慢性肾脏病1-2期的2型糖尿病肾病患者平均血小板体积与骨密度的相关性

目的探讨慢性肾脏病(chronic kidney disease,CKD)1-2期的2型糖尿病肾病患者平均血小板体积(mean platelet volume,MPV)与骨密度(bone mineral density,BMD)的相关性。方法选取2018年1月1日至2019年12月31日于山东第一医科大学附属青岛医院内分泌科和肾内科就诊的117例CKD1-2期的2型糖尿病肾病患者,收集患者的一般人口学资料和尿微量白蛋白/尿肌酐、血常规、糖化血红蛋白、白蛋白、碱性磷酸酶、血肌酐、尿素氮、血尿酸、血脂、血钙、血镁、血磷、全身肌肉含量、全身脂肪含量、腰椎_1-4 BMD、股骨BMD、股骨Words三角区BMD等临床相关资料进行回顾性分析。根据MPV值分为两组,其中正常MPV组70例,高MPV组(≥11.00×10^-9 L)47例。比较两组患者上述指标的差异,分析MPV与其相关性。结果正常MPV组血小板计数(t=3.477,P<0.01)、血尿酸(t=2.213,P=0.029)、腰椎1-4 BMD(t=2.118,P=0.037)高于高MPV组。相关性分析:MPV与血小板计数(r=-0.249,P=0.014)、血尿酸(r=-0.248,P=0.014)、腰椎1-4 BMD(r=-0.348,P<0.01)、股骨BMD(r=-0.267,P=0.008)、股骨Words三角区BMD(r=-0.236,P=0.020)呈负相关。血尿酸与腰椎1-4 BMD(r=0.238,P=0.019)呈正相关。多元线性回归分析结果得:高MPV是腰椎_1-4 BMD下降(β=-0.064,P=0.002)的独立危险因素。结论高MPV与CKD1-2期的2型糖尿病肾病患者的BMD,尤其是腰椎_1-4 BMD密切相关。     

血清S1P与绝经后2型糖尿病患者骨密度和骨代谢指标之间的相关性研究

目的探讨血清1-磷酸鞘氨醇(S1P)与绝经后2型糖尿病患者骨密度(bone mineral density,BMD)和骨代谢指标之间的相关性。方法选取2018年2月至2019年12月期间在海口市妇幼保健院就诊的绝经后2型糖尿病女性,收集患者一般临床资料和获取其血液标本,检测生化指标、S1P和髋部、腰椎骨密度。结果最终选取130名血糖控制较好的绝经后2型糖尿病女性参与本研究,年龄为(59.3±8.9)岁,血糖为(8.75±1.5)mmol/L;S1P平均浓度为(6.46±0.78)μmol/L。相关分析表明S1P与腰椎(L1~4)、全髋和股骨颈BMD呈显著负相关(P均<0.05)。多步逐步回归分析表明,血清S1P和Ⅰ型胶原交联C末端肽(β-CTX)与腰椎(L1~4)、全髋和股骨颈BMD密切相关;而血清S1P和β-CTX是各部位BMD独立危险因素。结论1-磷酸鞘氨醇与绝经后2型糖尿病女性骨密度和β-CTX水平密切相关。     

Comparison of calcitonin versus calcitonin + resistance exercise as prophylaxis for osteoporosis in heart transplant recipients

BACKGROUND: Rapid bone loss occurs early after heart transplantation. There is no standard therapeutic intervention to prevent osteoporosis in heart transplant recipients (HTR). The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a regimen combining the antiresorptive properties of nasal calcitonin with the osteogenic stimulus of resistance exercise. METHODS: Eighteen candidates for heart transplantation were randomly assigned either to a group that received calcitonin and participated in 6 months of resistance exercise (n=10) or to a group that received only calcitonin (n=8). Calcitonin therapy (200 IU daily for 8 months) was initiated 48 hr after transplantation. Resistance exercise was initiated 2 months after transplantation. Bone mineral density (BMD) of the total body, femur neck, and lumbar vertebra (L2-3) were assessed before, and at 2 and 8 months after transplantation. RESULTS: Total body and femur neck BMD did not decrease (P>or=0.05) below pretransplantation values at 2 months after transplantation in either group. BMD of the lumbar spine was significantly (P相似文献   

