Aim: This study aims to test the hypothesis that vascular dysfunction is present early in pregnancy in women with type 1 diabetes who subsequently develop preeclampsia.
Methods: Eighty-three women with type 1 diabetes of more than 10 years duration were followed up prospectively during pregnancy. External ultrasound was used to measure the dilatory response of the brachial artery to postischemic increased blood flow (endothelium-dependent, flow-associated dilatation) and to nitroglycerin (NTG) [endothelium-independent, NTG-induced dilatation (NID)] at Gestational Weeks 11 and 29. Plasma concentrations of the vascular markers vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), E-selectin, and von Willebrand factor antigen were also measured together with 24-h urinary albumin excretion (UAE), blood pressure (BP), and HbA(1C).
Results: Fourteen (17%) of the 83 women developed preeclampsia. NID was significantly impaired at Week 29 in women prone to preeclampsia (108.8+/-7.0% vs. 116.8+/-8.9%, mean+/-S.D., P<.05), and the plasma concentrations of VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 were significantly elevated at Gestational Week 11 (612+/-82 vs. 516+/-109 microg/l, P<.005 and 293+/-67 vs. 255+/-57 microg/l, P<.05, respectively). Women who later developed preeclampsia were also characterized by higher UAE, higher BP, and higher HbA(1C) than women who did not [Gestational Week 11: 194 (3-1104) vs. 7 (0-412) mg/24 h, median (range), P=.0003; 122+/-12/75+/-6 vs. 111+/-11/69+/-9 mmHg, mean+/-S.D., P<.01; and 8.2% (5.9-10.5%) vs. 7.2% (5.3-10.9%), P=.008, respectively].
Conclusion: This prospective study indicates that signs of maternal vascular dysfunction precede development of preeclampsia in women with type 1 diabetes.
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Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
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Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Background: The UK National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA) data reports disparities in Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels among children and young people (CYP) with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), with higher levels in those of Black ethnic background and lower socioeconomic status who have less access to technology. We investigate HbA1c differences in a T1D cohort with higher than national average technology uptake where > 60% come from an ethnic minority and/or socioeconomically deprived population.
Design & Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional study investigating the influence of demographic factors, technology use, and socioeconomic status (SES) on glycaemic outcomes.
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Department of Gastroenterology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had a major impact on the health of people worldwide, including the pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (PIBD) patients. As no study has investigated the susceptibility and disease course of COVID-19 in PIBD patients after the end of zero-COVID policy in China, we conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study in our center. A cross-sectional survey enrolling PIBD patients has been completed by online survey, phone, and face-to-face assessment.
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Department of Endocrinology, Longyan First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Longyan, Fujian, China.
Objective: Recent studies have underscored the metabolic and cardiovascular regulatory capacity of perirenal adipose tissue (PAT), implicating its potential involvement in the pathogenesis of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). This investigation aims to assess the relationship between increased PAT mass and LVH, while also examining the potential mediating role of insulin resistance in this relationship among individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Method: 1112 individuals with T2DM were prospectively recruited for this study.
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Department of Metabolic Diseases, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
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