Oxidative stress markers in young patients with polycystic ovary syndrome, the relationship between insulin resistances

karadeniz, muammer/0000-0002-3345-5437WOS: 000255837900007PubMed: 18393129Objective: Polycystic ovary syndrome is a syndrome of ovarian dysfunction. Oxidative stress, inflammation and endothelial cell activation are thought to play concomitant roles in the pathogenesis of the above diseases particularly in the development of atherosclerotic lesions. Research Design and Methods: We studied 58 polycystic ovary syndrome patients and age-matched 25 healthy controls consisting of women that have regular, ovulatory cycles and normal androgen levels. Homeostasis Model Assessment-Insulin Resistance for this study was taken as 1.75 that is the upper level of confidence interval of %95 of the mean of the healthy group. PCOS patients were divided into two groups as for below the cut-off level (= 1.75). hs-CRP, fibrinogen, malondialdehyde, nitric oxide and disulfide level results were compared both in PCOS and control groups. Results: In this study, sensitive CRP was found to be statical significantly higher in polycystic ovary syndrome groups whose Homeostasis Model Assessment-Insulin Resistance were >= 1.75 and < 1.75 when compared to the control group. But, no significantly correlation was determined between malondialdehyde, nitric oxide and disulfide levels and CRP elevation. Conclusions: In our study, because those participants were young and non-obese patients with PCOS, malondialdehyde, nitric oxide and disulfide levels and Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness measurements as a pre-indicator of cardiovascular disease were not found to be different from those of the controls

Increased Oxidative DNA Damage in Lean Normoglycemic Offspring of Type 2 Diabetic Patients

karadeniz, muammer/0000-0002-3345-5437WOS: 000295612100004PubMed: 21472659Objective: Several studies have shown increased oxidative stress in patients with pre-diabetes and newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). It has been proposed that oxidative stress initiates insulin resistance in genetically predisposed individuals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the markers of oxidative stress in the off spring of patients with T2DM. Material and Methods: We examined 60 lean normoglycemic off spring of Type 2 diabetics, and 52 age, sex and body mass index matched subjects without family history of T2DM as controls. Anthropometric, biochemical and carotid intima media thickness (IMT) measurements and oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) were performed. Erythrocyte superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase activities, serum nitric oxide, plasma total sulfhydryl (tSH) groups, plasma total antioxidant status, plasma malondialdehyde and serum 8-hydroxydeoxy-guanosine (8-OHdG) levels were compared between 2 groups. Results: 2 groups were similar for the measurements of anthropometric, blood pressure, lipids, fasting glucose, HOMA-IR and carotid IMT. Glucose levels during OGTT were significantly higher in the off spring of Type 2 diabetics than controls (p = 0.035). The off spring of Type 2 diabetics showed a significant increase in serum 8-OHdG level (p = 0.005) and plasma tSH groups (p = 0.032) when compared to the controls. Significant differences were not obtained in other oxidative stress marker levels between 2 groups. Conclusion: Main finding of our study was the presence of increased oxidative DNA damage in lean normoglycemic off spring of Type 2 diabetic patients. There is a need for further clinical studies in order to explain whether oxidative stress is present in genetically predisposed subjects and induces the insulin resistance

The relation of adiponectin and tumor necrosis factor a levels between endothelial nitric oxide synthase, angiotensin-converting enzyme, transforming growth factor beta, and tumor necrosis factor a gene polymorphism in adrenal incidentalomas