Identification of rheumatoid arthritis patients with vertebral fractures using bone mineral density and trabecular bone score

The aim of this study was to test bone mineral density (BMD), trabecular bone score (TBS), and their combination, for detection of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with vertebral fractures (VFs). One hundred eighty-five women aged 56.0 ± 13.5 yr, with RA since 15.5 ± 9.9 yr were studied. Lumbar spine, total hip, and femoral neck BMD were assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). TBS was calculated from anteroposterior image of lumbar spine BMD. VFs from T4 to L4 were evaluated using Vertebral Fracture Assessment software on DXA device. The proportions of patients with VF and T-scores ≤-2.5 were only 24.2%, 21.2%, and 33.3% at lumbar spine, total hip, and femoral neck, respectively. T-scores were significantly lower in patients with VF than in patients without VF, the largest difference being observed at femoral neck (p=0.0001). TBS was significantly lower in patients with VF vs without VF (p=0.0001). The areas under the curves were 0.621, 0.704, 0.703, 0.719, and 0.727 for lumbar spine BMD, TBS, lumbar spine BMD+TBS, total hip BMD, and femoral neck BMD, respectively. The threshold of 1.173 for TBS had the best sensitivity (63%) and specificity (74%). TBS measured at the lumbar spine has a better discrimination value than lumbar spine BMD, and similar to femoral neck BMD, for prediction of presence of VF in patients with RA. In RA subjects with osteopenia, the proportion of patients with VF was higher in the lowest tertile of TBS when compared with the highest tertile. In this population, at low risk according to BMD, TBS could help to detect patients with VF.     

2型糖尿病患者血清视黄醇结合蛋白4水平及相关影响因素的研究

目的 探讨2型糖尿病（T2DM）患者血清视黄醇结合蛋白4（RBP4）的变化及其相关影响因素。方法根据体重指数（BMI）将80例T2DM患者分为肥胖T2DM组（BMI≥25kg／m^2）、非肥胖T2DM组（BMI〈25kg／m^2）,将30例正常体重非糖尿病者设为对照组。检测其空腹血清脂联素（APN）、RBP4、胰岛素（FINS）水平,同时测定空腹血糖（FBG）、身高、体重、腰围、臀围、糖化血红蛋白（HbA1c）、三酰甘油（TG）、总胆固醇（TC）、高密度脂蛋白胆固醇（HDL-C）、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇（LDL-C）,计算BMI、腰臀比（WHR）和稳态模式评估法胰岛素抵抗指数（HOMA-IR）。分析各组间RBP4水平的变化,并与上述其他指标进行相关分析。结果RBP4在肥胖T2DM组和非肥胖T2DM组中显著高于对照组[分别为（30．02±5．32）、（20．10±5．45）、（12．02±3．45）mg／L]（P〈0．01）,在肥胖T2DM组显著高于非肥胖T2DM组（P〈0．01）。单因素相关分析显示RBP4与TG、BMI、FBG、WHR、FINS、HOMA．IR呈正相关,与APN呈负相关（相关系数分别为0．225、0．697、0．323、0．557、0．272、0．461、-0．398）。结论血清RBP4在T2DM患者中显著升高,RBP4可能在胰岛素抵抗及T2DM的发生、发展过程中起了重要的作用。     

Prevalence, severity and predictors of HOMA-estimated insulin resistance in diabetic and nondiabetic patients with end-stage renal disease

