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| Year : 2017 | Volume
: 49
| Issue : 3 | Page : 250-253 |
Correlation of long-term glycemic control as measured by glycated hemoglobin with serum angiopoietin-like 6 protein levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients
Vikaas Sharma1, Ghan Shyam Pangtey2, Rachna Gupta3, Harmeet Singh Rehan1, Lalit Kumar Gupta1
1 Department of Pharmacology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
3 Department of Pharmacology, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Lalit Kumar Gupta
Department of Pharmacology, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Smt. Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, New Delhi - 110 001
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijp.IJP_261_16
Aims: Angiopoietin-like growth factors (ANGPTLs) regulate glucose, lipid homeostasis, and insulin sensitivity. This study aimed to find whether long-term glycemic control (glycated hemoglobin [HbA1c]) has any correlation with serum ANGPTL6 levels in patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Materials and Methods: It was an open-label, observational, prospective clinical study. Sixty-five participants (41 diabetic patients receiving daily dose of oral metformin for a minimum of 3 months and 24 matched controls) completed the study. A single venous blood sample was taken from each participant to determine serum HbA1cand serum ANGPTL6 levels. Comparison of serum ANGPTL6 levels according to the HbA1clevels, in groups A, B, and C ranging from 6.5%–8%, 8.1%–9.5%, and >9.5%, respectively, was done using Kruskal–Wallis H-test followed by pairwise comparisons.
Results: Serum HbA1cand serum ANGPTL6 levels were raised significantly (P < 0.05) in diabetic patients when compared with control participants. A positive correlation was observed between serum HbA1cand serum ANGPTL6 levels (r = 0.88, 95% confidence interval 0.81, 0.92). Mean ANGPTL6 level for Group A (n = 20) was 394.3 pg/ml, for Group B (n = 8) 692.8 pg/ml, and for Group C (n = 13) 896.2 pg/ml.
Conclusions: Serum ANGPTL6 levels were significantly higher in type 2 diabetic patients in comparison with healthy controls. Poor glycemic control in diabetes mellitus as reflected by higher serum HbA1clevels is associated with raised serum ANGPTL6 levels.
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