title: Comparision of interleukin-6 and malondialdehyde levels in diabetic patients in Taiwan.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare the levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and malondialdehyde (MDA) in healthy controls and diabetic patients without coronary heart disease (CHD). Fasting serum IL-6 and MDA were determined in 30 healthy controls and 52 (20 Type 1 and 32 Type 2) diabetic patients without clinical evidence of CHD. MDA was calculated as oxidative stress. The IL-6 concentration was used to evaluate the cytokine function. Results showed that the serum IL-6 and MDA concentrations are significantly higher in Type 2 diabetic patients (p<0.05). In conclusion, we demonstrated that Type 2 diabetic patients are more influenced by oxidative stress than Type 1 diabetic patients and healthy controls, because of the action of cytokine.
authors.affiliation: Far Eastern Polyclinics of Eastern Medical Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Y R
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016207:Cytokines / Q000502:physiology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood*; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D013624:Taiwan
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D015850:Interleukin-6; D008315:Malondialdehyde