BACKGROUND: Prevalence of insulin resistance (IR) is increased in type 2 diabetes and in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). IR is associated with advanced atherosclerosis and is an independent predictor for cardiovascular disease in diabetes and ESRD patients. We investigated prevalence, severity, predictors and relation to vascular diseases by the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA-IR) in diabetic and nondiabetic ESRD patients. METHODS: ESRD patients with type 2 diabetes (n = 27) and nondiabetic ESRD patients (n = 35) were included in the study. IR was assessed with the HOMA-IR using fasting glucose and insulin levels. Additionally, serum levels of C-peptide, HbA1c, triglycerides, cholesterol and C-reactive protein and blood pressure were assessed. RESULTS: Median HOMA-IR was significantly higher in the diabetic ESRD patients than in the nondiabetic ESRD patients (6.3 [range 0.7-61.7] vs. 2.4 [range 0.3-5.7]; p < 0.001). Systolic blood pressure and triglycerides were significantly higher in patients with higher HOMA-IR, whereas HDL cholesterol was significantly lower in those patients. Only nondiabetic patients with increased HOMA-IR had significantly higher C-peptide levels than those with lower HOMA-IR (14.9 + 5.7 vs. 9.0 + 4.3, p = 0.004). Vascular disease prevalence was significantly higher in diabetic patients with higher HOMA-IR than in those with lower HOMA-IR. CONCLUSIONS: Prevalence and severity of HOMA-IR was greater in diabetic ESRD patients than in those without diabetes. In diabetic patients low HDL cholesterol was the only predictor for higher HOMA-IR, whereas in nondiabetic patients a high C-peptide level was the only predictor for higher HOMA-IR. The prevalence of vascular diseases is associated with higher HOMA-IR in ESRD patients.     

Change in bone mineral density at one year following glucocorticoid withdrawal in kidney transplant recipients

Glucocorticoid (GC) therapy induces deleterious effects on the skeleton in kidney transplantation but studies of GC discontinuation in this population are limited. This study evaluated changes in areal bone mineral density (BMD) with GC withdrawal. Subjects were enrolled one yr after renal transplantation and randomized to continue or stop prednisone; all subjects continued cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil. BMD measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry was performed at enrollment and repeated at one yr and values were standardized. Mean ± standard deviation of annualized change in standardized BMD between GC withdrawal vs. continuation group at the lumbar spine was +4.7% ± 5.5 vs. +0.9% ± 5.3 (p = 0.0014); total hip +2.4% ± 4.2 vs. -0.4% ± 4.2 (p = 0.013), and femoral neck +2.1% ± 4.6 vs. +1.0% ± 6.0 (p = 0.37). There was no confounding by prednisone dose prior to enrollment, change in creatinine clearance, weight, or use of bone-active medications following study entry. Multivariate analysis determined that the change in BMD was positively associated with baseline alkaline phosphatase and creatinine clearance and negatively associated with baseline BMD. BMD improves with GC withdrawal after renal transplantation, and this gain in BMD is dependent on the baseline bone turnover, renal function, and BMD.     

Plasma homocysteine and insulin in diabetic nephropathy: relationship to body mass index

The data on plasma homocysteine and endogenous insulin in type 2 diabetes mellitus with nephropathy and relationship to body mass index (BMI) is particularly from the Indian subcontinent. A prospective study was carried out in 50 patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus with overt nephropathy (Group A). The results were compared with 25 diabetics without nephropathy (Group B), and 25 age and sex matched healthy controls (Group C). Microenzyme immunoassay and ELISA estimated the plasma homocysteine and insulin, respectively. The mean values of plasma homocysteine were significantly elevated in diabetic nephropathy (21.3+/-7.2 micromol/L) and diabetics without nephropathy (19.4+/-7.1) when compared to healthy control (11.5+/-2.3). The insulin levels and BMI were significantly higher in diabetics as compared to controls. There was no correlation between homocysteine and insulin, homocysteine and BMI, and homocysteine with the degree of renal failure.     

