Insulin resistance is not associated with myocardial steatosis in women.
Summary of "Insulin resistance is not associated with myocardial steatosis in women."
AIMS/
HYPOTHESIS:
Insulin resistance, an independent risk-factor for cardiovascular disease, precedes type 2 diabetes and is associated with ectopic lipid accumulation in skeletal muscle and liver. Recent evidence indicates that cardiac steatosis plays a central role in the development of diabetic cardiomyopathy. However, it is not known whether insulin resistance as such in the absence of type 2 diabetes is associated with heart steatosis and/or impaired function. We therefore assessed myocardial steatosis and myocardial function in a sample of women with normal insulin sensitivity, insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and type 2 diabetes.
METHODS:
Magnetic resonance imaging and localised spectroscopy were used to measure left ventricular dynamic variables and myocardial lipid accumulation in interventricular septum of non-diabetic, age- and BMI-matched insulin-sensitive (n = 11, 47 ± 6 years, BMI 25 ± 2 kg/m(2); clamp-like index [CLIX] = 9.7 ± 0.7) and insulin-resistant (n = 10, 48 ± 5 years, 27 ± 4 kg/m(2); CLIX = 4.5 ± 0.4) women with normal glucose tolerance as well as of women with IGT (n = 6, 45 ± 5 years, 28 ± 6 kg/m(2); CLIX = 3.6 ± 1.1) and type 2 diabetes (n = 7, 52 ± 10 years, 27 ± 3 kg/m(2)).
RESULTS:
Myocardial lipid content was increased in type 2 diabetic women only (insulin-sensitive 0.4 ± 0.2% [means ± SD]; insulin-resistant 0.4 ± 0.1%; IGT 0.5 ± 0.2%; type 2 diabetes 0.7 ± 0.3%; p < 0.05). In insulin-resistant and type 2 diabetic women, stroke volume was lower (-15% and -27%, respectively, vs insulin-sensitive) and heart rate was higher (11% and 14%, respectively, vs insulin-sensitive, p < 0.05). No other differences in systolic and diastolic function were observed between study groups. CONCLUSIONS/
INTERPRETATION:
In contrast to liver and skeletal muscle, insulin resistance as such is not associated with increased myocardial lipid accumulation.
Affiliation
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Wien, Austria.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Diabetologia
ISSN: 1432-0428
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Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21491158
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00125-011-2146-0
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Hyperinsulinism
A syndrome with excessively high INSULIN levels in the BLOOD. It may cause HYPOGLYCEMIA. Etiology of hyperinsulinism varies, including hypersecretion of a beta cell tumor (INSULINOMA); autoantibodies against insulin (INSULIN ANTIBODIES); defective insulin receptor (INSULIN RESISTANCE); or overuse of exogenous insulin or HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS.
Insulin Resistance
Diminished effectiveness of INSULIN in lowering blood sugar levels: requiring the use of 200 units or more of insulin per day to prevent HYPERGLYCEMIA or KETOSIS. It can be caused by the presence of INSULIN ANTIBODIES or the abnormalities in insulin receptors (RECEPTOR, INSULIN) on target cell surfaces. It is often associated with OBESITY; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; INFECTION; and certain rare conditions. (from Stedman, 25th ed)
Thiazolidinediones
THIAZOLES with two keto oxygens. Members are insulin-sensitizing agents which overcome INSULIN RESISTANCE by activation of the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma (PPAR-gamma).
Donohue Syndrome
Rare autosomal recessive syndrome of extreme insulin resistance due to mutations in the binding domain of INSULIN RECEPTOR. Clinical features include severe intrauterine and postnatal growth restriction, characteristic dysmorphic FACIES; HIRSUTISM; VIRILIZATION; multiple endocrine abnormalities, and early death.
Diabetes, Gestational
Diabetes mellitus induced by PREGNANCY but resolved at the end of pregnancy. It does not include previously diagnosed diabetics who become pregnant (PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS). Gestational diabetes usually develops in late pregnancy when insulin antagonistic hormones peaks leading to INSULIN RESISTANCE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; and HYPERGLYCEMIA.
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