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Irisin level in type 2 diabetic patients and its relation to glycemic control and diabetic complications

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Abstract

Background

Irisin is a new myokin and adipokine related to human obesity and insulin resistance status.

Aims

To investigate whether serum irisin is related to glycemic indicators and micro and macrvascular complications in patients with T2DM.

Methods

The study included 60 T2DM patients and 30 healthy controls. Anthropometric measures, neurological assessment, and fundus examination were done to all patients. Correlations of serum irisin and blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C), urinary albumin, estimated glomerular filtration rat (eGFR), C-reactive protein (CRP), and carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) were analyzed using Spearman’s correlation coefficient.

Results

In diabetic patients, there was negative correlation between irisin level and duration of diabetes(r = − 0.302, p = 0.023), body mass index (BMI) (r = − 0.663, p < 0.001), HbA1C (r = − 0.528, p < 0.001), urinary albumin (r = − 0.439, p < 0.001), CRP (r = − 0.692, p < 0.001), and CIMT (r = − 0.807, p < 0.001). Levels of irisin were significantly lower in patients with peripheral diabetic neuropathy (PDN) compared to those without PDN (0.11 ± 0.05 vs. 0.22 ± 0.11 ng/ml, p < 0.001). Levels of irisin were not significantly different between patients with diabetic retinopathy and those with normal fundi.

Conclusions

In T2DM patients, negative correlations between irisin and HbA1C, urinary albumin, and CIMT were found. Moreover, patients with diabetic neuropathy had lower irisin levels.

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    Hemmat El Haddad, Heba Sedrak, Mervat Naguib, Elham Yousief, Rasha M. Abdel Samie & Ahmed Hamdy

  2. Department of Biological Applications, Nuclear Research Center, Atomic Energy Authority, Inshas, Egypt

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El Haddad, H., Sedrak, H., Naguib, M. et al. Irisin level in type 2 diabetic patients and its relation to glycemic control and diabetic complications. Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries 39, 641–646 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13410-019-00717-2

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