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Association of low-grade inflammation with nephropathy in type 2 diabetic patients: role of elevated CRP-levels and 2 different gene-polymorphisms of proinflammatory cytokines.

Authors: Abrahamian, H  Endler, G  Exner, M  Mauler, H  Raith, M  Endler, L  Rumpold, H  Gerdov, M  Mannhalter, C  Prager, R  Irsigler, K  Wagner, OF 
Citation: Abrahamian H, etal., Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes. 2007 Jan;115(1):38-41.
RGD ID: 6909120
Pubmed: PMID:17286233   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1055/s-2007-948213   (Journal Full-text)

BACKGROUND: Chronic inflammatory processes are thought to play a key role in the development of micro- and macrovascular complications in type 2 diabetes mellitus. An association between low -grade inflammation and type 2 diabetes has been described in some studies. We assayed the association of two frequent polymorphisms in proinflammatory cytokines: the interleukin 6 G(-174)C promoter polymorphism [IL-6G(-174)C], the exon 2 interleukin receptor antagonist insertion deletion polymorphism [IL1RA]) and serum CRP levels with the prevalence of diabetic nephropathy in patients suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A total of 141 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, with and without diabetic nephropathy was genotyped for the above mentioned polymorphisms: 66 with normoalbuminuria, 31 with microalbuminuria and 44 with macroalbuminuria. CRP levels were analysed by a high sensitivity - immunnephelometric assay. RESULTS: While a significant association be-tween macroalbuminuria and CRP could be observed (p<0,015), no associations were found between IL-6G(-174)C or IL1RA genotype and any stage of nephropathy. CRP-levels were similar in the 3 different IL-6G(-174)C genotypes as well as in the 2 IL1RA genotypes. CONCLUSIONS: In type 2 diabetic subjects elevated CRP levels are associated with an increased prevalence of albuminuria. The two investigated proinflammatory polymorphisms do not seem to contribute to initiation of nephropathy in type 2 diabetic patients but we cannot exclude effects of these polymorphisms on course of nephropathy.



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Phenotype Annotations    

Human Phenotype
Albuminuria  (IAGP)
Hyperglycemia  (IAGP)
Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Il1rn  (interleukin 1 receptor antagonist)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Il1rn  (interleukin 1 receptor antagonist)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
IL1RN  (interleukin 1 receptor antagonist)


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