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ArticleDiabetes care2010

Lipotoxicity and decreased islet graft survival.

Cristiane B Leitão, Karina Bernetti, Thipaporn Tharavanij, Pablo Cure, Vincenzo Lauriola, Per-Olof Berggren, Camillo Ricordi, Rodolfo Alejandro

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Article in Diabetes care, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Cristiane B LeitãoDiabetes Research Institute, Miami, Florida, USA.
Karina Bernetti
Thipaporn Tharavanij
Pablo Cure
Vincenzo Lauriola
Per-Olof Berggren
Camillo Ricordi
Rodolfo Alejandro

Funding

ISLET CELL RESOURCE FOR DIABETES RESEARCH AND TREATMENTU42RR016603 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI RICORDI, CAMILLO · 2001 to 2009
$7.8M
USE OF OXANDROLONE TO IMPROVE FUNCTION IN CHRONIC SCIM01RR016587 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI ALEJANDRO, RODOLFO · 2002 to 2005
$6.8M
PATHWAYS TO TOLERANCE IN HUMAN ISLET TRANSPLANTATIONR01DK056953 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI RICORDI, CAMILLO · 2000 to 2004
$5.1M
IMMUNOMODULATION FOR ISLET TRANSPLANTATION IN DIABETESR01DK055347 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI RICORDI, CAMILLO · 1998 to 2000
$672k
NCRR NIH HHS M01 RR016587NCRR NIH HHS M01 RR16587NCRR NIH HHS U42 RR016603NIDDK NIH HHS 5 R01 DK056953NIDDK NIH HHS 5 R01 DK55347NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK055347NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK056953
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

OBJECTIVE To evaluate if baseline serum lipids are associated with islet graft survival in type 1 diabetes islet transplant (ITx) recipients. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Baseline fasting lipid profile was collected from 44 ITx recipients. Comparisons were performed between subjects below and above the median values of each lipid fraction. Differences in outcomes were compared by Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox regression analysis. RESULTS Subjects with baseline fasting plasma triglycerides and VLDL cholesterol above the median had shorter islet graft survival (triglycerides: 39.7 +/- 6.1 vs. 61.3 +/- 6.6 months, P = 0.029, and VLDL: 41.5 +/- 5.7 vs. 62.8 +/- 7.3 months, P = 0.032). Total, LDL, and HDL cholesterol did not influence islet function. Triglycerides (odds ratio 2.97 [95% CI 1.03-8.52], P = 0.044) maintained its association with graft failure after adjustments for confounders. CONCLUSIONS Higher baseline triglycerides are associated with earlier decline in islet graft function. Prospective clinical trials should address whether it is directly caused by lipotoxicity and if strategies focusing on lowering serum lipids may prolong islet graft survival.

Indexed as

Graft SurvivalIslets of Langerhans TransplantationAdultCohort StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Follow-Up StudiesHumansIslets of LangerhansLipidsMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTransplantation, HomologousLipids

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PMID20009097
PMCPMC2827526

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