{"title":"Comments on the article “the association between age at diagnosis of diabetes and development of diabetic retinopathy and assessment of healthcare access as an effect modifier “","authors":"Víctor Manuel Asensio-Sánchez","doi":"10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2025.108948","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2025.108948","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15659,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diabetes and its complications","volume":"39 6","pages":"Article 108948"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143816650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hassan A. Shora , Ibrahim M. EL-Deen , Naglaa M. El-Lithy , Dina M. Abo-Elmatty , Salma M. Khirallah
{"title":"Growth differentiation factor-15: A marker for diabetic kidney disease in patients with metabolic-associated fatty liver disease","authors":"Hassan A. Shora , Ibrahim M. EL-Deen , Naglaa M. El-Lithy , Dina M. Abo-Elmatty , Salma M. Khirallah","doi":"10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2025.109037","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2025.109037","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Growth/differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) plays a crucial role in modulating inflammation and fibrosis and is emerging as a potential biomarker in metabolic diseases. This study investigated the association between circulating GDF-15 levels and the development of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), with or without metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>In this prospective observational study, participants were stratified into three groups: those with T2DM and MAFLD (Group A) and those with T2DM and no MAFLD (Group B), alongside a healthy control group (Group C). Comprehensive clinical evaluations and laboratory assessments, including measurements of GDF-15, metabolic profiles, liver enzymes, and renal function, were performed.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>GDF-15 levels demonstrated a stepwise elevation from controls to T2DM patients, with the highest levels observed in patients with MAFLD (1929 ± 412 pg/mL in Group A, 1655 ± 368 pg/mL in Group B, and 1246 ± 245 pg/mL in Group C; p < 0.001). DKD was diagnosed in 51.4 % of patients in Group A compared to 37.1 % in Group B (p < 0.001). Multivariate analysis identified GDF-15 as the sole independent predictor of DKD (p = 0.01). ROC curve analysis revealed that a GDF-15 cutoff value of ≥1890.51 pg/mL provided an AUC of 0.951, with a sensitivity of 94.2 % and specificity of 87.1 %.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Elevated GDF-15 levels are independently associated with an increased risk of DKD in T2DM patients, particularly in those with MAFLD. These findings highlight the potential of GDF-15 as an early biomarker for DKD.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15659,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diabetes and its complications","volume":"39 6","pages":"Article 109037"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143826463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lai-Ming Kathleen Pak, Minh V Le, Dev Kevat, Rahul Barmanray
{"title":"Identifying predictors of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor and glucagon-like peptide 1 agonist use in hospital among adults with diabetes.","authors":"Lai-Ming Kathleen Pak, Minh V Le, Dev Kevat, Rahul Barmanray","doi":"10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2025.109022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2025.109022","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15659,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diabetes and its complications","volume":" ","pages":"109022"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144027384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wei Zhang , Chunping Sun , Yating Huang , Meng Zhang , Ao Xu , Chen Wang , Fang Lv , Tianrong Pan
{"title":"Inflammation levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with mild cognitive impairment: Assessment followed by amelioration via dapagliflozin therapy","authors":"Wei Zhang , Chunping Sun , Yating Huang , Meng Zhang , Ao Xu , Chen Wang , Fang Lv , Tianrong Pan","doi":"10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2025.109017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2025.109017","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aims</h3><div>To investigate systemic inflammation and the effect of dapagliflozin treatment in (type 2 diabetes mellitus) T2DM patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Between January and December 2023, 200 participants were recruited from the Department of Endocrinology of Hefei First People's Hospital. Baseline data collected included medical history, fasting blood glucose, HbA1c, liver and kidney function, lipid profiles, IL-1β, TNF-α, sVCAM-1 level, and the urinary albumin-creatinine ratio (uACR). Based on their Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale (MoCA) scores, these participants were categorized into two groups: 127 in the MCI group and 73 in the non-MCI group. MCI group received dapagliflozin (10 mg daily) alongside standard treatment.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The MCI group showed higher age, height, weight, BMI, HbA1c, FBG, disease duration, carotid plaques, stenosis rates, and elevated IL-1β, TNF-α, and sVCAM-1. MoCA scores were significantly lower in the MCI group. Correlation analysis showed a negative correlation of MoCA scores with IL-1β, TNF-α, sVCAM-1, plaques, stenosis, FBG, and HbA1c, and a positive correlation with height. