title: Postprandial hypertriglyceridemia and oxidative stress in patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus with macrovascular complications.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Oxidative stress has been implicated in vascular complications of diabetes mellitus (DM). This study aims to evaluate the relationship between postprandial hypertriglyceridemia (PP-HTG) and oxidative stress in Indian patients of type 2 DM with macrovascular complications.
  
  
  METHODS
  Plasma triglycerides (TG), thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), erythrocyte reduced glutathione (GSH) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were measured in fasting and postprandial (PP) state at 2, 4, 6 and 8 h after a high fat meal challenge in controls (Group I) and patients of type 2 DM without (Group II) and with macrovascular complications (Group III).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Postprandial TGs increased significantly in patients with type 2 DM, which showed an exaggerated response to high fat meal challenge in Group III as compared to Group II. Highest PP-TBARS were also observed in Group III which correlated positively with TG. However, GSH and SOD were lower in both groups of diabetics as compared to controls.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The magnitude of PP-HTG appears to be the major determinant of oxidative stress in type 2 DM, which along with a compromised antioxidant status may lead to endothelial dysfunction and macrovascular complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Shahdara, Delhi-110095, India.
authors.forename: Ritu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: Sri Venkata
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Madhu
authors.forename: Rimi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: Krishna M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Prabhu
authors.forename: Keshav M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Prabhu
authors.forename: Jasvinder K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Gambhir
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism*; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005978:Glutathione / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D019518:Postprandial Period; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000097:blood; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / Q000378:metabolism; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; D014280:Triglycerides; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D005978:Glutathione