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ArticleInternational journal of endocrinology2013

Analysis of inflammatory mediators in type 2 diabetes patients.

Ahmed Al-Shukaili, Saif Al-Ghafri, Safia Al-Marhoobi, Said Al-Abri, Jawad Al-Lawati, Masoud Al-Maskari

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Article in International journal of endocrinology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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47 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 119 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ahmed Al-ShukailiHealth & Social Development Sector, The Research Council of Oman, P.O. Box 1422, 130 Muscat, Oman.
Saif Al-Ghafri
Safia Al-Marhoobi
Said Al-Abri
Jawad Al-Lawati
Masoud Al-Maskari
Sultan Qaboos University Hospital · OMThe Research Council · OMMinistry of Health · OM

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The main aim of this study is to assess the inflammatory markers in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) by measuring some cytokines concentrations and lymphocytes subset and correlate them with other laboratory investigations. Fifty-seven patients with type-2 diabetes and 30 healthy volunteers were enrolled in this study. Data for the C-reactive protein (CRP), haemoglobin, HbA1c, and autoantibody levels were obtained from the patients files. The cytokine concentrations were measured in patient's serum using commercially available ELISA assays. Lymphocytes subsets were measured by flow cytometric methods. The levels of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-15, and TNF-α were found to be decreased in T2DM patients, whereas the levels of IL-10, IFN-γ, and caspase-1 were increased, compared to normal controls. T2DM patients with hypertension show significantly decreased levels of IL-1β and caspase-1 compared to patients without hypertension. No significant differences in lymphocytes subset between cases and normal control were observed. Significant correlations were found between HbA1c and IL-6; body mass index (BMI) was significantly correlated with CRP, TNF-α, and phosphate; the weight (Wt) was associated with CRP and IFN-γ. In conclusion, an alteration in the function of the immune system was observed in T2DM patient.

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PMID23762057
PMCPMC3671680
OpenAlexW1975576923

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