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ArticleOman medical journal2017

The Role of Insulin Therapy in Correcting Hepcidin Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Driton Vela, Jovica Leshoski, Elizabeta S Gjorgievska, Nikola Hadzi-Petrushev, Muharrem Jakupaj, Ramadan B Sopi, Mitko Mladenov

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Article in Oman medical journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Driton VelaFaculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo.
Jovica LeshoskiInstitute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia.
Elizabeta S GjorgievskaFaculty of Dental Medicine, Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia.
Nikola Hadzi-PetrushevInstitute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia.
Muharrem JakupajFaculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo.
Ramadan B SopiFaculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo.
Mitko MladenovInstitute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia.
Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje · MKUniversity of Prishtina · XK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesIron overload can cause or contribute to the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), but how the major parameters of iron metabolism change in different settings of diabetes are still unclear. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between iron, ferritin, and hepcidin levels in diabetic patients and the effect of insulin treatment.

methodsThe study included 80 subjects, 60 with T2DM and 20 without (control group). Serum hepcidin, insulin, ferritin, and iron levels were determined as well as other clinical parameters. The associations between these parameters were analyzed between both groups.

resultsHepcidin levels expressed as mean± standard deviation between groups showed no significant changes (14.4±6.7 ng/mL for the control group, and 18.4±7.9 ng/mL for patients with diabetes,

conclusionsOur study showed that hepcidin levels in patients with T2DM on insulin therapy do not change, which might be a result of treatment with insulin. In this context, insulin treatment can be used as a novel method for correction of hepcidin levels. By correcting hepcidin levels, we can prevent cellular iron overload and reduce the risk of diabetes.

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PMID28584599
PMCPMC5447797
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