Resistance exercise training and alendronate reverse glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in heart transplant recipients.

BACKGROUND: Immunosuppression therapy with bolus glucocorticoids causes regional osteoporosis in the axial skeleton of heart transplant recipients (HTR). No preventive strategy is generally accepted for steroid-induced bone loss. METHODS: To determine the efficacy of an anti-osteoporosis regimen that combined a bisphosphonate agent (alendronate sodium) with the osteogenic stimulus of mechanical loading, 25 HTRs were randomly assigned either to a group that received alendronate (10 mg/day) for 6 months (ALEN; n = 8), a group that received alendronate (10 mg/day) and performed specific resistance exercises for 6 months (ALEN + TRN; n = 8) or to a non-intervention control group (CONTR; n = 9). Alendronate was initiated at 2 months after transplantation. Bone mineral density (BMD) of the total body, femur neck and lumbar spine (L-2 and L-3) was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry before and 2, 5 and 8 months after transplantation. Resistance training consisted of lumbar extension exercise (MedX) performed 1 day/week and 8 variable resistance exercises (MedX) performed 2 days/week. RESULTS: Pre-transplantation BMD values did not differ among the 3 groups. BMD of the total body, femur neck and lumbar vertebra were significantly decreased below baseline at 2 months after transplantation in CONTR (-2.6 +/- 0.9%, -5.1 +/- 1.8%, -12.5 +/- 4.2%, respectively), ALEN (-2.8 +/- 0.8%, -5.3 +/- 1.6%, -12.0 +/- 3.9%) and ALEN + TRN groups (-2.7 +/- 1.0%, -5.6 +/- 2.1%, -11.2 +/- 3.7%). CONTR had further significant losses of BMD after 3 and 6 months. ALEN had no further regional BMD losses after initiation of alendronate therapy. ALEN + TRN restored BMD of the whole body, femur neck and lumbar vertebra to within 0.9%, 2.1%, and 3.4% of pre-transplantation levels, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Resistance exercise plus alendronate was more efficacious than alendronate alone in restoring BMD in HTRs. Our results indicate that anti-osteoporosis therapy in this population should include both an anti-resorptive agent as well as an osteogenic stimulus, such as mechanical loading.     

局部注射缓释型bBMP对去势绵羊椎体骨骼影响的研究

目的探索能够在短期内有效提高骨质疏松椎体骨强度的局部治疗方法。方法采用卵巢切除法（OVX）对6只成年雌性绵羊去势，低钙饲养1年后，经双能X线吸收骨密度测量仪检测后确定建立骨质疏松模型。采用拉丁方设计方案，通过经椎弓根注射途径，分别在每只动物的L4～L6注射三种药物：实验组A注射20mgbBMP／FS，对照组B注射20mg bBMP，对照组C单纯注射FS。L3椎体设为空白对照组D。术后3个月，采用骨密度测量仪和MicroCT对绵羊腰椎骨密度及骨小梁微观结构进行分析比较。通过轴向加压实验对腰椎标本进行生物力学测定，对椎体力学性能进行评估。结果绵羊去势1年后，腰椎骨密度平均下降20．6％，动物模型成功建立。接受实验处理3个月后，实验组A骨密度（1．334g／cm^2）明显高于对照组B、C及D组骨密度（1．139g／cm^2，1．163g／cm^2和1．177g／cm^2）。MicroCT分析表明：实验组骨小梁的密度、连接率均显著高于对照组。生物力学研究表明实验组A最大压缩应力、最大压缩应变、能量吸收值及骨质弹性模量均明显高于对照组B、C及D组。结论bBMP复合纤维蛋白胶可以促进骨小梁的改建，改善骨小梁的三维结构，增加椎体的骨密度及骨强量，可以作为局部治疗脊柱骨质疏松的新型方法之一。     

Differences between dual X-ray absorptiometry using pencil beam and fan beam modes and their determinants in vivo and in vitro.

