Nikolov Asparuh, Tzekova Maria, Blazhev Alexander
Institute for Scientific Research, Medical University, Pleven, Bulgaria.
Department of Propedeutics of Internal Diseases, Medical University, Pleven, Bulgaria.
Folia Med (Plovdiv). 2019 Jun 1;61(2):231-239. doi: 10.2478/folmed-2018-0072.
An important factor in the development of vascular wall lesions is the degradation of the major protein of connective tissue - type IV collagen. Type IV collagen peptides (CIVDP) derived from this degradation are present in the circulation and are a stimulus for production of anti-collagen type IV antibodies (ACIVAbs) IgM, IgG and IgA. The aim of this study was to find a possible association between ACIVAbs, lipid indices and the development of microvascular complications.
Sera of 93 patients (mean age 61.4±11.3 yrs, diabetes duration 9.88±3.12 yrs; hypertension duration 9.28±4.98) with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and arterial hypertension (AH) were investigated. ACIVAbs was determined using ELISA and then compared to serum ACIVAbs in 42 age- and sex-matched controls. Diabetics were divided into two groups according to presence (group 1, n=67) or absence (group 2, n=26) of microangiopathy. Lipid profile and lipid indices (log TG/HDL, LDL/HDL, TC/HDL and TG/HDL) were examined too.
Patients with T2DM and AH showed statistically significant higher levels of serum ACIVAbs IgG than healthy controls [0.298 (0.237÷0.381) vs 0.210 (0.149÷0.262), KW=14.01, p<0.0001]. Group 1 had statistically significant higher levels of ACIVAbs IgG than patients without microangiopathy [0.323 (0.243÷0.391) vs 0.241 (0.207÷0.291), KW=7.66, p=0.006] and healthy controls [0.210 (0.149÷0.262), KW=17.52, p<0.0001). ACIVAbs IgG showed correlation with duration of diabetes (r=0.49, p=0.01), retinopathy (r=-0.20, p=0.04) and BMI (r=-0.24, p=0.05), HbA1c (r=0.21, p=0.04), SBP (r=0.16, p=0.05). ACIVAbs IgG correlated with log TG/HDL (r=0.21, p=0.01), LDL/HDL (r=0.19, p=0.02) TC/HDL (r=0.16, p=0.05) and with TG/HDL (r=0.15, p=0.05).
Our study shows relationship between elevation of ACIVAbs IgG, high lipid indices and development of microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension.
血管壁病变发展的一个重要因素是结缔组织主要蛋白质——IV型胶原蛋白的降解。源自这种降解的IV型胶原蛋白肽(CIVDP)存在于循环系统中,是产生抗IV型胶原蛋白抗体(ACIVAbs)IgM、IgG和IgA的刺激因素。本研究的目的是寻找ACIVAbs、血脂指标与微血管并发症发展之间可能存在的关联。
对93例2型糖尿病(T2DM)合并动脉高血压(AH)患者(平均年龄61.4±11.3岁,糖尿病病程9.88±3.12年;高血压病程9.28±4.98年)的血清进行了研究。采用酶联免疫吸附测定法(ELISA)测定ACIVAbs,然后与42名年龄和性别匹配的对照组的血清ACIVAbs进行比较。根据是否存在微血管病变(1组,n = 67;2组,n = 26)将糖尿病患者分为两组。同时检测了血脂谱和血脂指标(log TG/HDL、LDL/HDL、TC/HDL和TG/HDL)。
T2DM合并AH患者的血清ACIVAbs IgG水平在统计学上显著高于健康对照组[0.298(0.237÷0.381)对0.210(0.149÷0.262),KW = 14.01,p < 0.0001]。1组的ACIVAbs IgG水平在统计学上显著高于无微血管病变的患者[0.323(0.243÷0.391)对0.241(0.207÷0.291),KW = 7.66,p = 0.006]和健康对照组[0.210(0.149÷0.262),KW = 17.52,p < 0.0001]。ACIVAbs IgG与糖尿病病程(r = 0.49,p = 0.01)、视网膜病变(r = -0.20,p = 0.04)、体重指数(r = -0.24,p = 0.05)、糖化血红蛋白(r = 0.21,p = 0.04)、收缩压(r = 0.16,p = 0.05)相关。ACIVAbs IgG与log TG/HDL(r = 0.21,p = 0.01)、LDL/HDL(r = 0.19,p = 0.02)、TC/HDL(r = 0.16,p = 0.05)以及TG/HDL(r = 0.15,p = 0.05)相关。
我们的研究表明,2型糖尿病合并动脉高血压患者中,ACIVAbs IgG升高、高血脂指标与微血管并发症的发展之间存在关联。