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Endothelial vasodilator function is related to low-density lipoprotein particle size and low-density lipoprotein vitamin E content in type 1 diabetes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10676672     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine whether endothelial vasodilator function (EVF) in patients with type 1 diabetes was related to low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particle size (LDLPS), LDL vitamin E content (LDLVE) or the susceptibility of LDL to oxidation (OxLDL). BACKGROUND: Impaired EVF is an early feature of diabetic vascular disease and may be related to oxidant stress. Although small, dense LDL and oxidized LDL are features of type 2 diabetes and predict the development of coronary artery disease, their role in type 1 diabetes is less clear. METHODS: Endothelium-dependent vasodilation was assessed in the brachial artery (flow-mediated vasodilation [FMD]) and in the forearm resistance circulation using venous occlusion plethysmography in response to graded doses of intrabrachial acetylcholine (ACh). Thirty-seven patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) and 45 matched controls underwent flow-mediated dilation, while a subset of 19 DM and 20 controls underwent plethysmography. RESULTS: Total, LDL and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol or triglycerides were not different in DM compared with controls, but LDLPS was smaller (25.6 +/- 0.06 vs. 26.1 +/- 0.1 nm, p < 0.05) and LDLVE was reduced (2.0 +/- 0.25 vs. 2.6 +/- 0.18 micromol/mmol LDL, p < 0.05). Oxidative susceptibility of LDL was not different. Flow-mediated vasodilation was impaired in DM compared with controls (3.6 +/- 0.6% vs. 7.1 +/- 0.5%, p < 0.005), as was the vasodilator response to ACh (p < 0.05). Flow-mediated vasodilation was directly related to LDLPS and LDLVE in both the entire study cohort and DM alone (p < 0.05), but not to other parameters of the standard lipid profile. Similarly, endothelium-dependent vasodilation in the resistance circulation was directly related to LDLPS and LDLVE, but not to OxLDL. CONCLUSION: These results suggest, but do not prove, that LDL particle size and LDL vitamin E may be determinants of conduit and resistance vessel endothelial vasodilator function in type 1 diabetes. Further work will be required to prove cause and effect.
Authors:
R A Skyrme-Jones; R C O'Brien; M Luo; I T Meredith
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the American College of Cardiology     Volume:  35     ISSN:  0735-1097     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  2000 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-02-29     Completed Date:  2000-02-29     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8301365     Medline TA:  J Am Coll Cardiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  292-9     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Centre for Heart and Chest Research, Monash Medical Centre and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acetylcholine / administration & dosage,  diagnostic use
Adult
Biological Markers / blood
Blood Flow Velocity
Brachial Artery / drug effects,  physiopathology,  ultrasonography
Cholesterol, LDL / blood*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / blood,  physiopathology*
Endothelium, Vascular / drug effects,  physiopathology*
Humans
Infusions, Intra-Arterial
Nitroglycerin / administration & dosage,  diagnostic use
Nitroprusside / administration & dosage,  diagnostic use
Oxidative Stress
Prognosis
Risk Factors
Vasodilation / drug effects,  physiology*
Vasodilator Agents / administration & dosage,  diagnostic use
Vitamin E / blood*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Biological Markers; 0/Cholesterol, LDL; 0/Vasodilator Agents; 1406-18-4/Vitamin E; 15078-28-1/Nitroprusside; 51-84-3/Acetylcholine; 55-63-0/Nitroglycerin

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