The aim of this study was to determine the influence of individual factors on differences in bone mineral density (BMD) using dual X-ray absorptiometry pencil beam (PB) and fan beam (FB) modes in vivo and in vitro. PB.BMD and FB.BMD of 63 normal Caucasian females ages 21-80 yr were measured at the lumbar spine and hip. Residuals of the FB/PB regression were used to assess the impact of height, weight, adiposity index (AI) (= weight/height(3/2)), back tissue thickness, and PB.BMD, respectively, on FB/PB difference. The Hologic Anthropomorphic Spine Phantom (ASP) was measured using the PB and FB modes at two different levels to assess the impact of scanning mode and focus distance. The European Spine Phantom (ESP) prototype, a geometrically well-defined phantom with known vertebral densities, was measured using PB and FB modes and analyzed manually to determine the impact of bone density on FB/PB difference and automatically to determine the impact of edge detection on FB/PB difference. Population BMD results were perfectly correlated, but significantly overestimated by 1.5% at the lumbar spine and underestimated by 0.7% at the neck, 1.8% at the trochanter, and 2.0% at the total hip, respectively, when using the FB compared with PB mode. At the lumbar spine, the FB/PB residual correlated negatively with height (r = 0.34, p < 0.01) and PB.BMD (r = 0.48, p <: 0. 0001) and positively with AI (r = 0.26, p < 0.05). At the hip, residual of trochanter correlated positively with weight (r = 0.36, p < 0.01) and AI (r = 0.36, p < 0.01). The FB mode significantly increased ASP BMD by 0.7% compared with PB. Using the FB mode, increasing focus distance significantly (p < 0.001) decreased area and bone mineral content, but not BMD. By contrast, increasing focus distance significantly decreased PB.BMD by 0.7%. With the ESP, the PB mode supplied accurate projected are of the bone (AREA) results but significant underestimation of specified BMD in the manual analysis. The FB mode significantly underestimated PB.AREA by 2.9% but fitted specified BMD quite well. FB/PB overestimation was larger for the low-density (+8.7%) than for the high-density vertebra (+4. 9%). The automated analysis resulted in more than 14% underestimation of PB.AREA (low-density vertebra) and an almost 13% overestimation of PB.BMD (high-density vertebra) using FB. In conclusion, FB and PB measurements are highly correlated at the lumbar spine and hip with small but significant BMD differences related to height, adiposity, and BMD. In clinical practice, it can be erroneous to switch from one method to another, especially in women with low bone density.     

2型糖尿病患者微血管病变与骨密度的相关性

目的分析2型糖尿病(type 2 diabetes mellitus,T2DM)并发微量白蛋白尿、视网膜病变患者的骨密度变化。方法选择49例T2DM无微量白蛋白尿、无视网膜病变患者(A组)、52例T2DM伴微量白蛋白尿或视网膜病变两者之一患者(B组)、43例T2DM同时合并微量白蛋白尿和视网膜病变患者(C组),60例来我院体检的健康对照组(N组)。采用双能X线骨密度仪对4组受试者测定腰椎2~4、左侧股骨颈及Ward三角区的骨密度,分析组间骨密度差异。结果 C组腰椎、股骨颈、Ward三角区骨密度均低于B组、A组及N组,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。B组腰椎骨密度低于A组及N组,但差异无统计学意义,股骨颈及Ward三角区骨密度低于A组及N组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。A组腰椎骨密度与N组差异无统计学意义,但股骨颈及Ward三角区骨密度高于N组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。T2DM患者骨密度与年龄、糖尿病病史、空腹血糖、糖化血红蛋白、尿微量白蛋白/肌酐比值呈负相关(P0.05),与体重指数、空腹胰岛素水平呈正相关(P0.05)。结论T2DM无微量白蛋白尿、无视网膜病变时骨密度呈增高趋势,但发展到微量白蛋白尿和视网膜病变时骨密度明显降低,尤其是股骨近端可出现较快的骨量流失。     

