Affiliation:
1. Namik Kemal University, Turkey
2. Department of Biochemistry, Istanbul University, Turkey
3. Department of Internal Medicine, Taksim Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
Abstract
Background: Diabetic patients often exhibit severe, asymptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD). The relationship between osteoprotegerin (OPG), inflammatory markers and silent myocardial ischemia remains to be elucidated. Methods: We recruited 45 type 2 diabetic patients and 33 healthy controls and assessed them for silent myocardial ischemia (SMI) by myocardial perfusion imaging. Patient blood was tested for OPG, IL-6 and leptin concentrations. Results: OPG, leptin and IL-6 levels were found significantly elevated in diabetic patients ( p < 0.001, p < 0.01, p < 0.05). Based on our classification of presence/absence of SMI in our diabetic group, we found that there was a significant association between SMI and the biomarkers IL-6 ( p < 0.001), leptin ( p < 0.001) and OPG ( p < 0.05). In multivariate regression analyses, OPG was found to be significantly related to diabetes mellitus and to SMI. Age, sex and smoking increased the association between OPG and SMI. Conclusion: High OPG, leptin and IL-6 levels are associated with the presence and severity of SMI in type 2 diabetic patients.
Subject
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,Internal Medicine
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