title: Serum interleukin 2 levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and correlation with insulin sensitivity.
abstract: Interleukin 2 (IL-2), a Th1 lymphocyte-derived cytokine, is thought to play an important role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of our study was to evaluate changes in serum IL-2 levels and their correlation with glucose metabolism abnormalities, such as insulin resistance, in patients with RA. Thirty-six subjects with varying degrees of disease activity and 20 healthy age-, sex- and body mass index-matched control individuals were evaluated. Patients with any causes of peripheral insulin resistance were excluded. After a 12-h overnight fast, fasting insulin levels, homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) estimated insulin sensitivity, and serum IL-2 levels were significantly higher in all patients with RA than in the control individuals. Fasting insulin, HOMA-IR scores and IL-2 levels were correlated in the RA group. This study showed that patients with RA have altered IL-2 regulation, and that there was a significant correlation between serum IL-2 levels and insulin sensitivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. gataheh@hotmail.com
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oncül
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Top
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cavuşlu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Danaci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D007376:Interleukin-2