Intraoperative glucose control in diabetic and nondiabetic patients during cardiac surgery

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate intraoperative glucose control. DESIGN: Prospective unblinded study. SETTING: Tertiary care center. PARTICIPANTS: Diabetic (n = 17) and nondiabetic (n = 23) patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery. INTERVENTIONS: Diabetics received a modified insulin regimen consisting of a fixed rate infusion of regular insulin, 10 U/m2/h, and a variable infusion of D10W, adjusted to maintain glucose between 101 to 140 mg/dL. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Baseline glucose was higher in diabetics versus nondiabetics (mean +/- standard error of the mean: 203 +/- 27 v 117 +/- 3 mg/dL, p < 0.005). After baseline, insulin levels were increased in diabetics to 410 to 568 microU/mL. Corresponding insulin levels in nondiabetics were 12 to 40 microU/mL. Compared with baseline, glucose was decreased by 10% +/- 29% in diabetics during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass and increased by 21% +/- 30% in nondiabetics (p < 0.005). After discontinuation of bypass, glucose was lower in diabetics (137 +/- 12 mg/dL) versus nondiabetics (162 +/- 8 mg/dL, p < 0.005). Nine diabetics had adequate intraoperative glycemic control during hypothermic bypass (glucose 123 +/- 8 mg/dL, insulin 550 +/- 68 microU/mL, glucose infusion rate 1.87 +/- 0.29 mg/kg/min), 6 approached adequate control near the end of surgery (glucose 147 +/- 8 mg/dL, insulin 483 +/- 86 microU/mL, glucose infusion rate 0.35 +/- 0.05 mg/kg/min), and 2 never achieved control. Diabetics with elevated initial glucose >300 mg/dL did not achieve adequate glycemic control. Four diabetics (3 with renal failure) required injection of 50% dextrose after bypass for hypoglycemia. CONCLUSION: Adequate glycemic control can be achieved in most diabetics during cardiac surgery using a modified insulin clamp technique provided initial glucose is <300 mg/dL.     

Treatment of Osteoporosis and Osteopenia in Long-term Renal Transplant Patients with Alendronate

Bone mineral density (BMD) and biochemical markers of bone-turnover were evaluated in a 2-year study in 58 long-term renal transplant recipients with good renal function. In the first year of study, data were collected and patients with osteoporosis and parameters of high bone turnover were classified as being at high risk for on-going bone loss (Group A; n = 29). Patients with lesser degrees of bone loss or without biochemical parameters of high bone turnover were followed longitudinally (Group B; n = 29). Group A patients were then placed on alendronate 10mg/day and both groups were followed for an additional year. Changes in regional BMD and bone-turnover markers between the first and second year within each group were analyzed using paired tests. BMD in Group A, which had declined at the lumbar spine (- 1.6 +/- 0.5%) and total femur (-1.5 +/- 0.4%) during the first year of the study, increased on alendronate therapy at both the lumbar spine (+3.4 +/- 0.6%, p = 0.001) and total femur (+1.6 +/- 0.6%, p <0.001). These patients also experienced a significant decline in levels of serum alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, urinary levels of deoxypyridinoline and pyridinoline. In contrast, neither BMD nor biochemical markers changed significantly over 2 years in Group B. The current results demonstrate that renal transplant patients with osteoporosis and biochemical parameters of high bone turnover are at continued risk for bone loss. Therapy with a bisphosphonate can reverse this bone loss and even increase bone mass in these patients. Whether patients with lesser degrees of bone loss and/or patients without parameters of high bone turnover can also benefit from bisphosphonate therapy deserves further study.     

