| Literature DB >> 16338218 |
Keiko Fukuyama1, Takeshi Ohara, Yushi Hirota, Kengo Maeda, Shin-ichi Kuno, Masako Zenibayashi, Tetsuya Teranishi, Kunichi Kouyama, Eiichi Maeda, Norihiro Sakamoto, Masato Kasuga.
Abstract
The -112A>C polymorphism (rs10011540) of the gene for uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) has been associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Japanese individuals. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of this polymorphism, as well as the well-known -3826A>G polymorphism (rs1800592), on clinical characteristics of type 2 diabetes. We determined the genotypes of the two polymorphisms in 93 Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes. Intramyocellular lipid content and hepatic lipid content (HLC) were measured by magnetic resonance spectroscopy. No significant differences in age, sex, BMI, or HbA1c level were detected between type 2 diabetic patients with the -112C allele and those without it. However, homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance (p=0.0089) and HLC (p=0.012) was significantly greater in patients with the -112C allele. We did not detect an association of the -3826A>G polymorphism (rs1800592) of UCP1 gene with any measured parameters. These results suggest that insulin resistance caused by the -112C allele influences the susceptibility to type 2 diabetes.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID： 16338218 DOI： 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.11.140
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN： 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575