title: Relationship of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 with plasma insulin, glucose, triglyceride and cholesterol in Chinese patients with diabetes.
abstract: Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI) activity, plasma insulin, glucose, cholesterol and triglyceride (TG) concentrations were determined in 32 Chinese diabetic patients (mean age 61.4 yr) and 41 healthy controls (mean age 64.5 yr) to establish the relationships between these parameters. Insulin, glucose, cholesterol and triglyceride levels were significantly higher in the diabetics, whereas no significant difference of PAI activity was noted between groups. PAI activity was not affected by the increase of plasma insulin, cholesterol, TG or glucose. We have shown that PAI activity in Chinese diabetics was not affected by the common pathologic changes found in diabetes. This might be one of the reasons why fibrinolytic activity is not impaired in Chinese diabetics.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors: C H
authors: CH
authors: Ho
authors: T S
authors: TS
authors: Jap
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D002681:China; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005342:Fibrinolysis; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood*; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 / Q000032:analysis*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D008055:Lipids; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol