Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT)'

INTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVES: Current screening guidelines for pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus note that there are discrepancies in diagnosing the disease using the fasting plasma glucose test, oral glucose tolerance test, and HbA1c in high-risk populations. The objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of screening methods for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and pre-diabetes by race/ethnicity and gender. METHODS: Secondary analyses of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES, 2005-2008) were performed using SPSS 19.0. Screening outcomes were assessed and compared for a sample of n=10,566, NHW, NHB, MA, and Multiracial/other men and women. Analyses included cross tabulations, ANOVA and partial correlations to establish disease prevalence, effectiveness of screenings, and statistical significance. RESULTS: It was found that the HbA1c test is comparable in precision, and is correlated with the FPG for racial and ethnic minorities. The specificities for detecting pre-diabetes using the HbA1c were higher (64-66%) for these groups than by using the standard, FPG screening method (42-49%). There were no strong, significant differences for screening effectiveness for men versus women. DISCUSSION: This study revealed that the HbA1c test might be an effective method for screening for pre-diabetes in racial and ethnic minorities instead of the FPG test alone. Screening in high-risk populations will help delay the onset of T2DM, with increased prevention during the pre-clinical phase.

Background Surgery induces insulin resistance that might be alleviated by a nutritional drink given preoperatively. The authors hypothesized that some of the beneficial effects of the drink could be attributed to the volume component (approximately 1 L) rather than to the nutrients. Methods Sixty patients scheduled for elective total hip replacement under spinal anesthesia were recruited to a clinical trial, and randomly allocated to preoperative fasting, to oral ingestion of tap water, or to oral ingestion of a carbohydrate drink. An intravenous glucose tolerance test calculated glucose clearance and insulin sensitivity on the day before surgery, in the postoperative ward, and on the day after surgery. Other parameters were stress (cortisol in plasma and urine), muscle catabolism (urinary 3-methylhistidine), and wellbeing. Results Fifty-seven patients completed the study. In the postoperative ward, the glucose clearance and the insulin response had decreased from the previous day by 23% and 36%, respectively. Insulin sensitivity did not decrease until the next morning (−48%) and was due to an increased insulin response (+51%). Cortisol excretion was highest on the day of surgery, while 3-methylhistidine increased 1 day later. Follow-up on the third postoperative day showed an average of 1.5 complications per patient. Wellbeing was better 2 weeks after than before the surgery. None of the measured parameters differed significantly between the study groups. Conclusions Preoperative ingestion of tap water or a nutritional drink had no statistically significant effect on glucose clearance, insulin sensitivity, postoperative complications, or wellbeing in patients undergoing elective hip surgery.

Funding Agencies|Olle Engkvist Byggmastare Foundation||Stockholm County Council|2009-0433|

Four studies investigating the assessment of glycaemic control in cystic fibrosis are presented within this thesis. The first was a validation study of continual glucose monitoring (CGM) in cystic fibrosis (CF). 50 stable adults with CF underwent home CGM for 3 days, during which time they attended the CF centre for OGTT. Gold standard fasting (0 hour) plasma glucose and 2 hour plasma glucose values during OGTT were compared with concurrent CGM sensor glucose values using a 'limits of agreement' analysis. CGM was found to be valid in adults with CF, with its accuracy being consistent with that published in non-CF populations. The next investigation compared OGTT with CGM with several objectives: to determine whether OGTT is a relevant and adequate measure of glycaemia in CF, find out whether CGM could offer a superior alternative to OGTT and explore whether OGTT and CGM results are associated with prior change in lung function and weight in adults with CF. Data from the first study was used to show that the OGTT can only identify abnormal glycaemic control in CF at a late stage, and that CGM is a more relevant reflection of everyday glycaemia in CF. No correlation was found between prior change in lung function and nutritional status in CF and glycaemia measured by OGTT or CGM. The subsequent study investigated whether CGM could identify early abnormal glycaemic control in CF. This involved ten non-CF healthy controls undergoing the same study protocol as the 50 stable adults with CF, to determine 'normal' glycaemic control parameters. Of 25 CF patients with normal glucose tolerance by OGTT, 19 (76%) had significantly higher mean and/or variability of CGM levels than healthy controls. This lead to changes in their management, including 2 subjects being commenced on insulin therapy. The final investigation was a questionnaire study, asking the 50 CF patients to provide information on their experience of undergoing CGM. 58% of patients responded, with replies indicating that they found CGM broadly acceptable, interfering little in their lives and that their experiences were generally positive. This insight into patients' experiences of CGM can be used to guide future clinical and research roles for this tool. These studies have provided novel data regarding the assessment of glycaemic in CF. Information captured by CGM has greater relevance to CF patients' daily lives than OGTT. CGM can identify early problems with glycaemic control leading to changes in management that may not be detected by conventional measures. CGM offers potential in further clinical application and research to improve the lives and outcomes for adults with CF.

OBJECTIVE: The key objective of the present investigation was to compare associations between sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD), waist circumference, and BMI to the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), along with fasting glucose, HbA1c, and HOMA-IR, in a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults. The study also analyzed the effect of multiple covariates on the anthropometric and glucose metabolism associations. METHODS: A cross-sectional design, including 3,582 subjects, was used. SAD was assessed using an abdominal caliper. All other data were collected following strict NHANES protocol. The OGTT was the primary variable used to index glucose metabolism. Fasting glucose, HbA1c, and HOMA-IR were also evaluated. RESULTS: Mean ± SE values were as follows: SAD: 22.3 ± 0.1 cm; waist circumference: 98.0 ± 0.4 cm; BMI: 28.6 ± 0.2 kg/m2; OGTT: 113.9 ± 1.0 mg/dL; fasting glucose: 99.6 ± 0.3 mg/dL; HbA1c: 5.4 ± 0.01%; HOMA-IR: 3.2 ± 0.1. SAD consistently emerged as the best predictor of all the indices of glucose metabolism, before and after adjusting for the covariates, and with the sample stratified by gender, race, or age. SAD was not a better predictor of OGTT among normal weight adults and non-Hispanic black adults. CONCLUSION: Obesity, especially abdominal obesity, is strongly related to glucose metabolism and type 2 diabetes. In the present study, SAD was the best anthropometric predictor of glucose metabolism, notwithstanding the high correlations among SAD, waist circumference, and BMI. Due to the ease of taking a SAD measurement, we recommend that healthcare providers consider the use of this simple and inexpensive method to more precisely predict diabetes risk, especially among overweight and obese adults.

Objetivo: O objetivo desse estudo foi identificar a associação entre fatores clínicos e laboratoriais com o uso de insulina em gestantes com DMG no momento do diagnóstico e analisar os possíveis fatores preditores do uso de insulina. Método: Foram estudadas, de forma retrospectiva, 294 pacientes com diabetes melito gestacional (DMG) diagnosticado por meio do teste de tolerância à glicose oral de 100 gramas (TTGO-100g) entre 24 e 33 semanas completas de gestação, cujo seguimento pré-natal foi realizado ambulatorialmente pelo setor de Endocrinopatias e Gestação da Clínica Obstétrica do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, no período de 1 de julho de 2002 a 30 de junho de 2008. Os seguintes fatores clínicos e laboratoriais, que pudessem estar associados ao uso de insulina para controle glicêmico, foram analisados: idade materna, obesidade pré-gestacional - índice de massa corpórea (IMC) > 30 Kg/m2, antecedente familiar de diabetes melito (DM), tabagismo, hipertensão arterial, uso de corticosteróides sistêmicos, antecedente obstétrico de DMG e de macrossomia fetal, nuliparidade, multiparidade, antecedente obstétricos de natimortos e neomortos, idade gestacional no momento do diagnóstico, gemelidade, índice de líquido amniótico (ILA) aumentado ILA > 18 cm, polidrâmnio (ILA > 25 cm), número de valores anormais do TTGO-100g, glicemia de jejum anormal no TTGO- 100g glicemia de jejum > 95 mg/dL; média das quatro glicemias aferidas no TTGO-100g; valor da glicemia de jejum, de 1ª, 2ª e 3ª horas do TTGO-100g e hemoglobina glicada (HbA1c). A associação entre cada fator e a necessidade de insulinoterapia foi analisada individualmente (2 de Pearson / teste exato de Fisher e teste t de Student). O modelo de regressão logística para a análise multivariada foi usado para predizer a probabilidade desses fatores em relação ao uso de insulina. Resultados: Das 294 pacientes avaliadas, 39,8% (117/294) necessitaram de insulinoterapia para controle glicêmico. Observou-se correlação positiva entre o uso de insulina e obesidade pré-gestacional, antecedente familiar de DM, hipertensão arterial, antecedente obstétrico de DMG e de macrossomia fetal, número de valores anormais no TTGO-100g, glicemia de jejum > 95 mg/dL no TTGO-100g; média das quatro glicemias aferidas no TTGO-100g; valor da glicemia de jejum, de 1ª, 2ª e 3ª horas do TTGO-100g e HbA1c pela análise univariada (P<0,05). Na análise do modelo de regressão logística foram desenvolvidos dois modelos que incluíam os seguintes fatores preditores do uso de insulina: obesidade pré-gestacional, antecedente familiar de DM, número de valores anormais no TTGO-100g (só modelo 1) e valor da glicemia de jejum do TTGO-100g (só modelo 2). Os dois primeiros modelos foram novamente analisados, incluindo-se a variável HbA1c para verificação de sua contribuição na predição do uso de insulina. Curvas de probabilidade e escores foram construídos com base nas quatro combinações de fatores preditores. Conclusões: É possível estimar a probabilidade do uso de insulinoterapia para controle glicêmico em gestantes com DMG por meio de IMC pré-gestacional, antecedente familiar de DM, número de valores anormais do TTGO-100g, valor da glicemia de jejum no TTGO-100g e da HbA1c.
Objective: To determine the association between clinical and laboratory parameters and insulin requirement in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and to evaluate possible factors predicting the need for insulin therapy. Methods: A total of 294 patients with GDM diagnosed by the 100- g/3-h oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) between 24 and 33 complete weeks of gestation were retrospectively studied. These patients were under prenatal follow-up at the Obstetric Clinic of the University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine (HCFMUSP) between July 1, 2002 and June 30, 2008. The clinical and laboratory factors which could be associated to the need for insulin therapy were analyzed: maternal age, prepregnancy obesity body mass index (BMI) > 30 Kg/m2, family history of diabetes mellitus (DM), smoking, hypertension, use of systemic corticosteroids, prior GDM, prior fetal macrosomia, nulliparity, multiparity, prior stillbirth, prior neonatal death, gestational age at diagnosis of GDM, multiple pregnancy, elevated amniotic fluid index (AFI) AFI > 18 cm, polyhydramnios (AFI > 25 cm), number of abnormal 100-g/3-h OGTT values, 100-g/3-h OGTT fasting plasma glucose > 95 mg/dL, mean of the four 100-g/3-h OGTT values, 100-g/3-h OGTT fasting/one/two/three plasma glucose values, and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c). The association between each factor and the need for insulin therapy was then analyzed individually (Pearsons chi-square/Fishers exact or Student t test). The performance of these factors to predict the probability of insulin therapy was estimated using a logistic regression model. Results: Among the 294 patients studied, 39.8% (117/294) required insulin for glycemic control. Univariate analysis showed a positive correlation between insulin therapy and prepregnancy obesity, family history of diabetes, hypertension, prior GDM, prior fetal macrosomia, number of abnormal 100-g/3-h OGTT values, 100-g/3-h OGTT fasting plasma glucose > 95 mg/dL, mean of the four 100-g/3-h OGTT values, 100-g/3-h OGTT fasting/one/two/three plasma glucose values, and HbA1c (P < 0.05). Two logistic regression models were developed and included the following parameters: prepregnancy obesity, family history of diabetes, number of abnormal 100-g/3-h OGTT values (just model 1) and 100-g/3-h OGTT fasting plasma glucose (just model 2). The two first models were analysed another time including the variable HbA1c to verify its contribution on prediction of the need for insulin therapy. Probability curves and scores were constructed based on the four combinations of predictive factors. Conclusions: The probability of insulin therapy can be estimated in pregnant women with GDM based on prepregnancy obesity, family history of diabetes, number of abnormal 100-g/3-h OGTT values, 100-g/3-h OGTT fasting plasma glucose, and HbA1c concentration.

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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is classified as glucose intolerance, whose onset or detection occurs during pregnancy. One of the ways to identify GDM is 75g oral glucose tolerance test. According to the International Diabetes and Pregnancy Association Study Group(IADPSG), GDM is diagnosed when at least 1 of the three curve points are greater than or equal to 92, 180 and 153 mg / dl at time 0 , 1 and 2 hours respectively. A characteristic of this criterion is the diagnosis based on a single altered value. However, the mechanisms involved in impaired fasting glucose (IFG) are different from those found in impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) after oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). So, differences in pregnancy outcomes are possible according to OGTT behavior. This work had as general objective to categorize pregnant women diagnosed with GDM, using the IADPSG criteria, according to the type of glycemic alteration found in the OGTT results, and to correlate with fetal weight birth. In order to do so, the cases of DMG treated at the University Hospital of the Federal University of Maranhão, from December 2013 to December 2015, were divided into 3 groups, according to the alterations found in the glycemic curve of the OGTT (Group 1: IFG isolated, Group 2: IGT only, Group 3: IFG and IGT). A total of 89 patients were studied, the majority belonging to groups 3 (54%). This same group had the highest glycemic averages at diagnosis and during follow-up, being the group with the highest occurrence of newborns large for gestational age (LGA), with 39.6%. Then group 1 with an occurrence of 27.3% of newborns LGAs. It was concluded that, as pregnant women with DMG with altered fasting glycemia in the OGTT, especially those with associated glucose intolerance, presented a higher risk for newborns large for gestational age.
Diabetes Mellitus Gestacional (DMG) é classicamente definido como intolerância à glicose de gravidade variável, cujo início ou detecção ocorre durante a gravidez. Uma das formas de rastreá-la é através da curva glicêmica após sobrecarga oral de glicose, com 75g de dextrosol. Segundo o critério do International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Group (IADPSG), considera-se diagnóstico de DMG quando pelo menos um dos três pontos da curva encontra-se maior ou igual a 92, 180 e 153 mg/dl, nos tempos 0, 1, 2 horas respectivamente. Uma característica deste critério, é o diagnóstico baseado em apenas um único valor alterado, seja ele em jejum ou após a sobrecarga. No entanto, os mecanismos que levam à alteração da glicemia jejum (GJA) são diferentes daqueles encontrados na intolerância à glicose (ITG) após sobrecarga de glicose. Sendo assim, acredita-se poder haver diferenças, em relação aos desfechos fetais, a depender do perfil encontrado na curva glicêmica das gestantes com diagnóstico de DMG. Este trabalho teve como objetivo geral categorizar as gestantes diagnosticadas com DMG pelo teste de tolerância oral à glicose (TTOG), utilizando o critério do IADPSG, de acordo com o tipo de alteração glicêmica encontrada na curva de sobrecarga, e correlacionar com o peso fetal ao nascimento. Para isso, foram revisados os casos de DMG atendidos no Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal do Maranhão (HUUFMA), no período de dezembro de 2013 a dezembro de 2015, estes foram divididos em 3 grupos, de acordo com as alterações encontradas na curva glicêmica do TOTG (Grupo 1: GJA isoladamente; Grupo 2: ITG isoladamente, Grupo 3: GJA e ITG). Foram estudadas 89 pacientes, a maioria pertencente ao grupo 3 (54%). Este mesmo grupo apresentou as médias glicêmicas mais elevadas ao diagnóstico e durante o seguimento, sendo o grupo com maior ocorrência de recém-nascidos grandes para idade gestacional (GIG), com 39,6%. Em seguida o grupo 1 com uma ocorrência de 27,3% de recém nascidos GIGs. Concluiu-se que as gestantes com DMG com alteração na glicemia de jejum no TTOG, principalmente aquelas com intolerância à glicose associada, apresentaram maior risco para recém-nascidos grandes para idade gestacional.

Abstract Type 1 diabetes is considered to be a T cell-mediated autoimmune disease characterized by destruction of the pancreatic beta cells. Its prediction is currently based on diabetes-associated autoantibodies, giving a cumulative risk of 84% during 15 years of follow-up since seroconversion. Prediction of the timing of clinical onset has remained challenging, however. This thesis examines glucose metabolism in autoantibody-positive children with a high risk of developing type 1 diabetes. Out of a total of 14,876 children with an increased genetic risk followed up from birth in the Finnish DIPP study, 567 developed ≥2 autoantibodies during the follow-up and 255 of these (45%) were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes until the end of December 2011. The glucose parameters measured were HbA1c, OGTT and random plasma glucose with 3 to 12 months interval. Seven-day continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) was performed on an age and sex-matched cohort. We showed that rising HbA1c, impaired glucose tolerance in OGTT, random plasma glucose values of ≥7.8mmol/l and potentially CGM can predict type 1 diabetes with a median time to diagnosis of approximately one year. Our results suggest that especially HbA1c and random plasma glucose are cost-effective and improve the prediction of diabetes. These markers may be useful for monitoring the response to treatment in prevention studies
Tiivistelmä Tyypin 1 diabetesta pidetään T-soluvälitteisenä autoimmuunitautina, joka johtaa haiman beetasolujen tuhoutumiseen. Tyypin 1 diabeteksen ennustaminen perustuu tällä hetkellä diabetekseen assosioituviin vasta-aineisiin, jotka antavat 84% kumulatiivisen riskin 15 vuoden seurannassa. Taudin puhkeamisen ajankohdan ennustaminen on kuitenkin edelleen vaikeaa. Tämä väitöskirja käsittelee glukoosiaineenvaihduntaa vasta-ainepositiivisilla lapsilla, joilla on suurentunut riski sairastua tyypin 1 diabetekseen. Suomalaisessa DIPP-tutkimuksessa vasta-aineiden kehittymistä on seurattu yhteensä 14876 lapselta. Seurannan aikana 567 lasta kehitti ≥2 autovasta-ainetta ja näistä 255 (45%) sairastui tyypin 1 diabetekseen joulukuun loppuun 2011 mennessä. Glukoosiaineenvaihduntaa seurattiin tutkimalla HbA1c, OGTT ja satunnaisia verensokeriarvoja 3-12 kuukauden välein. Ikä ja sukupuolivakioidussa kohortissa tehtiin jatkuvan sokeripitoisuuden seuranta (CGM). Tutkimuksessamme nouseva HbA1c, heikentynyt sokerin sieto OGTT-kokeessa, satunnainen verensokeri ≥7.8 mmol/l ja mahdollisesti CGM ennustavat tyypin 1 diabeteksen puhkeamista. Tulostemme perusteella erityisesti kustannustehokkaat HbA1c ja satunnainen verensokeri parantavat diabeteksen ennustamista. Nämä parametrit saattavat olla hyödyllisiä myös preventiotutkimuksissa hoitovasteen seurannassa

In patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a major cause of death. We have studied two populations with respect to the relationship between DM or related glucometabolic disturbances and AMI.

In the first population, the prevalence of DM and the importance of the glycaemic state for the long-term prognosis in non-diabetic patients were investigated in patients with AMI admitted to the Coronary Care Unite at Västerås Central Hospital.

In the second population, the prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), DM and other metabolic abnormalities was investigated in patients with AMI and without known DM admitted to the Coronary Care Units at Västerås and Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm.

21% of the patients with AMI had previously known DM and 4% had newly detected DM if diagnosis is based upon fasting blood glucose (F-BG). The glycemic state, measured as HbA1c, at a 5.5 years follow-up was a risk factor for re-infarction and/or death in non-diabetic patients after AMI.

If an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is performed, 40-45% of all patients with AMI have DM and in addition about 30% have IGT. Both an OGTT and a single post-challenge blood glucose value after 60 minutes performed at hospital discharge, were independent predictors of IGT or DM at follow-up. Insulin resistance, measured by homeostatic model assessment (HOMA-IR), decreased during hospital stay, with no further decrease from hospital discharge to follow-up.

In summary, the studies in this dissertation have revealed an unexpectedly high prevalence of abnormal glucose tolerance in patients with AMI. The glycaemic state, reflected by HbA1c, in non-diabetic patients after AMI has an impact on the long-term prognosis. Consequently, in all patients with AMI, HbA1c and casual blood glucose should be measured at admission and, at least, F-BG at hospital discharge.

Orientador: Iracema de Mattos Paranhos Calderon
Resumo: JUSTIFICATIVA – desde agosto de 2011 o Serviço Especializado de Diabetes e Gravidez da Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu/Unesp (SEDG-FMB/Unesp) adotou o novo protocolo diagnóstico para o DMG recomendado pela ADA/IADPSG. Entretanto, o Perfil Glicêmico (PG) continuou associado ao TOTG 75g, para diagnosticar a Hiperglicemia Gestacional Leve (HGL), reconhecida e tratada em nosso Serviço como se fosse DMG. A controvérsia sobre o custo-benefício do novo protocolo da ADA/IADPSG e a dúvida sobre a necessidade de manutenção do PG no protocolo do Serviço justificam o presente estudo. OBJETIVOS – avaliar o impacto do novo protocolo da ADA/IADPSG na prevalência de HGL e de DMG, na ocorrência de resultados perinatais adversos (RPNA) e na associação TOTG 75g e PG para diagnóstico de HGL no SEDG-FMB/Unesp. MÉTODO – estudo de corte transversal, incluindo gestantes, e seus recém-nascidos (RN), submetidas aos protocolos diagnósticos e que realizaram pré-natal e parto no Serviço, antes (janeiro de 2008 a 14 de agosto de 2011) e após (15 de agosto de 2011 a dezembro de 2014) à mudança do protocolo, definindo uma amostra por conveniência. Considerando os dois períodos, foram comparadas a prevalência de DMG e de HGL e a ocorrência de RN-GIG, macrossomia, primeira cesárea e tempo de internação dos RN. Na análise estatística foram utilizados análise de Poison e teste t-Student, teste do Qui-quadrado ou Exato de Fischer e cálculo de risco (RR e IC 95%) para os desfechos avaliados. O limite de signifi... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)
Abstract: BACKGROUND - since August 2011 the Specialized Center of Diabetes and Pregnancy of the Botucatu Medical School / Unesp (SEDG-FMB / Unesp) has adopted a new diagnostic protocol for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) recommended by the ADA / IADPSG guidelines. However, the glycemic profile (GP) remained associated with the 75g OGTT to diagnose Mild Gestational Hyperglycemia Lite (MGH), recognized and treated in our department as if it were GDM. The controversy over the cost-effectiveness of the new ADA / IADPSG guideline and doubt about the need for GP maintenance in the service protocol justify this study. OBJECTIVES - To assess the impact of the new ADA / IADPSG guideline in the prevalence of MGH and GDM, in the incidence of adverse perinatal outcomes (APNO) and in the association 75g OGTT and PG for diagnosis of MGH at the SEDG-FMB / Unesp. METHOD - cross-sectional study, including pregnant women and their newborns (NB) that underwent diagnostic protocols and had their prenatal care and delivery at the service before (January 2008 to August 14, 2011) and after (15 August 2011 to December 2014) the protocol modification, defining a convenience sample. Considering the two periods, the prevalence of GDM and MGH and the occurrence of LGA-NB, macrosomia, first cesarean delivery and NB hospital stay were compared. For statistical analysis, Poison analysis and Student's t test, chi-square or Fisher's exact test were used and risk estimate (RR and 95% CI) for the assessed outcomes.... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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JUSTIFICATIVA – desde agosto de 2011 o Serviço Especializado de Diabetes e Gravidez da Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu/Unesp (SEDG-FMB/Unesp) adotou o novo protocolo diagnóstico para o DMG recomendado pela ADA/IADPSG. Entretanto, o Perfil Glicêmico (PG) continuou associado ao TOTG 75g, para diagnosticar a Hiperglicemia Gestacional Leve (HGL), reconhecida e tratada em nosso Serviço como se fosse DMG. A controvérsia sobre o custo-benefício do novo protocolo da ADA/IADPSG e a dúvida sobre a necessidade de manutenção do PG no protocolo do Serviço justificam o presente estudo. OBJETIVOS – avaliar o impacto do novo protocolo da ADA/IADPSG na prevalência de HGL e de DMG, na ocorrência de resultados perinatais adversos (RPNA) e na associação TOTG 75g e PG para diagnóstico de HGL no SEDG-FMB/Unesp. MÉTODO – estudo de corte transversal, incluindo gestantes, e seus recém-nascidos (RN), submetidas aos protocolos diagnósticos e que realizaram pré-natal e parto no Serviço, antes (janeiro de 2008 a 14 de agosto de 2011) e após (15 de agosto de 2011 a dezembro de 2014) à mudança do protocolo, definindo uma amostra por conveniência. Considerando os dois períodos, foram comparadas a prevalência de DMG e de HGL e a ocorrência de RN-GIG, macrossomia, primeira cesárea e tempo de internação dos RN. Na análise estatística foram utilizados análise de Poison e teste t-Student, teste do Qui-quadrado ou Exato de Fischer e cálculo de risco (RR e IC 95%) para os desfechos avaliados. O limite de significância estatística foi de 95% (p < 0,05). RESULTADOS – o NOVO protocolo resultou em aumento no número de mulheres com DMG e deixou de identificar 17,3% do total de gestantes, que mantiveram o diagnóstico de HGL, apesar do TOTG 75g normal. O novo protocolo ADA/IADPSG não influenciou o desfecho perinatal. CONCLUSÕES – esses resultados reforçam a validade da manutenção do PG no protocolo diagnóstico do SEDG-FMB/Unesp. Para concluir sobre o custo-benefício do NOVO protocolo, são necessários grandes estudos, multicêntricos e com tamanho amostral adequado.
BACKGROUND - since August 2011 the Specialized Center of Diabetes and Pregnancy of the Botucatu Medical School / Unesp (SEDG-FMB / Unesp) has adopted a new diagnostic protocol for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) recommended by the ADA / IADPSG guidelines. However, the glycemic profile (GP) remained associated with the 75g OGTT to diagnose Mild Gestational Hyperglycemia Lite (MGH), recognized and treated in our department as if it were GDM. The controversy over the cost-effectiveness of the new ADA / IADPSG guideline and doubt about the need for GP maintenance in the service protocol justify this study. OBJECTIVES - To assess the impact of the new ADA / IADPSG guideline in the prevalence of MGH and GDM, in the incidence of adverse perinatal outcomes (APNO) and in the association 75g OGTT and PG for diagnosis of MGH at the SEDG-FMB / Unesp. METHOD - cross-sectional study, including pregnant women and their newborns (NB) that underwent diagnostic protocols and had their prenatal care and delivery at the service before (January 2008 to August 14, 2011) and after (15 August 2011 to December 2014) the protocol modification, defining a convenience sample. Considering the two periods, the prevalence of GDM and MGH and the occurrence of LGA-NB, macrosomia, first cesarean delivery and NB hospital stay were compared. For statistical analysis, Poison analysis and Student's t test, chi-square or Fisher's exact test were used and risk estimate (RR and 95% CI) for the assessed outcomes. The statistical significance threshold was 95% (p <0.05). RESULTS - The new protocol resulted in a increase in the number of women with GDM, but failed to identify 17.3% of pregnant women who maintained the diagnosis of MGH, despite normal 75g OGTT. The new ADA / IADPSG guideline did not influence the perinatal outcome. CONCLUSIONS - These results reinforce the validity of maintaining the GP in the diagnosis protocol at the SEDG-FMB / Unesp. To conclude on the cost-effective of the new protocol, large multicenter studies with adequate sample size are required

Das Metabolische Syndrom (MetSyn) ist gekennzeichnet durch eine Kombination verschiedener kardiovaskulärer Risikofaktoren: Glukoseintoleranz, Adipositas, Dyslipidämie sowie arterielle Hypertonie. Es gilt beim Menschen als eine der Hauptursachen für Herzkreislauferkrankungen und befindet sich weltweit auf enormem Vormarsch. Die Weichen für die Erkrankung werden zum Teil schon vor der Geburt durch eine veränderte Umwelt in utero gestellt. So können Stress oder eine Glukokortikoidbehandlung während der Schwangerschaft zu einem veränderten Phänotyp des Embryos/Fetus führen - mit Konsequenzen für das gesamte spätere Leben. Dieses Phänomen wird als pränatale Programmierung bezeichnet. Neben diesen epigenetischen Effekten spielen u. a. auch geschlechtsabhängige Faktoren eine Rolle für das Risiko, am MetSyn zu erkranken. Die vorliegende Arbeit befasst sich mit den Auswirkungen einer Glukokortikoidbehandlung in der frühen Trächtigkeit sowie dem Einfluss des Geschlechts auf kardiovaskuläre Risikofaktoren im Erwachsenenalter. Als Modelltier für die Studie wurde der Weißbüschelaffe eingesetzt. In einem 2002 stattgefundenen Vorversuch im Deutschen Primatenzentrum in Göttingen wurde tragenden Tieren (F0) eine Woche lang täglich oral Dexamethason verabreicht. Dieses synthetische Glukokortikoid kann die Plazentaschranke passieren. Die drei folgenden in Leipzig gehaltenen Generationen DexF1/2/3W (weibliche Tiere, n = 4/6/2) und DexF2/3M (männliche Tiere, n = 2/4) gingen in die Untersuchung ein. Tiere, die keine Nachkommen der F0-Generation darstellten, bildeten jeweils eine weibliche (ControlW, n = 11) und eine männliche (ControlM, n = 15) Kontrollgruppe und wurden ebenfalls herangezogen, um die Auswirkungen des Geschlechts auf die untersuchten Parameter zu ermitteln. Es wurde ein oraler Glukosetoleranztest (OGTT) durchgeführt (inklusive der Erfassung der Insulinwerte), der Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index (QUICKI – Maß für die Insulinsensitivität) berechnet sowie Lipidstoffwechselparameter bestimmt. Außerdem fanden wöchentlich Erfassungen des Körpergewichts statt. In mehreren Sitzungen pro Tier wurde der Blutdruck gemessen. Die statistische Auswertung erfolgte mittels Mann-Whitney-U-Test für unabhängige Stichproben. Unterschiede mit einer Irrtumswahrscheinlichkeit p ≤ 0,05 wurden als signifikant angesehen. Im OGTT wies DexF1W im Vergleich zu ControlW 120 Minuten nach oraler Glukoseapplikation eine signifikant niedrigere Insulinkonzentration auf. Da nach 30 und 120 Minuten auch die Glukosekonzentration signifikant erniedrigt war, ist jedoch nicht von einer klinischen Relevanz auszugehen. Weitere Auswirkungen der Dexamethasonapplikation auf die F1- bis F3-Generation konnten nicht beobachtet werden. Beim Vergleich der weiblichen und männlichen Nachkommen unbehandelter Weißbüschelaffen fiel auf, dass weibliche Tiere signifikant höhere Insulinkonzentrationen und damit eine signifikant größere Insulin-AUC (Fläche unter der Kurve) im OGTT zeigten. Ihr QUICKI war signifikant niedriger. Hyperinsulinämie und niedriger QUICKI stellen Symptome einer gestörten Glukoseregulation dar. Die weiblichen Tiere zeigten außerdem eine signifikante Erhöhung hinsichtlich Körpergewicht, VLDL-Triglycerid- und folglich Plasmatriglyceridkonzentrationen. Ihre HDL-Cholesterolwerte waren signifikant niedriger. Diese Kombination einer Hypertriglyceridämie mit niedrigem HDL-Cholesterol wird als atherogene Dyslipidämie bezeichnet. Eine gestörte Glukosehomöostase, eine Adipositas sowie eine atherogene Dyslipidämie stellen kardiovaskuläre Risikofaktoren und wichtige Komponenten des MetSyn dar. Zusammenfassend lässt sich sagen, dass beim Weißbüschelaffen eine Glukokortikoidbehandlung während der frühen Trächtigkeit nicht zum MetSyn der F1- bis F3-Generationen im Erwachsenenalter führte. Hingegen ergab die Untersuchung auf ein geschlechtsabhängiges Erkrankungsrisiko eine eindeutige Prädisposition bei den weiblichen Tieren. Die zu Grunde liegenden Mechanismen dieses Phänomens bleiben Gegenstand weiterer Untersuchungen
The metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) consists of a cluster of metabolic disorders, characterized by glucose intolerance, obesity, dyslipidemia and hypertension. In humans, it is a major cause for cardiovascular disease. Its worldwide prevalence is increasing. The way for the disease can be paved even before birth. An adverse intrauterine environment due to prenatal stress or an iatrogenic overexposure of the fetus to glucocorticoids can lead to an altered phenotype with consequences for later life. This phenomenon is called prenatal programming. In addition gender specific factors play a leading role for the risk of developing MetSyn. The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of a glucocorticoid application in early pregnancy and gender on cardiovascular risk factors in adulthood. The common marmoset was used as model species. In a preliminary experiment (2002) at the german primate centre (Göttingen) animals (F0) were orally treated with dexamethasone for one week during early pregnancy. Dexamethasone is a synthetic glucocorticoid that can pass the placental barrier. The following three generation offspring, reared in Leipzig, DexF1/2/3W (female animal, n = 4/6/2) and DexF2/3M (male animal, n = 2/4) were regarded. Animals that were no descendants of the F0 generation built a female (ControlW, n = 11) and a male (ControlM, n = 15) control group and were also regarded for gender-specific risk for MetSyn. An oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was carried out (including measurements of insulin concentration), the Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index (QUICKI – measure of insulin sensitivity) was calculated and parameters of lipid metabolism were investigated. Furthermore, all animals were weighed weekly and blood pressure was monitored at a series of meetings. Statistical analysis was performed by Mann-Whitney-U-Test for independent samples. The level of significance was defined at p ≤ 0.05. DexF1W in comparison to ControlW had a significantly lower insulin concentration 120 minutes after glucose application in the OGTT and a significantly lower glucose concentration 30 and 120 minutes after reaching the sugar solution. These findings did not seem to be clinically relevant. Apart from that, no consequences could be determined in the F1-3 generation offspring after dexamethasone treatment in pregnancy. Regarding gender comparison of untreated common marmosets, female animals had significantly higher insulin concentrations in OGTT and therefore a significantly greater insulin AUC (area under the curve). QUICKI was significantly lower. Hyperinsulinemia and a low QUICKI are symptoms of an impaired glucose regulation. Furthermore, the female animals showed an increase in body weight, VLDL triglycerides and therefore total triglycerides. HDL cholesterol was significantly lower. Hypertriglyceridemia in combination with low HDL cholesterol is called atherogenic dyslipidemia. A disturbed glucose homeostasis, obesity and an atherogenic dyslipidemia are cardiovascular risk factors and important components of MetSyn. In summary, dexamethasone applied in early pregnancy did not lead to metabolic syndrome in the F1-F3 generation offspring of common marmoset in adulthood. However, the female gender was associated with a higher risk of developing the disease. The underlying mechanisms require further investigation

The prevalence of childhood obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) has increased during recent decades. T2DM is accompanied with functional changes in the islets of Langerhans, which can be identified early in the pathogenesis. The aim of this thesis was to explore how metabolic changes caused by obesity early in life relate to islet function prior to overt T2DM. To address this, Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Childhood Obesity (ULSCO) was established (paper I). Initially, the association between palmitate and insulin secretion was investigated using a translational approach with obese and lean normoglycemic juveniles and isolated human islets (paper II). Secondly, dynamics of islet-hormones insulin and glucagon, and gut-hormones glucagon like-peptide 1 (GLP-1) and glicentin (paper III) and magnetic resonance imaging of pancreatic fat fraction (PFF) (paper IV) were studied in association to glucose tolerance and beta-cell function. Finally, a novel method of analysing shape features of oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) curves was introduced and evaluated (paper V). Obese subjects had high prevalence of prediabetes and metabolic syndrome (MetS) (paper I). In obese pre-pubertal children with elevated palmitate levels, hyperinsulinemia was observed (paper II). In contrast, obese pubertal adolescents with similar palmitate levels showed moderate insulin levels during OGTT with delayed first phase insulin response. To explore mechanisms for these variations, isolated human islets were exposed to palmitate for different time periods in vitro. After 2 days accentuated insulin response was observed. Impaired beta-cell function and apoptosis were evident after 7 days, however. Hyperglucagonemia and disturbed GLP-1 and glicentin levels were associated with obesity and glycaemic status, with fasting glicentin being predictive of prediabetes (paper III). Furthermore, PFF was increased in obese subjects and associated to MetS and visceral adipose tissue, but not to beta-cell function (paper IV). OGTT curves were converted into geometric centres, centroids, which correlated with differences in glucose tolerance (paper V). In conclusion, the islet function in obese children was associated with elevated levels of palmitate, but not pancreatic fat. Fasting palmitate and glicentin levels, as well as centroid analyses of OGTT curves, could potentially identify obese children at risk of prediabetes and subsequent T2DM.

Résumé : Le diabète gestationnel (DG), qui peut entraîner des conséquences importantes pour la mère et l’enfant, résulte d’un défaut de compensation de la sécrétion d’insuline par rapport à la résistance à l’insuline. Comme la grossesse représente en elle-même un modèle d’augmentation physiologique de la résistance à l’insuline, il est intéressant d’étudier et de caractériser les facteurs qui sont impliqués dans la résistance à l’insuline et, ultimement, dans le DG, chez la femme enceinte. Le Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) est soupçonné d’être un de ces facteurs, suite aux études effectuées chez les animaux et les populations humaines non enceintes, mais les résultats obtenus en grossesse sont encore controversés. Nous avons émis l’hypothèse que les niveaux circulants de TNFα sont associés au DG et à la résistance à l’insuline dans une large cohorte de femmes enceintes. Nous avons aussi investigué les variations des niveaux de TNFα en réponse à l’hyperglycémie provoquée par voie orale (HGPO) chez des femmes enceintes. Nous avons montré que de hauts niveaux de TNFα étaient liés à une résistance à l’insuline augmentée au 2e trimestre de la grossesse et ce, indépendamment de l’âge, de l’adiposité, de l’âge gestationnel, des triglycérides et des niveaux circulants d’adiponectine dans notre cohorte. De plus, les niveaux de TNFα varient différemment au cours de l’HGPO selon le statut de résistance à l’insuline. En effet, les niveaux de TNFα augmentent à 1h puis diminuent à 2h chez les femmes les plus sensibles à l’insuline, alors qu’ils diminuent tout au long du test chez les femmes les plus résistantes à l’insuline, mais restent en tout temps supérieurs aux niveaux mesurés chez les femmes les plus sensibles à l’insuline. Toutefois, les niveaux de TNFα n’étaient pas différents entre les femmes avec DG et celles normoglycémiques. De façon intéressante, la variation du TNFα pendant l’HGPO chez les femmes DG est similaire à celle chez les femmes avec haute résistance à l’insuline. Ces résultats suggèrent donc que le TNFα est indépendamment associé à la résistance à l’insuline en grossesse et que les voies inflammatoires peuvent contribuer aux dysfonctions glycémiques retrouvées en DG. // Abstract : Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), which can exert important impacts on mothers and offspring, results from an imbalance between insulin secretion capacity and insulin resistance. Pregnancy is a state of physiologically increased insulin resistance, providing a unique model to study and characterize biological factors linked to insulin resistance in humans and, ultimately, GDM, in pregnant women. Based on animal studies and analyses in non-pregnant populations, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) is suspected of being involved in insulin resistance, but results obtained from pregnant populations are still controversial. Our hypothesis was that circulating TNFα would be associated with GDM and insulin resistance in a large cohort of pregnant women. We also investigated dynamic variations of TNFα levels over the course of an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in pregnant women. We showed that higher TNFα levels were associated with higher insulin resistance at 2nd trimester of pregnancy, independent of age, adiposity, gestational age, triglycerides and adiponectin levels in our cohort. Furthermore, TNFα levels varied differently over the course of the OGTT according to insulin resistance status: they rose at 1h and then decreased at 2h in insulin sensitive women, whereas they consistently decreased in insulin resistant women over the course of the test (even though they remained statistically higher than insulin sensitive women’s levels at each time point throughout the OGTT). However, TNFα levels were not different between GDM and non-GDM women. Interestingly, variation of TNFα levels over the course of the OGTT in GDM women followed the same pattern as the variation observed in OGTT in women classified with high insulin resistance. Those results suggest that circulating TNFα is independently associated with insulin resistance in pregnancy and that inflammatory pathways might contribute to glycemic dysregulation observed in GDM.

Abstract Type 2 diabetes is one of the fastest increasing lifestyle diseases globally. Its cure is not yet possible, but there is firm evidence from scientific studies that it can effectively be prevented by lifestyle changes. There is limited evidence-based information on the prevention of diabetes in practice. This dissertation offers new desirable information on the issue. The aim of this dissertation study was to describe the prevalence of risk factors for type 2 diabetes and hidden glucose disorders predicting the development of diabetes in the Finnish adult population, and to analyse whether the risk for developing diabetes could be reduced by simple lifestyle counselling. Furthermore, the ability of the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) to detect glucose disorders leading to diabetes and undiagnosed diabetes was analysed. In the dissertation data from large Finnish population surveys (the FINRISK 2002 glucose tolerance survey and the FIN-D2D 2004−2005 survey) were analysed. In addition, a prospective design and large-scale intervention were included. We found that obesity and glucose disorders are very common in the Finnish middle-aged population. Prevalence of obesity was 24% for men and 28% for women, that of abnormal glucose metabolism 42% for men and 33% for women, and that of undiagnosed diabetes 9% for men and 7% for men. One quarter of individuals aged 45−64 years were at high risk for diabetes. Lifestyle interventions were offered to more than 10,000 high-risk individuals, 3,379 men and 6,770 women. Of the men, 43% were also at high risk for cardiovascular morbidity and 42% at high risk for cardiovascular mortality estimated through the FRAMINGHAM and SCORE risk engines, respectively. The FINDRISC, originally developed for predicting the risk of development of type 2 diabetes, also predicted the prevalence of diabetes in the population. The effect of lifestyle interventions on weight and its association with glucose tolerance was evaluated in individuals at high risk for diabetes in a one-year follow-up. In total 17.5% of them lost ≥ 5% weight. Their relative risk for diabetes decreased 69% compared with the group that maintained their weight. This study shows that FINDRISC predicts prevalent type 2 diabetes. A significant proportion of middle-aged Finnish population has a glucose disorder including undiagnosed type 2 diabetes. Lifestyle interventions in primary health care may promote weight loss, which decreases the risk of diabetes
Tiivistelmä Diabetes on yksi nopeimmin lisääntyvistä elintapasairauksista maailmassa. Sitä ei vielä voida parantaa, mutta tieteellisissä tutkimuksissa on kiistattomasti osoitettu, että sitä voidaan tehokkaasti ehkäistä elintapamuutoksilla. Diabeteksen ehkäisystä käytännössä on hyvin niukasti tutkimustietoa. Tämä väitöskirja tuo kaivattua lisätietoa aiheesta. Väitöstutkimuksen päätavoitteena oli selvittää diabeteksen riskitekijöiden ja piilevien diabetesta ennakoivien sokerihäiriöiden yleisyyttä suomalaisessa aikuisväestössä. Tämän ohella tavoitteena oli selvittää voidaanko yksinkertaisella elintapaneuvonnalla vähentää sellaisten henkilöiden sairastumisvaaraa, joilla oli suuri riski sairastua diabetekseen. Lisäksi arvioitiin diabetesriskitestin kykyä tunnistaa ennakoivat sokerihäiriöt ja aiemmin tunnistamaton diabetes. Tutkimuksessa käytettiin laajoja suomalaisia väestötutkimusaineistoja: FINRISKI-2002 -tutkimusta, sen alaotosta ja D2D-väestötutkimusta 2004–2005. Mukana oli myös pitkittäisasetelma ja laajamittainen interventio. Tutkimuksen perusteella huomasimme, että lihavuus ja sokerihäiriöt ovat hyvin yleisiä keski-ikäisillä suomalaisilla. Merkittävästi lihavia (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) oli 24 % miehistä ja 28 % naisista ja poikkeava sokeriaineenvaihdunta oli 42 %:lla miehistä ja 33 %:lla naisista. Tunnistamaton diabetes oli 9 %:lla miehistä ja 7 %:lla naisista. Suuressa diabetekseen sairastumisvaarassa oli neljäsosa 45−64-vuotiaista. Interventioon otettiin yli 10 000 suuressa diabeteksen sairastumisriskissä olevaa henkilöä, 3 379 miestä ja 6 770 naista. Miehistä 43 % oli suuressa sairastumisvaarassa myös sydän- ja verisuonisairauteen ja 42 % suuressa kuolemanvaarassa Framingham- ja SCORE-riskilaskureilla arvioituna. Tyypin 2 diabeteksen sairastumisriskin arviointiin kehitetty Riskitesti ennusti hyvin myös diabeteksen esiintymistä väestössä. Elintapainterventioiden vaikutusta painoon ja sokeriaineenvaihduntaan analysoitiin vuoden seurannassa sellaisilla henkilöillä, joilla oli suuri diabetesriski. Paino laski 5 % tai enemmän 17,5 %:lla, jolloin sairastumisriski diabetekseen väheni 69 % verrattuna ryhmään, jonka paino ei muuttunut. Tutkimuksen perusteella lihavuus, sokerihäiriöt ja tunnistamaton diabetes ovat yleisiä keski-ikäisessä väestössä. Riskitesti on hyvä työkalu myös diabeteksen seulonnassa. Perusterveydenhuollossa tarjottavalla elintapaneuvonnalla voidaan saada aikaan laihtuminen, joka vähentää sairastumisvaaraa diabetekseen

