Asymmetric dimethylarginine is negatively correlated with hyperglycemia in children
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- Takaya Junji
- Department of Pediatrics, Kawachi General Hospital, Higashi-Osaka 578-0954, Japan
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- Tanabe Yuko
- Department of Pediatrics, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata 573-1010, Japan
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- Kuroyanagi Yuichi
- Department of Pediatrics, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata 573-1010, Japan
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- Kaneko Kazunari
- Department of Pediatrics, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata 573-1010, Japan
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Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is a nonselective nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibitor associated with cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. In several prospective and cross-sectional studies, ADMA has evolved as a marker of cardiovascular risk. However, there is limited information on this serum marker in young people, particularly in those with obesity, type 1 diabetes (DM1) and type 2 diabetes (DM2). We investigated ADMA concentrations in children and adolescents with hyperglycemia as compared with healthy age- and sex-matched individuals. The subjects were 21 simple obesity [male 13, female 8; aged 11.7±4.3 years], 18 with DM1 [male 4, female 14; aged 12.9±4.2 years, duration of disease 3.4±2.1 years], 10 with DM2 [male 5, female 5; aged 13.9±3.4 years, duration of disease 2.8±1.4 years] and 21 controls [male 12, female 9; aged 11.1±2.7 years]. ADMA levels were analyzed in a cross-sectional study. Concentrations of serum ADMA were determined using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Circulating levels of ADMA were significantly lower in subjects with DM1, DM2 or obesity. In all subjects, ADMA levels were inversely correlated with glycated hemoglobin A1c concentrations (r=-0.401, p=0.0003) and serum glucose levels (r=-0.341, p=0.0023). Low circulating ADMA levels are directly associated with glucose levels, suggesting that ADMA production is suppressed in childhood in order to compensate and protect vasculopathy due to hyperglycemia.
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- Endocrine Journal
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Endocrine Journal 62 (6), 551-556, 2015
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