Assessment of the disturbances in metabolic homeostasis: a hypothesis of synergism |
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Authors: | Kim S R Talbott E O Tull E S Zborowski J V Vogt M T Kuller L H |
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Institution: | University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA. epidsk@pitt.edu |
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Abstract: | Based on the hypothesis that a synergistic interaction between triiodothyronine (T(3)) and insulin contributes to abnormalities in glucose and other metabolic pathways, the mechanisms underlying the impairment of metabolic homeostasis (MH) and the development of type-2 diabetes (DM) were investigated via a proposed homeostatic model, (FG*TG)/T3*FI)]. The MH model characterizes the relationship between T(3) and insulin and the levels of triglycerides (TG), fasting insulin (FI), and fasting glucose (FG) and is introduced as a clinical method to assess insulin sensitivity and the status of metabolic homeostasis in lieu of current screening models advocated by the by American Diabetic Association (ADA). The present study validated the hypothetical model in a sample of 110 African-American women. |
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