碩士
臺北巿立體育學院
運動科學研究所
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The purpose of current study is to investigate the relation of oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and BMI. Subjects were recruited voluntarily from Chunghwa Telecom Women Basketball Team to evaluate their glucose metabolism condition by OGTT . After 1 week detraining, we measured relative physiology values in morning. Our result showed that insulin area under curve (IAUC) is significantly associated with BMI value (r = .57, p < .05) and creatine kinase (CK) (177.74 ± 15.64 mg/dl) after orally 75 g glucose given. There was no relations on OGTT and CK. Even though athletes with high BMI exercise regularly, their insulin sensitivity is worse yet. This result implies that other factors which cause the increase of BMI still affect the insulin sensitivity, and then affect the uptake of glucose in spite of regular exercise.

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the overall changes in concentration of plasma pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP), red blood cell PLP (rbc PLP) and plasma glucose during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in persons with diabetes mellitus (DM), and to test the hypothesis that the decrease in plasma PLP concentration that occurs with increasing plasma glucose would be explained by a subsequent increase in rbc PLP concentration. A second objective was to compare the distribution of PLP between the red blood cell and the plasma (as measured by the rbc PLP/ plasma PLP ratio) in persons with diabetes to the distribution in non-diabetic controls. The third objective was to measure fasting plasma alkaline phosphatase (AP) activity, and to compare it to fasting plasma PLP concentrations, fasting rbc PLP concentrations, and the rbc PLP/plasma PLP ratio. The purpose of this third objective was to test the hypothesis that an increased plasma AP activity in persons with DM would be associated with decreased plasma PLP and increased rbc PLP concentrations. The study included 8 persons (3F; 5M) with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), 9 persons (5F; 4M) with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and 18 healthy control individuals (9F; 9M). All subjects were given a 75 gm oral D-glucose dose, and blood was drawn at 0 (fasting), 30, 60 and 120 minutes after the glucose load. Plasma glucose, PLP, insulin, and rbc PLP concentrations were measured at all time points during the OGTT. Fasting plasma alkaline phosphatase (AP) activity, percent glycosylated hemoglobin (%GlyHb), and the ratio between fasting rbc PLP and fasting plasma PLP were also determined. In general, females with DM were in poorer diabetic control as compared to males with DM. Mean fasting glucose levels, %GlyHb and body mass index (BMI) were highest in females with DM as compared to all other groups, and fasting insulin was nearly 2x higher in females with NIDDM as compared to males with NIDDM. There was an overall decrease in plasma PLP during the OGTT with increasing plasma glucose, which agrees with results from other studies. The overall decrease in plasma PLP (as measured by the negative, cumulative area under the curve: -AUC plp) was significantly correlated with the overall increase in plasma glucose (as measured by the positive, cumulative area under the curve: +AUC glu) for all study groups. The relationship was stronger in all males, and control females as compared to females with diabetes (p< 0.001 vs. p< 0.01, respectively). This difference was in part explained by lower mean fasting PLP levels in females with DM (19.3 nmol/L), as compared to males with DM (47.2nmol/L) and male and female controls (35.4 nmol/L and 34.0 nmol/L, respectively). The changes in rbc PLP during the OGTT were minimal, and did not significantly correlate with the increase in plasma glucose or the decrease in plasma PLP. Thus, the acute drop in plasma PLP concentration that occurred during the OGTT was not explained by a subsequent increase in rbc PLP concentration, as had been hypothesized. However, the higher than normal % glycosylated hemoglobin levels along with elevated rbc PLP concentrations in persons with diabetes as compared to controls suggests that chronically elevated blood glucose can contribute to increased rbc PLP concentrations. This was the first study to date that has measured rbc PLP in persons with diabetes mellitus. Rbc PLP values for persons with DM were 20-40% greater than respective control values at all time points during the OGTT. These differences between mean rbc PLP in persons with DM as compared to control groups were all statistically significant (p< 0.05) with the exception of the difference in the mean fasting rbc PLP value for females with NIDDM as compared to controls. The mean values ± standard deviations (SD) for fasting rbc PLP (nmol/L) were as follows: Females-IDDM, 49.5 ± 6.5; NIDDM, 39.3 ± 4.9; controls, 31.4 ± 9.0; Males-IDDM, 37.8 ± 10.9; NIDDM, 45.6 ± 12.3; controls, 28.3 ± 4.4. The ratio of fasting rbc PLP concentration to fasting plasma PLP concentration was 2-3x higher in females with DM as compared to control females and all male groups. Females with IDDM had a ratio of 3.2, and the ratio for females with NIDDM was 2.2. The ratios for all male groups, and control females were approximately 1:1, with a range of 0.8-1.2. The mean fasting plasma AP activity was within the normal range for all study groups. However, females with DM had higher AP activity (0.543 μkat/L) as compared to female controls and males with DM (0.408 μkat/L, .425 μkat/L, respectively p<0.05). There were no significant differences in mean fasting plasma AP activity between any male group (range 0.390-0.465 μkat/L). These results suggest that increased plasma glucose levels, increased AP activity, and overall poor glycemic control contribute to decreased plasma PLP concentrations, increased rbc PLP concentrations, and possibly to changes in the PLP distribution within the body.
Graduation date: 1994

