavior modification and pharmacological therapy targeting hyperglycaemia, hypertension, dyslipidaemia and obesity. We measured baseline circulating adiponectin with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, endothelium-dependent and -independent vasodilation by high-resolution vascular ultrasound. At year 8, 102 patients were reexamined for endothelium-dependent and -independent vasodilation. Results Sex-adjusted adiponectin level was positively correlated with endothelium-independent vasodilation both at baseline （r=0.150, P=0.043） and at year 8 （r=0.339, P=0.001）, whereas no association was found between adiponectin and endothelium-dependent vasodilation. In a stepwise multivariate linear regression model, adiponectin was an independent predictor for impaired endothelium-independent vasodilation at year 8 （P=0.001）. Conclusions Plasma adiponectin concentration was associated with endothelium-independent vasodilation and hypoadiponectinemia predicted the impairment of endothelium-independent vasodilation in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients under multifactorial intervention. These data support the causative link of impairment of endothelium-independent vasodilation with hypoadiponectinemia.
LI Hui XIAO Yang LIU Hui CHEN Xiao-yan LI Xin-ying TANG Wei-li LIU Shi-ping XU Ai-min ZHOU Zhi-guang
目的探讨单独或合并锌转运体8自身抗体(ZnT8A)、谷氨酸脱羧酶抗体(GADA)及蛋白酪氨酸磷酸酶抗体(IA-2A)阳性患者的1型糖尿病(T1DM)患者临床特征。方法采用放射配体检测法检测中南大学湘雅二医院1999—2009年收治的539例T1DM患者的ZnT8A、GADA及IA-2A,并将其分成三个亚组进行比较。结果(1)单一ZnT8A阳性组较抗体阴性组病程更长,胰岛素用量更大,收缩压更低,合并代谢综合征比例更少。单一ZnT8A阳性组较单一GADA阳性组BMI、WHR及空腹C肽值更高(P<0.05),而糖化血红蛋白水平更低(P<0.05);(2)多个抗体阳性组起病年龄显著低于抗体阴性组(P<0.05);1个抗体阳性患者的空腹C肽及餐后2 h C肽显著低于抗体阴性组(P<0.05);3个抗体阳性患者较1个抗体阳性患者的起病年龄更小(P<0.01),BMI更低(P<0.05),病程更短(P<0.05)。(3)合并任意两种抗体阳性中"GADA阳性与IA-2A阳性"组餐后C肽最低(P<0.01),空腹C肽也较低,但差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论单独或合并ZnT8A,GADA及IA-2A的T1DM临床特征分析对临床具有重要的指导意义。
