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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: OBJECTIVE, METHODS, RESULTS. Meshes: Adiposity, Adult, Arginine, Biomarkers, Blood Glucose, C-Reactive Protein, Case-Control Studies, Cholesterol, HDL, Cholesterol, LDL, Creatinine, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Fasting, Homeostasis, Humans, Inflammation, Insulin Resistance, Male, Middle Aged, Triglycerides.
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Is aDMA a correlate of insulin resistance in early-stage diabetes independent of hs-CRP and body adiposity? Context: It has been shown that insulin resistance is associated with a state of chronic low-grade inflammation. Furthermore, depletion of nitric oxide (NO) or ineffectiveness of NO-mediated vasodilator mechanisms are associated with arterial stiffness and progression of insulin resistance to type-2 diabetes. In this study, we decided to evaluate the association between asymmetric dimethylarginine ([ADMA], an endogenous NO synthase inhibitor), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein ([hs-CRP]; a marker of chronic inflammation) and insulin resistance in early-stage type-2 diabetes. A total of 40 diabetic patients and 40 age-, sex- and body mass index (BMI)-matched healthy adult volunteers were recruited in this case-control study. Diabetic patients were recently diagnosed and did not have a history of any diabetes-related complications. Fasting blood samples were obtained and fasting plasma glucose, cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, creatinine, insulin, ADMA and hs-CRP were measured. Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) was also calculated. ADMA (0.9+/-0.2 vs 0.7+/-0.2 micromol/L; p<0.001) and hs-CRP (3.0+/-2.1 vs 1.3+/-1.0mg/L; p<0.001) were significantly higher in diabetic participants vs healthy controls. Age- and sex-adjusted ADMA values were significantly (p<0.05) correlated with hs-CRP (r=0.279) and HOMA-IR (r=0.288) in diabetic patients. These associations were not significant in healthy controls. The association between ADMA and HOMA-IR in diabetic patients remained significant (r=0.255; p<0.05), after adjustment for BMI, waist circumference, serum lipids, and hs-CRP. In multivariate regression analysis, ADMA and hs-CRP were independently correlated with diabetes.
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In early-stage type-2 diabetic patients, ADMA is an independent predictor of insulin resistance. Our results could possibly point to an independent mechanism for contribution of ADMA in development of insulin resistance. Final Decision: yes