Circulating preptin levels in normal, impaired glucose tolerance, and type 2 diabetic subjects.
BACKGROUND
Preptin is a novel hormone that is co-secreted with insulin and amylin from the pancreatic beta-cells. Preptin increases glucose-mediated insulin secretion, while the binding of endogenous preptin by antipreptin antibodies decreases glucose-mediated insulin secretion. Thus, it appears to act as a physiological amplifier of glucose-mediated insulin secretion. Aim. In this study, we investigate whether plasma preptin levels are different in non-diabetic subjects and patients with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).


METHODS
Fifty patients with T2DM, 56 subjects with IGT, and 54 sex- and age-matched normal controls participated in the study. Plasma preptin levels were measured with a radioimmunoassay. The relationships between plasma preptin levels and anthropometric and metabolic parameters were also assessed.


RESULTS
Plasma preptin levels were higher in patients with T2DM compared to patients with IGT and controls (456+/-14 versus 416+/-13 and 398+/-13 ng/L, P<0.05 and P<0.01, respectively). Plasma preptin levels were lower in males than females (403+/-10 versus 432+/-10 ng/L, P<0.05). Fasting plasma preptin levels correlated positively with diastolic blood pressure (DBP) (r=0.20, P<0.01), triglyceride (TG) (r=0.24, P<0.01), total cholesterol (TC) (r=0.24, P<0.01), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) (r=0.18, P<0.05), free fatty acids (FFA) (r=0.21, P<0.01), 2-h blood glucose after glucose overload (2hOGTT) (r=0.18, P<0.05), glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA(1)c) (r=0.19, P<0.01), and homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance index (HOMA(IR)) (r=0.13, P<0.05) in simple regression analysis of pooled data, while in multiple stepwise regression analysis, only DBP, TG, HDL-C, and FFA were independently related with plasma preptin levels.


CONCLUSIONS
The present work suggests a potential role of preptin in the pathogenesis of T2DM.
Yang
Gangyi
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Department of Endocrinology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. gangyiyang@yahoo.com.cn
Li
Ling
L
Chen
Wenwen
W
Liu
Hua
H
Boden
Guenther
G
Li
Ke
K
D044466:Asian People; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D002681:China; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D018149:Glucose Intolerance / Q000097:blood*; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood*; D012737:Sex Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
D001786:Blood Glucose; D002784:Cholesterol; D005227:Fatty Acids; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007328:Insulin; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D014280:Triglycerides; C443100:preptin