Interleukin-6-174 G > C polymorphism affects the association between IL-6 plasma levels and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetic patients
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Data di Pubblicazione:
2006
Citazione:
Interleukin-6-174 G > C polymorphism affects the association between IL-6 plasma levels and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetic patients / R. Testa, F. Olivieri, A. Bonfigli, C. Sirolla, M. Boemi, F. Marchegiani, M. Marra, S. Cenerelli, R. Antonicelli, A. Dolci, G. Paolisso, C. Franceschi. - In: DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE. - ISSN 0168-8227. - 71:3(2006), pp. 299-305.
Abstract:
Interleukin-6 (IL-6), a powerful inflammatory mediator, plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Recently, the IL-6 promoter polymorphism, at position -174 (G > C), has been associated to insulin sensitivity although contrasting data have been reported. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the IL-6-174G > C polymorphism on insulin resistance. In 238 type 2 diabetic patients without diabetic complications and in 255 control subjects, age and gender-matched, we evaluated the IL-6 -174 G > C genotype, the IL-6 plasma levels and the insulin resistance by the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA). The levels of IL-6 and HOMA were not genotype-dependent and were higher in diabetic patients (p < 0.01). Control subjects, both C+ (CG + CC genotypes) and C- (GG genotype) carriers, showed IL-6 plasma levels significantly related to BMI, fasting insulin and HOMA. The same relationships were found in C+ diabetic carriers. Differently, diabetic C- carriers did not show any relationship between IL-6 levels and all the evaluated variables. Interestingly, all the correlations were dependent on BMI. These findings highlight that IL-6-174 G > C polymorphism affects insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes, where C+ carriers have an insulin resistance "IL-6-sensitive", while C- carriers do not. The identification of two categories of diabetic patients may, therefore, lead to different therapeutic strategies in the management of insulin resistance.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
interieukin-6; -174 G > C interleukin-6 polymorphism; insulin resistance; HOMA; type 2 diabetes
Elenco autori:
R. Testa, F. Olivieri, A. Bonfigli, C. Sirolla, M. Boemi, F. Marchegiani, M. Marra, S. Cenerelli, R. Antonicelli, A. Dolci, G. Paolisso, C. Franceschi
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