J Korean Diabetes Assoc.
2000 Aug;24(4):485-514.
The Role of beta-cell Dysfunction and Insulin Resistance in the Development of Post-renal
Transplantation Diabetes Mellitus
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine and Surgery, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
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BACKGROUND: Our study was undertaken to investigate the pathogenesis and
possible risk factors for post-renal transplantation diabetes mellitus (PTDM).
METHODS
we recruited 114 patients with normal glucose tolerance, and performed
the 75 g oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT) and the short insulin tolerance tests 1
week before and 9~12 months after transplantation, respectively.
RESULTS
The subjects were classified into three groups on the basis of OGTT after
transplantation by WHO criteria: 1) 36 (31.6%) subjects with normal glucose
tolerance; 2) 51 (45.7%) subjects with impaired glucose tolerance; and 3) 27
(23.7%) subjects with post-renal transplantation diabetes mellitus. Dosages of
steroid and cyclosporin-A (CsA) were equivalent among the 3 groups. Before
transplantation, the fasting and 2-h plasma glucose, and proinsulin/insulin (PI/I)
ratios were significantly higher in the IGT and PTDM groups than in the NGT group,
but insulin sensitivity index (ISI) was not different among 3 groups. In addition, the
area under the curve (AUC)-insulin on OGTT was significantly lower in the PTDM
group than in the NGT group. After transplantation, however, ISI was increased in
all groups. Furthermore, the ISI and PI/I ratios revealed significantly higher values in
the PTDM group than in the NGT group after transplantation.
CONCLUSION
These results revealed that fasting and 2-h plasma glucose levels, as
well as proinsulin/insulin ratio before transplantation, which may all be indicators of beta-cell dysfunction, could be the predictors for the development of PTDM and beta-cell dysfunction rather than insulin resistance was proved to be the main factor for the pathogenesis of PTDM.