Abstract
Aims: High glucose levels and Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PDd) have both tissue inflammatory effects. Here we determined whether G6PDd accelerates arterial aging (information linked stiffening) in diabetes. Methods: Plasma glucose, interleukin 6 (IL6), and arterial stiffness (indexed as carotid-femoral Pulse Wave Velocity, PWV) and red blood cell G6PD activity were assessed in a large (4448) Sardinian population. Results: Although high plasma glucose in diabetics, did not differ by G6DP status (178.2 ± 55.1 vs 169.0 ± 50.1 mg/dl) in G6DPd versus non-G6PDd subjects, respectively, IL6, and PWV (adjusted for age and glucose) were significantly increased in G6PDd vs non-G6PDd subjects (PWV, 8.0 ± 0.4 vs 7.2 ± 0.2 m/sec) and (IL6, 6.9 ± 5.0 vs 4.2 ± 3.0 pg/ml). In non-diabetics, neither fasting plasma glucose, nor IL6, nor PWV were impacted by G6PDd. Conclusion: G6PDd in diabetics is associated with increased inflammatory markers and accelerated arterial aging.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 127-130 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Acta Diabetologica |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2024 |
Keywords
- Aging
- Arterial stiffness
- Diabetes
- Glucose 5 phosphate dehydrogenase
- Interleukin 6
- Pulse wave velocity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Endocrinology