Σκοπός της μελέτης ήταν: (1) να προσδιοριστεί η συχνότητα της διαταραχής ανοχής στη γλυκόζη (IGT) και του σακχαρώδη διαβήτη τύπου II (ΣΔII) σε παχύσαρκα παιδιά και εφήβους στην Ελλάδα και (2) να καθοριστεί εάν οι συγκεντρώσεις γλυκόζης και ινσουλίνης νηστείας μπορούν να προβλέψουν τη διαταραχή ανοχής στη γλυκόζη (IGT)) στα παιδιά αυτά σε σχέση με τα επίπεδα της λεπτίνης, της γκρελίνης, της αδιπονεκτίνης και της σωματομεδίνης, και την έκκριση της αυξητικής ορμόνης (GH) και της θυρεοειδοτρόπου ορμόνης (TSH) κατά τη διάρκεια του 24ωρου μαζί με την ημερήσια έκκριση της κορτιζόλης. Έγινε καμπύλη σακχάρου (OGTT) μαζί με επίπεδα ινσουλίνης σε 117 παχύσαρκα παιδιά και εφήβους 12,1  2,7 ετών και μελετήθηκαν τα επίπεδα της λεπτίνης, της γκρελίνης, της αδιπονεκτίνης και της σωματομεδίνης (IGF-I) κατά τη δοκιμασία ανοχής στη γλυκόζη (OGTT). Επίσης, μελετήθηκαν τα επίπεδα της 24ωρης έκκρισης της GH και της TSH και της ημερήσιας έκκρισης της κορτιζόλης. Χρησιμοποιήθηκαν οι δείκτες HOMA-IR και ο ινσουλινογόνος δείκτης για την εκτίμηση της αντίστασης της ινσουλίνης και της λειτουργίας των β κυττάρων, αντίστοιχα. 17 ασθενείς (14,5%) είχαν IGT και σε κανένα δε διαγνώστηκε ΣΔII. Τα ποσοστά IGT και ΣΔΙΙ ήταν χαμηλότερα από αυτά μιας πολυεθνικής Αμερικανικής μελέτης. Η διαφορά εντοπίστηκε κυρίως στα προεφηβικά παιδιά (9% έναντι 25,4%), ενώ δεν παρατηρήθηκε διαφορά στους εφήβους (18% έναντι 21%). Ωστόσο, τα ποσοστά IGT ήταν υψηλότερα από αυτά που βρέθηκαν σε άλλες μελέτες από την Ευρώπη. Η γλυκόζη νηστείας, η ινσουλίνη και ο δείκτης HOMA-IR δεν προέβλεψαν την εμφάνιση IGT, όμως, η απόλυτη τιμή της ινσουλίνης στις 2 ώρες της OGTT και ο δείκτης AUCG προέβλεψαν την εμφάνιση IGT. Τα επίπεδα λεπτίνης και γκρελίνης ήταν υψηλότερα στα κορίτσια. Υπήρχε συσχετισμός μεταξύ BMI και λεπτίνης νηστείας, BMI και αδιπονεκτίνης, σωματομεδίνης (IGF-I) και λεπτίνης νηστείας, ενώ δεν υπήρχε καμιά συσχέτιση με τα επίπεδα της κορτιζόλης ή με τα 24ωρα επίπεδα της αυξητικής ορμόνης και της θυρεοειδοτρόπου ορμόνης. Συμπερασματικά, η OGTT φαίνεται να έχει τη δυνατότητα να προβλέψει την IGT, ενώ οι τιμές γλυκόζης και ινσουλίνης νηστείας και οι τιμές του δείκτη HOMA-IR, αν και υψηλότερες στους ασθενείς με IGT και ενδεικτικές για αντίσταση στην ινσουλίνη, δεν μπορούν να προβλέψουν την IGT.
The aims of the present study were: (1) to determine the prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and diabetes mellitus II (DMII) in obese children and adolescents of Greek origin and (2) to study the concentrations of leptin, ghrelin, adiponectin and IGF-I during an oral glucose tolerance test as well as the 24-hour concentrations of growth hormone (GH) and thyrotropin secreting hormone (TSH), and the diurnal secretion of cortisol in these children. A total of 117 obese children and adolescents aged 12.1  2.7 years underwent an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and the concentrations of leptin, ghrelin, adiponectin and IGF-I were studied during the duration of the OGTT in relation to the 24-hour secretion of GH and TSH and the diurnal secretion of cortisol. For the estimation of insulin resistance and beta cell function the homeostatic model assessment (HOMA-IR) and the insulinogenic index, respectively, were used. A total of 17 patients (14.5%) had IGT and none had DMII. The overall prevalence rates of both IGT and DMII observed in the obese children and adolescents were lower than those reported in a recent multiethnic US study. Nevertheless, the difference between the data of this study and those of the US study was mostly due to the prepubertal children (9% vs. 25.4%), while no difference was observed in the pubertal population (18% vs. 21%). The prevalence rates of IGT in this study though, were greater than those reported in other European studies. Fasting glucose, insulin and HOMA-IR values were not predictive of IGT. The absolute value of insulin at 2h of the OGTT combined with the time-integrated glycemia (AUCG) strongly predicted IGT, whereas higher area under the curve for insulin (AUCI) values were found to be protective. Leptin and ghrelin concentrations were higher in the females. There was a correlation found between BMI and fasting leptin, BMI and adiponectin, IGF-I and fasting leptin although there was no correlation found with the GH, TSH or cortisol concentrations. In conclusion, the OGTT seems to be capable of predicting IGT whereas the fasting glucose and insulin concentrations are unable to predict glucose intolerance since HOMA-IR values, although higher in IGT subjects and indicative of insulin resistance, cannot accurately predict IGT.

Das Metabolische Syndrom (MetSyn) ist gekennzeichnet durch eine Kombination verschiedener kardiovaskulärer Risikofaktoren: Glukoseintoleranz, Adipositas, Dyslipidämie sowie arterielle Hypertonie. Es gilt beim Menschen als eine der Hauptursachen für Herzkreislauferkrankungen und befindet sich weltweit auf enormem Vormarsch. Die Weichen für die Erkrankung werden zum Teil schon vor der Geburt durch eine veränderte Umwelt in utero gestellt. So können Stress oder eine Glukokortikoidbehandlung während der Schwangerschaft zu einem veränderten Phänotyp des Embryos/Fetus führen - mit Konsequenzen für das gesamte spätere Leben. Dieses Phänomen wird als pränatale Programmierung bezeichnet. Neben diesen epigenetischen Effekten spielen u. a. auch geschlechtsabhängige Faktoren eine Rolle für das Risiko, am MetSyn zu erkranken. Die vorliegende Arbeit befasst sich mit den Auswirkungen einer Glukokortikoidbehandlung in der frühen Trächtigkeit sowie dem Einfluss des Geschlechts auf kardiovaskuläre Risikofaktoren im Erwachsenenalter. Als Modelltier für die Studie wurde der Weißbüschelaffe eingesetzt. In einem 2002 stattgefundenen Vorversuch im Deutschen Primatenzentrum in Göttingen wurde tragenden Tieren (F0) eine Woche lang täglich oral Dexamethason verabreicht. Dieses synthetische Glukokortikoid kann die Plazentaschranke passieren. Die drei folgenden in Leipzig gehaltenen Generationen DexF1/2/3W (weibliche Tiere, n = 4/6/2) und DexF2/3M (männliche Tiere, n = 2/4) gingen in die Untersuchung ein. Tiere, die keine Nachkommen der F0-Generation darstellten, bildeten jeweils eine weibliche (ControlW, n = 11) und eine männliche (ControlM, n = 15) Kontrollgruppe und wurden ebenfalls herangezogen, um die Auswirkungen des Geschlechts auf die untersuchten Parameter zu ermitteln. Es wurde ein oraler Glukosetoleranztest (OGTT) durchgeführt (inklusive der Erfassung der Insulinwerte), der Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index (QUICKI – Maß für die Insulinsensitivität) berechnet sowie Lipidstoffwechselparameter bestimmt. Außerdem fanden wöchentlich Erfassungen des Körpergewichts statt. In mehreren Sitzungen pro Tier wurde der Blutdruck gemessen. Die statistische Auswertung erfolgte mittels Mann-Whitney-U-Test für unabhängige Stichproben. Unterschiede mit einer Irrtumswahrscheinlichkeit p ≤ 0,05 wurden als signifikant angesehen. Im OGTT wies DexF1W im Vergleich zu ControlW 120 Minuten nach oraler Glukoseapplikation eine signifikant niedrigere Insulinkonzentration auf. Da nach 30 und 120 Minuten auch die Glukosekonzentration signifikant erniedrigt war, ist jedoch nicht von einer klinischen Relevanz auszugehen. Weitere Auswirkungen der Dexamethasonapplikation auf die F1- bis F3-Generation konnten nicht beobachtet werden. Beim Vergleich der weiblichen und männlichen Nachkommen unbehandelter Weißbüschelaffen fiel auf, dass weibliche Tiere signifikant höhere Insulinkonzentrationen und damit eine signifikant größere Insulin-AUC (Fläche unter der Kurve) im OGTT zeigten. Ihr QUICKI war signifikant niedriger. Hyperinsulinämie und niedriger QUICKI stellen Symptome einer gestörten Glukoseregulation dar. Die weiblichen Tiere zeigten außerdem eine signifikante Erhöhung hinsichtlich Körpergewicht, VLDL-Triglycerid- und folglich Plasmatriglyceridkonzentrationen. Ihre HDL-Cholesterolwerte waren signifikant niedriger. Diese Kombination einer Hypertriglyceridämie mit niedrigem HDL-Cholesterol wird als atherogene Dyslipidämie bezeichnet. Eine gestörte Glukosehomöostase, eine Adipositas sowie eine atherogene Dyslipidämie stellen kardiovaskuläre Risikofaktoren und wichtige Komponenten des MetSyn dar. Zusammenfassend lässt sich sagen, dass beim Weißbüschelaffen eine Glukokortikoidbehandlung während der frühen Trächtigkeit nicht zum MetSyn der F1- bis F3-Generationen im Erwachsenenalter führte. Hingegen ergab die Untersuchung auf ein geschlechtsabhängiges Erkrankungsrisiko eine eindeutige Prädisposition bei den weiblichen Tieren. Die zu Grunde liegenden Mechanismen dieses Phänomens bleiben Gegenstand weiterer Untersuchungen.
The metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) consists of a cluster of metabolic disorders, characterized by glucose intolerance, obesity, dyslipidemia and hypertension. In humans, it is a major cause for cardiovascular disease. Its worldwide prevalence is increasing. The way for the disease can be paved even before birth. An adverse intrauterine environment due to prenatal stress or an iatrogenic overexposure of the fetus to glucocorticoids can lead to an altered phenotype with consequences for later life. This phenomenon is called prenatal programming. In addition gender specific factors play a leading role for the risk of developing MetSyn. The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of a glucocorticoid application in early pregnancy and gender on cardiovascular risk factors in adulthood. The common marmoset was used as model species. In a preliminary experiment (2002) at the german primate centre (Göttingen) animals (F0) were orally treated with dexamethasone for one week during early pregnancy. Dexamethasone is a synthetic glucocorticoid that can pass the placental barrier. The following three generation offspring, reared in Leipzig, DexF1/2/3W (female animal, n = 4/6/2) and DexF2/3M (male animal, n = 2/4) were regarded. Animals that were no descendants of the F0 generation built a female (ControlW, n = 11) and a male (ControlM, n = 15) control group and were also regarded for gender-specific risk for MetSyn. An oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was carried out (including measurements of insulin concentration), the Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index (QUICKI – measure of insulin sensitivity) was calculated and parameters of lipid metabolism were investigated. Furthermore, all animals were weighed weekly and blood pressure was monitored at a series of meetings. Statistical analysis was performed by Mann-Whitney-U-Test for independent samples. The level of significance was defined at p ≤ 0.05. DexF1W in comparison to ControlW had a significantly lower insulin concentration 120 minutes after glucose application in the OGTT and a significantly lower glucose concentration 30 and 120 minutes after reaching the sugar solution. These findings did not seem to be clinically relevant. Apart from that, no consequences could be determined in the F1-3 generation offspring after dexamethasone treatment in pregnancy. Regarding gender comparison of untreated common marmosets, female animals had significantly higher insulin concentrations in OGTT and therefore a significantly greater insulin AUC (area under the curve). QUICKI was significantly lower. Hyperinsulinemia and a low QUICKI are symptoms of an impaired glucose regulation. Furthermore, the female animals showed an increase in body weight, VLDL triglycerides and therefore total triglycerides. HDL cholesterol was significantly lower. Hypertriglyceridemia in combination with low HDL cholesterol is called atherogenic dyslipidemia. A disturbed glucose homeostasis, obesity and an atherogenic dyslipidemia are cardiovascular risk factors and important components of MetSyn. In summary, dexamethasone applied in early pregnancy did not lead to metabolic syndrome in the F1-F3 generation offspring of common marmoset in adulthood. However, the female gender was associated with a higher risk of developing the disease. The underlying mechanisms require further investigation.

