title: Borderline maintenance of erythrocyte 2,3-diphosphoglycerate concentrations in normoxic type 1 (insulin dependent) diabetic subjects.
abstract: Erythrocyte 2,3-diphosphoglycerate and haemoglobin A1c concentrations were measured in 26 clinically normoxic patients with type 1 (insulin dependent) diabetes mellitus. The concentration of 2,3-diphosphoglycerate theoretically required to maintain normal erythrocyte oxygen delivery function in each subject was calculated and compared with the measured concentrations. In the majority of diabetic patients 2,3-diphosphoglycerate concentrations were sufficient to keep the erythrocyte oxygen dissociation curve within the normal range under otherwise normal blood conditions. There was, however, a minority of patients in which this was not true. It is concluded that the increased erythrocyte 2,3-diphosphoglycerate concentrations in clinically normoxic diabetic subjects are generally less than compensatory for the effect of haemoglobin A1c formation on the haemoglobin-oxygen dissociation curve.
mesh_terms: D019794:2,3-Diphosphoglycerate; D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood*; D004163:Diphosphoglyceric Acids / Q000097:blood*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000032:analysis*; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D019794:2,3-Diphosphoglycerate; D004163:Diphosphoglyceric Acids; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D010100:Oxygen