title: Circulating levels of interleukin-6, its soluble receptor and interleukin-6/interleukin-6 receptor complexes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
abstract: We evaluated the relationship between plasma fibrinogen concentration and the serum levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), its soluble receptor, and their complex in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The study comprised 57 patients with type 2 diabetes and 15 normal healthy controls. Serum levels of IL-6, soluble IL-6 receptor (IL-6R), and circulating IL-6/IL-6R complex were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Correlations between the different study parameters and serum IL-6, IL-6R, or IL-6/IL-6R complex levels were determined by multiple linear regression analysis. Any association between the different study parameters and the serum levels of IL-6, IL-6R, or IL-6/IL-6R complex were determined by stepwise linear regression analysis. The serum IL-6 level in diabetic subjects was significantly higher than in normal healthy controls (3.48 +/- 3.29 pg/ml vs 0.784 +/- 0.90 pg/ml, mean +/- SD, respectively, P = 0.0001). The specific optical density of the serum IL-6/IL-6R complex in diabetic patients was also significantly higher than in normal healthy controls, although there was no significant difference in the serum IL-6R level between diabetic patients and controls. The serum IL-6 concentration was correlated significantly with the HbA(1C) level (beta = 0.58, P = 0. 04) by multiple regression analysis. Stepwise regression analysis revealed that the levels of serum IL-6 (F = 8.251), HbA(1C) (F = 1. 08), and serum urea nitrogen (F = 5.603) were associated with the plasma fibrino gen concentration. These results suggest that hyperglycaemia and increased levels of serum IL-6 can increase the plasma fibrinogen concentration, one of the known risk factors for atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine 5, Tokyo Medical University, Chuo 3-20-1, J-300-0395 Ami, Inashiki, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kado
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagase
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nagata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019947:Receptors, Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood*; D012016:Reference Values; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D001786:Blood Glucose; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D015850:Interleukin-6; D019947:Receptors, Interleukin-6; D014280:Triglycerides; D005340:Fibrinogen; D002784:Cholesterol