Endocrine and Metabolic Aspects of Various Sleep Disorders MUDr. Zuzana Vimmerová Lattová Abstract: Recent epidemiological and experimental data suggest a negative influence of shortened or disturbed night sleep on glucose tolerance. However, no comparative studies of glucose metabolism have been conducted in clinical sleep disorders. Dysfunction of the HPA axis may play a causative role in some sleep disorders and in other sleep disorders it may be secondary to the sleep disorder. Moreover, dysfunction of the HPA axis is regarded as a possible causative factor for the impaired glucose sensitivity associated with disturbed sleep. However, data on HPA system activity in sleep disorders are sparse and conflicting. We studied 25 obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients, 18 restless legs syndrome (RLS) patients, 21 patients with primary insomnia and compared them to 33 healthy controls. We performed oral glucose tolerance test and assessed additional parameters of glucose metabolism. The dynamic response of the HPA system was assessed by the DEX-CRH-test which combines suppression (dexamethasone) and stimulation (CRH) of the stress hormone system. Compared to controls, increased rates of impaired glucose tolerance were found in OSA (OR: 4.9) and RLS (OR: 4.7), but not in primary insomnia. In addition, HbA1c...

Résumé L’augmentation de l’espérance de vie chez les patients atteints de fibrose kystique (FK) entraine une augmentation de la prévalence des anomalies de tolérance au glucose, soit l’intolérance au glucose (IGT) et le diabète (DAFK). En dépit du fait, que les anomalies de la tolérance au glucose soient associées à un mauvais prognostic, l’origine de ces troubles n’est pas encore clairement établie. Notre objectif était d’examiner le rôle de l’insulinopénie et de la résistance à l’insuline dans la détérioration de la tolérance au glucose dans une cohorte prospective observationelle patients FK non diabétique. Nos résultats démontrent une réduction marquée de la phase précoce de la sécrétion de l’insuline ainsi qu’une augmentation de l’aire sous la courbe de la glycémie (AUC) chez tous les groupes de patients. Nous avons aussi démontré qu’une variation de la sensibilité à l’insuline joue un rôle prépondérant dans les changements de catégorie de tolérance au glucose dans cette population. Finalement, il semblerait que l’augmentation de l’AUC du glucose et la réduction de la phase précose de la sécrétion d’insuline sont des meileurs prédicateurs du status clinique que les catégories de tolérance au glucose. Il existe plusieurs indices pour évaluer la sécrétion d’insuline et pourtant aucun n’a été validé chez les patients FK. Nous avons examiné la validité des index de la sécrétion de l’insuline dérivés de l’hyperglycémie provoquée par voie orale (HGPO) ainsi que des valeurs à jeun par rapport au test de référence. Alors que la plupart des index calculés à partir de l’HGPO corrèlent significativement avec les valeurs du test de référence, cela n’est pas le cas pour les index calculés à partir des valeurs à jeun. La validation de ces index nous permet d’évaluer la sécrétion de l’insuline prospectivement dans notre cohorte de FK à partir de l’HGPO, est un test recommandé pour le dépistage du DAFK. Les recommandations nutritionnelles suggèrent aux patients FK une diète comprenant environ 40% de lipides afin d’éviter la malnutrition. Nous avons examiné le profil lipidique des patients FK diabétiques et non diabétiques après une HGPO et un repas hyperlipidique (RT). Nos résultats démontrent que la FK est associée à des augmentations de l’excursion glycémique lors de l’HGPO ou d’un RT comparativement aux témoins. Cependant, le RT provoque 1) une plus faible excursion glycémique comparativement à l’HGPO ; 2) une meilleure suppression de la production hépatique de glucose et 3) l’excursion lipidique postprandiale des patients FK reste normale. Il est donc peu probable que les anomalies de la sécrétion de l’insuline par les cellules  soient secondaires à une lipotoxicité. Nous avons aussi examiné les taux d’adiponectine, une hormone sécrétée par le tissu adipeux et pouvant moduler l’action de l’insuline. Les niveaux d’adiponectine corrèlent négativement avec plusieurs facteurs présents chez les patients FK incluant l’IGT, l’inflammation et une adiposité centrale en dépit d'un faible poids corporel. Les patients FK ne présentaient aucune altération des taux d’adiponectine malgré la présence d’une résistance à l’insuline, une inflammation sub-clinique et de l’IGT. La FK apparaît donc comme une condition où il existe une discordance entre les taux d’adiponectine et la résistance à l’insuline ou l’inflammation. En conclusion la prévalence de l’IGT est élevée dans cette population caractérisée par une excursion glycémique anormalement plus élevée, due principalement à une altération de la sécrétion de l’insuline exacerbée par une résistance à l’insuline. Mots clés : Adiponectine, Hyperglycémie par voie oral (HGPO), intolérance au glucose, fibrose kystique, diabète, résistance à l’insuline, sécrétion de l’insuline.
Abstract Abnormal glucose tolerance is a frequent co-morbidity in cystic fibrosis patients (CF), and is associated with a worse prognosis. However, the most pertinent factors to predict the clinical status and the physiopathology of glucose intolerance remain unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the roles of impaired insulin secretion and insulin resistance in the progression of glucose intolerance from the normal state up to diabetes (CFRD) using an ongoing prospective observational cohort of non-diabetic CF patients. We demonstrated that CF patients displayed a reduced first phase insulin secretion across glucose tolerance categories (normal; intolerance and CFRD). Moreover, variation in insulin resistance has a significant impact on glucose tolerance in this population. Finally, early in the course of the disease, increased glucose area under the curve (AUC) and reduced first phase insulin secretion are better predictors of clinical status than conventional glucose tolerance categories. Numerous indices to evaluate insulin secretion have been proposed, but their validity has not been explored in cystic fibrosis (CF). The aim of this study was to validate surrogate indices of insulin secretion calculated from fasting values or the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in CF patients against the gold standard, the intravenous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT). This is an essential step to study the physiopathological role of defective insulin secretion in the development of CFDR in large cohort. We showed that all insulin secretion indices correlated significantly with the IGVTT in control individuals. However, while OGTT-derived indices correlated significantly with the gold standard test in all CF groups, this was not the case for fasting-derived indices. Since the OGTT is required on a regular basis in CF patients to screen for CFRD, OGTT-derived indices should be used to evaluate insulin secretion. Abnormal insulin secretion combined with recommended high fat intake could be associated with dysregulation of glucose and lipid metabolisms in CF patients. Thus, the second objective was to examine postprandial glucose and lipid profiles during an OGTT and a standardized high-fat test meal (TM) in CF patients. CF patients presented higher glucose excursion compared to controls after the OGTT and TM. This excursion was significantly reduced in both amplitude and length during the TM for CF patients. In addition, control and CF patients presented similar profiles for both triglycerides and fatty acids. These results exclude lipotoxicity as a major player in ß cell defect for these patients. Circulating adiponectin levels are negatively associated with glucose intolerance, inflammation and central adiposity. Since these conditions are common in CF patients, we examined whether adiponectin values are altered in this population. CF patients did not show any changes in adiponectin levels despite insulin resistance, glucose intolerance and sub-clinical inflammation. Thus, CF appears to be one of the rare conditions in which discordance between adiponectin values and insulin resistance or inflammation is evident. In conclusion, CF patients are characterized by a high prevalence of glucose abnormalities due to an insulin secretion defect but also the contribution of insulin resistance. Key words: Adiponectin, Cystic fibrosis, diabetes, glucose intolerance, Oral glucose tolerance test, insulin resistance, insulin secretion.