WOS: 000274697500004PubMed ID: 19498318Objective: The aim of our study was to demonstrate demographic characteristics, presence of inflammatory markers, distribution of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) genotypes and relations among these parameters in these patients and control subjects. Research design and methods: Study samples were collected from 50 patients with adrenal mass and 30 control groups. The eNOS, ACE, TNF-alpha, transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta genes polymorphisms, TNF-alpha, adiponectin levels were analysed in 50 unrelated Turkish patients with a diagnosis of adrenal incidentaloma (Al). Results: There was statistically significant difference between TNF-alpha levels of patient and controls (p=0.048). We have not detected the connection between TGF-beta, TNF-alpha, ACE, eNOS gene polymorphism with serum TNF-alpha and adiponectin levels. In this study, we demonstrated that there were significant differences for ACE genotypes in the patients when compared to the controls (p<0.05). The percentages of the ID, DID, 11 genotypes for ACE gene polymorphism in the patients group were 30.0, 13.0, 7.0%, respectively. Conclusions: According to different cases of eNOS, TGF-beta, ACE, and TNF-alpha gene genotypes; no statistical significant difference was found between basal cortisol, ACTH, DHEAS, metanephrine, renin, aldosterone, normetanephrine, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, 1 mg low-dose dexamethasone suppression test-cortisol response and Al size. In this study, I/D genotype was determined to be statistically higher in ACE gene in patients with Al (p=0.014). (J. Endocrinol. Invest. 32: 881-888, 2009) (C) 2009, Editrice Kurti

Does Apolipoprotein e genotype affect cardiovascular risk in subjects with acromegaly?

PubMed ID: 22200909Acromegaly is a syndrome that results when the pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone after epiphyseal closure at puberty. Usually, subjects with acromegaly exhibit a 2- to 3-fold higher mortality rate from diseases that are associated with cardiovascular complications when compared to the normal population. In this study, we therefore aimed to evaluate whether a wellestablished cardiovascular risk factor, the Apolipoprotein E (Apo E) genotype, contributes to increased risk of cardiovascular complications in subjects with acromegaly. A total of 102 unrelated acromegaly subjects were prospectively included into this case-control association study and constituted our study group. The study group was comparable by age and gender with 200 unrelated healthy subjects constituting our control group. Genomic DNA was isolated from the peripheral blood leukocytes of all subjects and Apo E genotype (codon 112/158) was assessed by melting temperature analyses after using a real-time PCR protocol. The Apolipoprotein E4 allele was found at a significantly higher frequency in the study group when compared with the control group (P = 0.032). Subjects with the E2 allele, on the other hand, had significantly increased values in body mass index (P = 0.004), waist circumference (P = 0.001), C-reactive protein (CRP) (P<0.001), and left-side carotid intima media thickness (P = 0.025). The Apolipoprotein E2 genotype might contribute to increased risk of cardiovascular complications in subjects with acromegaly since it is concurrently present with other cardiovascular risk factors such as the left-side carotid intima media thickness and CRP. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012

The relation of adiponectin and tumor necrosis factor ? levels between endothelial nitric oxide synthase, angiotensin-converting enzyme, transforming growth factor ß, and tumor necrosis factor ? gene polymorphism in adrenal incidentalomas

PubMed ID: 19498318Objective: The aim of our study was to demonstrate demographic characteristics, presence of inflammatory markers, distribution of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) genotypes and relations among these parameters in these patients and control subjects. Research design and methods: Study samples were collected from 50 patients with adrenal mass and 30 control groups. The eNOS, ACE, TNF-?, transforming growth factor (TGF)-ß genes polymorphisms, TNF-?, adiponectin levels were analysed in 50 unrelated Turkish patients with a diagnosis of adrenal incidentaloma (Al). Results: There was statistically significant difference between TNF-? levels of patient and controls (p=0.048). We have not detected the connection between TGF-ß, TNF-?, ACE, eNOS gene polymorphism with serum TNF-? and adiponectin levels. In this study, we demonstrated that there were significant differences for ACE genotypes in the patients when compared to the controls (p<0.05). The percentages of the ID, DD, II genotypes for ACE gene polymorphism in the patients group were 30.0, 13.0, 7.0%, respectively. Conclusions: According to different cases of eNOS, TGF-ß, ACE, and TNF-? gene genotypes; no statistical significant difference was found between basal Cortisol, ACTH, DHEAS, metanephrine, renin, aldosterone, normetanephrine, 17- hydroxyprogesterone, 1 mg low-dose dexamethasone suppression test-cortisol response and Al size. In this study, I/D genotype was determined to be statistically higher in ACE gene in patients with Al (p=0.014). ©2009, Editrice Kurtis