title: Comparative effects of pioglitazone and rosiglitazone on plasma levels of soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.
abstract: Low levels of soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE) have been associated with the occurrence of vascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Preliminary evidence has suggested that thiazolidinediones have the ability to modulate circulating levels of this molecule in the hyperglycemic milieu. The aim of this pilot study was to assess the differential effect of 2 different thiazolidinediones-pioglitazone and rosiglitazone-on plasma levels of sRAGE in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Sixty type 2 diabetes mellitus subjects were randomly assigned to receive pioglitazone (30 mg/d, n = 19), rosiglitazone (4 mg/d, n = 20), or placebo (medical nutrition therapy, n = 21) for 12 weeks. Changes in plasma glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin, insulin resistance (homeostasis model assessment), total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, and sRAGE were evaluated at baseline and after 12 weeks. At 12 weeks, the pioglitazone (P < .001) group had a significant increase from baseline in sRAGE values that was not seen in the medical nutrition therapy and rosiglitazone groups. We conclude that, in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients, pioglitazone-but not rosiglitazone-significantly raised sRAGE, which may contribute to its antiatherogenic effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Uludag University Medical School, Bursa 16059, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozen
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oz Gul
authors.forename: Ercan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tuncel
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Engin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ulukaya
authors.forename: Cuma Bulent
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Gul
authors.forename: Sinem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kiyici
authors.forename: Arzu Yilmaztepe
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Oral
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guclu
authors.forename: Canan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ersoy
authors.forename: Sazi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imamoglu
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D017127:Glycation End Products, Advanced / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D000077205:Pioglitazone; D010919:Placebos; D000067759:Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000097:blood*; D000077154:Rosiglitazone; D012995:Solubility; D045162:Thiazolidinediones / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D017127:Glycation End Products, Advanced; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D008055:Lipids; D000077205:Pioglitazone; D010919:Placebos; D000067759:Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D000077154:Rosiglitazone; D045162:Thiazolidinediones