Continuous insulin infusion reduces infectious complications in diabetics following coronary surgery

BACKGROUND: This study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of a continuous insulin infusion protocol on postoperative infection and mortality. METHODS: Patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting from January 1997 until December 1998 were included in this study (n = 761). A continuous insulin drip protocol (IDP) designed to titrate blood sugar levels to 120-160 mg/dL in the immediate postoperative period was instituted in 1998. Comparisons of diabetic and nondiabetic data before and after initiation of the IDP were made. RESULTS: Of the 761 patients who underwent coronary revascularization, diabetics accounted for 32%. There was no significant difference in age, gender, diabetic status, urgency of operation, or operative time between 1997 and 1998 diabetics and nondiabetics. Overall, wound infections occurred in 3% (23/761) of patients. In 1997, the infection rate was significantly higher in diabetics than nondiabetics (p = 0.0007). After initiation of the IDP in 1998, the infection rate for the diabetic population was reduced to that of the nondiabetic population. There was no significant difference in the mortality rate between 1997 diabetics (4%) and 1998 diabetics (5%) (p = 0.5759) or in the length of stay for 1997 diabetics versus nondiabetics (p = 0.1906). There were no mortalities among patients with wound infections. CONCLUSION: Initiation of the IDP and the subsequent tight control of blood sugars in the immediate postoperative period proved to reduce the incidence of wound infection in the diabetic population. There was no significant difference in the mortality rate or length of hospitalization.     

Type 2 diabetes is not independently associated with spinal trabecular volumetric bone mineral density measured by QCT in the Diabetes Heart Study

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) and trabecular volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) of the thoracic and lumbar spine measured by quantitative computed tomography (QCT) in 483 female (410 with DM2) and 398 male (365 with DM2) adults (age 36-86 years, BMI 16-58, 88% with DM2) in the Diabetes Heart Study. After accounting for familial correlation using generalized estimating equations (GEE), lumbar spine vBMD was positively associated with BMI (r = 0.24, P < 0.0001) and inversely associated with age (r = -0.51, P < 0.0001). In women, age-adjusted thoracic spinal vBMD (mg/ml, mean +/- SE) was higher in diabetics (147.6 +/- 2.3) compared to unaffected individuals (138.6 +/- 3.4) (P = 0.02), with age-adjusted lumbar spinal vBMD showing a similar but non-significant trend (132.9 +/- 2.1 in diabetics vs. 127.2 +/- 3.6 in unaffected individuals, P = 0.15). In contrast, in men, age-adjusted lumbar and thoracic vBMD were not different between diabetics and unaffected controls (lumbar vBMD = 125.0 +/- 1.8 in diabetics and 125.8 +/- 5.6 in unaffected individuals, P = 0.89; thoracic vBMD = 137.4 +/- 2.1 in diabetics vs. 134.2 +/- 5.5 in controls, P = 0.56). After multivariate analysis adjusting for age, sex, race, BMI, physical activity, dietary intake, smoking, and alcohol use, interaction between diabetes status and trabecular vBMD of the spine was no longer observed. In women only, age-adjusted areal BMD (determined by dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)) of the spine and hip were significantly higher in diabetics than non-diabetic (all P < 0.05), although the differences disappeared after additional adjustment for BMI. These data suggest that areal BMD measured by DXA and trabecular volumetric BMD measured by QCT are not associated with type 2 diabetes independently from BMI.     

Gene Expression of Leptin, Resistin, and Adiponectin in the White Adipose Tissue of Obese Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Insulin Resistance

