Nateglinide may increase high-molecular weight adiponectin in type 2 diabetic patients with hypoadiponectinemia.

We studied the effects of nateglinide on serum adiponectin in 26 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The changes in serum insulin at 30min significantly correlated with those in serum high-molecular weight adiponectin. Nateglinide may ameliorate hypoadiponectinemia as well as postprandial hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Dilazep and fenofibric acid inhibit MCP-1 mRNA expression in glycoxidized LDL-stimulated human endothelial cells.

We previously reported that glycoxidized low-density lipoprotein (glycoxidized LDL) enhanced monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) mRNA expression through activation of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB). Here we investigated the effects of dilazep, an anti-platelet agent, and fenofibric acid, an active metabolite of fenofibrate, on glycoxidized low-density lipoprotein-(LDL)-enhanced MCP-1 mRNA expression. Both 10 microg/ml dilazep and 100 microM fenofibric acid abrogated MCP-1 mRNA expression.

Atherogenic role of lysophosphatidylcholine in low-density lipoprotein modified by phospholipase A2 and in diabetic patients: protection by nitric oxide donor.

The aim of our study was to investigate the atherogenic role of lysophosphatidylcholine (lyso-PC) in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) under diabetic environment. Expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) mRNA and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappaB)-DNA binding activity were determined in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) incubated with native or glycoxidized LDL, LDL modified by phospholipase A2 (PLA2) and LDL isolated from diabetic patients. Lyso-PC contents in LDL were measured using electrospray ionization-liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (ESI-LC/MS).

Glycoxidized low-density lipoprotein enhances monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 mRNA expression in human umbilical vein endothelial cells: relation to lysophosphatidylcholine contents and inhibition by nitric oxide donor.

Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) may undergo more glycation or oxidation in patients with diabetes mellitus than in nondiabetic subjects. We investigated whether glycoxidized LDL (goLDL) induces monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) mRNA expression through activation of nuclear factor-kappaB (NFkappaB), and determined the effect of nitric oxide (NO) on MCP-1 mRNA expression in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). Oxidized (oxLDL) or goLDL enhanced MCP-1 mRNA expression in HUVEC, and preincubation with NOR3, a NO donor, abrogated such stimulation.