Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: In total, 180 T2DM patients, with known APO A2 -265T/C polymorphism, were recruited for this comparative study and were grouped equally based on their genotypes. Dietary intakes, anthropometric parameters, lipid profile, and inflammatory markers (i.e., pentraxin 3 [PTX3], high-sensitivity C-reactive protein [ hs-CRP], and interleukin 18) were measured. The data were analyzed using an independent t-test, a chi-square test, and the analysis of covariance. RESULTS: After adjusting for confounding factors, in the entire study population and in the patients with or without obesity, the patients with the CC genotype showed higher hs-CRP (P=0.001, P=0.008, and P=0.01, respectively) and lower PTX3 (P=0.01, P=0.03, and P=0.04, respectively) in comparison with the T allele carriers. In the patients with the CC genotype, no significant differences were observed in the inflammatory markers between the obese or non-obese patients. However, regarding the T allele carriers, the plasma hs-CRP level was significantly higher in the obese patients compared to the non-obese patients (P=0.01). CONCLUSION: In the T2DM patients, the CC genotype could be considered as a risk factor and the T allele as a protective agent against inflammation, which the latter effect might be impaired by obesity. Our results confirmed the anti-atherogenic effect of APO A2, though more studies are required to establish this effect.
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Authors | Fariba Koohdani, Haleh Sadrzadeh-Yeganeh, Mahmoud Djalali, Mohammadreza Eshraghian, Elham Zamani, Gity Sotoudeh, Mohammad Ali Mansournia, Laleh Keramat |
Journal | Diabetes & metabolism journal
(Diabetes Metab J)
Vol. 40
Issue 3
Pg. 222-9
(Jun 2016)
ISSN: 2233-6079 [Print] Korea (South) |
PMID | 27352253
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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