Background: Adipose tissue is an active endocrine organ that secretes a variety of metabolically important substances including adipokines. These factors affect insulin sensitivity and may represent a link between obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes (DM), and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This study uses real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) quantification of mRNAs encoding adiponectin, leptin, and resistin on snap-frozen samples of intra-abdominal adipose tissue of morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Methods: Morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery were studied. Patients were classified into two groups: Group A (with insulin resistance) (N=11; glucose 149.84 ± 40.56 mg/dL; serum insulin 8.28 ± 3.52 μU/mL), and Group B (without insulin resistance) (N=10; glucose 102.2 ± 8.43 mg/dL; serum insulin 3.431 ± 1.162 μU/mL). Results: Adiponectin mRNA in intra-abdominal adipose tissue and serum adiponectin levels were significantly lower in Group A compared to Group B patients (P<0.016 and P<0.03, respectively). Although serum resistin was higher in Group A than in Group B patients (P<0.005), resistin gene expression was not different between the two groups. Finally, for leptin, neither serum level nor gene expression was different between the two groups. Serum adiponectin level was the only predictor of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in this study (P=0.024). Conclusions: Obese patients with insulin resistance have decreased serum adiponectin and increased serum resistin. Additionally, adiponectin gene expression is also decreased in the adipose tissue of these patients. This low level of adiponectin expression may predispose patients to the progressive form of NAFLD or NASH.     

Dietary modifications alone do not improve bone mineral density in children with idiopathic hypercalciuria

Prior cross-sectional studies have demonstrated an association between hypercalciuria and low bone mineral density (BMD) in children and adults. However, the natural history of BMD in children with hypercalciuria and its response to therapy has not been evaluated. The objective of this retrospective study was to determine the change over time in lumbar (L1 - L4) BMD Z-score measured on sequential DXA scans in 19 children with hypercalciuria treated with dietary recommendations without (n = 12, Group A) and with citrate (n = 7, Group B). The mean lumbar bone density Z-score/year decreased in Group A (-0.11 ±/0.41) indicating that children with hypercalciuria lose L1 - L4 BMD over time. In contrast, the L1 - L4 BMD Zscore/ year increased in Group B (0.19 ± 0.38) suggesting that pharmacologic therapy may reverse this trend. Similarly 75% of patients in Group A, but only 29% patients in Group B had a decrease in L1 - L4 BMD. There was a definite, although not significant, trend towards improved mean bone mineral density Z-score per year and a lower percentage of patients with a decreased Z-score in hypercalciuric children treated with potassium citrate. Our findings suggest the possibility that dietary recommendations alone is not adequate as the bone mineral density of children with hypercalciuria will decrease over time, potentially increasing the risk for osteoporosis as an adult.     

甲状旁腺素和维生素D受体基因多态对糖尿病患者骨密度的影响

目的探讨甲状旁腺素(PTH)基因多态性与中国北方汉族人糖尿病患者骨密度的关系,联合分析维生素D受体(VDR)基因和PTH基因多态性与骨密度的相关性。方法选自青岛市内分泌糖尿病医院1998年1月~2002年1月住院的糖尿病患者,运用聚合酶链反应限制性片段长度多态性(PCR-RFLP)技术检测了1型糖尿病(T1DM)组54例,2型糖尿病(T2DM)组104例,健康对照(CON)组102例,260例中国北方汉族人PTH基因多态性;采用双能X线吸收法骨密度仪(DEXA)测量骨密度。结果校正年龄和BMI后,1型糖尿病组腰椎、股骨颈骨密度低于对照组(P0.05);2型糖尿病组与对照组相比,骨密度差异无显著性(P0.05);甲状旁腺素(BSTB1位点)基因型和等位基因分布频率在1型糖尿病组、2型糖尿病组与对照组间差异无显著性(P0.05);在对照组及2型糖尿病组,BB基因型者腰椎(L2-4)和股骨颈部位骨密度显著高于Bb/bb基因型(P0.05);在1型糖尿病组,BB基因型仅腰椎L2-4部位骨密度高于Bb/bb基因型(P0.05);联合VDR基因多态(Apa I酶切位点)分析结果表明,Bbaa基因型在腰椎和股骨颈骨密度低于其他基因型(P0.05)。结论糖尿病患者PTH基因多态性(BSTB1位点)可能是预测骨量减少、骨质疏松易感性的遗传标志。联合VDR基因多态(Apa I酶切位点)有助于识别糖尿病患者发生骨质疏松的高危人群。