title: Different TNFalpha expression elicited by glucose in monocytes from type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.
abstract: Increased plasma concentrations of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) system components appear in type 2 diabetes patients with poor glycemic control. We have analyzed the expression of TNFalpha, TNFR1 and TNFR2 when monocytes and lymphocytes isolated from a group of recent onset type 2 diabetic patients, with fasting glucose levels below 7.0mM and glycated haemoglobin (Hb1Ac) in the normal range, were stimulated with high glucose or LPS endotoxin. We report, that cultured monocytes from these type 2 diabetic patients, in comparison to monocytes from non-diabetic individuals, had an enhanced response to LPS but did not respond to an acute glucose challenge (p<0.05). No differences were observed in the cultured lymphocyte fractions. These results indicate the existence of differences, elicited by LPS or high glucose related stimulus, between monocytes isolated from non-diabetic subjects or from type 2 diabetes patients.
authors.affiliation: Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Research Department, University Hospital of Tarragona Joan XXIII, Pere Virgili Institute, Tarragona, Spain.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Chacón
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vendrell
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ceperuelo-Mallafré
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Megía
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gutiérrrez
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fernández-Real
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Richart
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garcia-España
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology; D005947:Glucose / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009000:Monocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D047888:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I / Q000378:metabolism; D047889:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II / Q000378:metabolism; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004731:Endotoxins; D015850:Interleukin-6; D047888:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I; D047889:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D005947:Glucose