title: In vivo oxidizability of LDL in type 2 diabetic patients in good and poor glycemic control.
abstract: We aimed to determine if increased non-enzymatic glycosylation of the LDL was sufficient to increase the susceptibility to in vivo oxidation of the LDL particles. Twenty-two type 2 diabetic patients (11 males and 11 females) were included in this study. They were enrolled on the basis of good [glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) < 7%] and poor glycemic control [(HbA1c) > 8%]. LDL were isolated by sequential ultracentrifugation and analyzed by capillary electrophoresis (CE) for diene conjugate content and for electronegativity. The glyc-LDL levels were increased in all diabetic type 2 patients, peaking in the diabetic subjects in poor diabetic control (17.3 +/- 8.07%). The LDL content of diene conjugates was similar between the two groups (6.65 +/- 0.77% for the patients with good glycemic control versus 6.88 +/- 0.74% for those with poor glycemic control; P = 0.49) as was the electrophoretic mobility ((-1.14544 +/- 0.089) x 10(-4) cm2/(V s) for the patients with good glycemic control and (-1.13666 +/- 0.073) x 10(-4) cm2/(V s) for those with poor glycemic control; P = 0.80). The susceptibility to in vivo oxidation of LDL from type 2 diabetic patients in poor glycemic control did not differ from that of well-controlled diabetic patients. LDL glycosylation was not able to increase the oxidizability of LDL in the diabetic patients with poor glycemic control.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medica Interna, University of Turin, Corso A.M. Dogliotti 14, Turin 10126, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gambino
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Uberti
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alemanno
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pisu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pagano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cassader
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010316:Particle Size; D011336:Probability; D012016:Reference Values; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin