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Observational studyMedicine2020

Soluble ST2 is associated with increased carotid intima-media thickness in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A case-control study.

Xiaolei Hu, Hengyan Zhang, Yuan Song, Qingqing Yang, Langen Zhuang, Guoxi Jin, Shirong Zhang, Weihua Sun, Zhaoming Shi

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Observational study in Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Suppression of Tumorigenicity 2 Pro-Inflammatory Biomarker Linking Diabetes Mellitus and Periodontitis: A Pilot Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiaolei HuDepartment of Endocrinology.
Hengyan ZhangDepartment of Endocrinology.
Yuan SongDepartment of Endocrinology.
Qingqing YangDepartment of Endocrinology.
Langen ZhuangDepartment of Endocrinology.
Guoxi JinDepartment of Endocrinology.
Shirong ZhangLaboratory of the Endocrinology Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, China.
Weihua SunDepartment of Endocrinology.
Zhaoming ShiDepartment of Endocrinology.
First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Soluble suppression of tumorigenicity 2 (sST2) is a free form of membrane-bound ST2, which is a member of the interleukin-1 receptor family. Previous research has shown that sST2 is associated with diabetes, but cardiovascular risk factors have not been established.To analyze the relationship between sST2 and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).After screening, a total of 118 subjects with T2DM were divided into 2 groups according to the measurement of CIMT (normal CIMT (NCIMT), n = 58; abnormal CIMT (ACIMT), n = 60), and 60 healthy subjects (normal control (NC), n = 60) were recruited in this study. CIMT was measured by a color Doppler ultrasound, and sST2 and other metabolic parameters were measured as well.The median concentration of sST2 was elevated in the ACIMT group (31.30 ng/ml) compared with the NCIMT group (28.29 ng/ml, P < .01) and the NC group (20.15 ng/ml, P < .01). After adjustment for age and sex, log sST2 was strongly associated with smoking history (β = 0.197, 95% CI, 0.084-0.311, P < .01), FPG level (β = 0.302, 95% CI, 0.162-0.442, P < .01) and HbA1c level (β = 0.296, 95% CI, 0.165-0.426, P < .01) and negatively correlated with HDL level (β = -0.153, 95% CI, -0.259 to -0.046, P < .01). Furthermore, sST2 level was a risk factor for increased CIMT in patients with T2DM.Increased sST2 level not only was associated with indicators of glucose and lipid metabolism but also was a risk factor for increased CIMT in patients with T2DM. Thus, sST2 may be a potential novel marker to assess the progression of diabetic macrovascular complications.

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Carotid Intima-Media ThicknessBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHumansInterleukin-1 Receptor-Like 1 ProteinMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsBiomarkersIL1RL1 protein, humanInterleukin-1 Receptor-Like 1 Protein

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PMID32000412
PMCPMC7004757
OpenAlexW3004218557

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