A Indumathi1, Gandhipuram Periyaswamy Senthilkumar2, Kuppuswamy Jayashree1, K Ramesh Babu3. 1. Department of Biochemistry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India. 2. Department of Biochemistry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India. biosenthilkumar@gmail.com. 3. Department of Ophthalmology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of vision impairment. Surging diabetic population and poor visual care raises the need for better diagnostic tools. Hence, it is worthwhile to look for biomarkers associated with the disease pathogenesis. Periostin and tenascin-C are matricellular proteins mediating fibrillogenesis in retinopathy. Their serum levels and association with the presence and severity of retinopathy in diabetics is of importance to be explored. METHODS: The study involved two groups of type 2 diabetes patients, 38 controls without retinopathy and 38 cases with retinopathy. We obtained serum sample and performed biochemical autoanalysis for routine parameters. Special parameters periostin, tenascin-C, and C-peptide were estimated by ELISA. RESULTS: Periostin and tenascin-C were significantly elevated in the retinopathy group. Periostin progressively increased among subgroups. C-peptide decreased significantly in retinopathy group and had a negative correlation with duration of DM, duration of retinopathy, HbA1c and tenascin-C. We observed a positive correlation for periostin and tenascin-C with duration of diabetes. The AUC for C-peptide was the highest (0.750) amongst our parameters. HOMA 2 (%B) index was significantly lower in retinopathy group. CONCLUSIONS: Serum Levels of PO and TnC increased in retinopathy. As the disease advances, periostin level increases, indicating continuing fibrosis and fibrovascular membrane formation. Periostin and tenascin-C increase with duration of retinopathy whereas levels of C-peptide decrease. C-peptide has a better differentiating potential for DR from DM. Reduced insulin production as indicated by declined HOMA 2-%BETA in retinopathy favors hyperglycemia and chronic inflammatory state for the disease progression.
PURPOSE: Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of vision impairment. Surging diabetic population and poor visual care raises the need for better diagnostic tools. Hence, it is worthwhile to look for biomarkers associated with the disease pathogenesis. Periostin and tenascin-C are matricellular proteins mediating fibrillogenesis in retinopathy. Their serum levels and association with the presence and severity of retinopathy in diabetics is of importance to be explored. METHODS: The study involved two groups of type 2 diabetes patients, 38 controls without retinopathy and 38 cases with retinopathy. We obtained serum sample and performed biochemical autoanalysis for routine parameters. Special parameters periostin, tenascin-C, and C-peptide were estimated by ELISA. RESULTS: Periostin and tenascin-C were significantly elevated in the retinopathy group. Periostin progressively increased among subgroups. C-peptide decreased significantly in retinopathy group and had a negative correlation with duration of DM, duration of retinopathy, HbA1c and tenascin-C. We observed a positive correlation for periostin and tenascin-C with duration of diabetes. The AUC for C-peptide was the highest (0.750) amongst our parameters. HOMA 2 (%B) index was significantly lower in retinopathy group. CONCLUSIONS: Serum Levels of PO and TnC increased in retinopathy. As the disease advances, periostin level increases, indicating continuing fibrosis and fibrovascular membrane formation. Periostin and tenascin-C increase with duration of retinopathy whereas levels of C-peptide decrease. C-peptide has a better differentiating potential for DR from DM. Reduced insulin production as indicated by declined HOMA 2-%BETA in retinopathy favors hyperglycemia and chronic inflammatory state for the disease progression.
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