title: Effect of 24 hours of normoglycaemia on tissue-type plasminogen activator plasma levels in insulin-dependent diabetes.
abstract: We have previously demonstrated that a short period of normoglycaemia obtained through an artificial pancreas in uncontrolled insulin-dependent diabetics improves parameters of the functional microangiopathy such as erythrocyte deformability and platelet aggregation. Because recently an immunoradiometric assay for tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) was developed we measured t-PA levels in 18 uncontrolled insulin-dependent diabetics before and after 24 hr of normoglycaemia induced by insulin to look for a modification of endothelial cells function. After 24 hr of strict control, plasma free insulin levels rose significantly, total t-PA R-Ag, its active fibrin binding fraction and euglobulin fibrinolytic activity were significantly decreased. These results suggest a responsibility for insulin in the decrease in t-PA blood level and could explain at least partially the relation between hyperinsulinism, thrombosis and atherogenesis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood*; D005342:Fibrinolysis; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D007332:Insulin Infusion Systems; D008297:Male; D010960:Plasminogen Activators / Q000032:analysis*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D010960:Plasminogen Activators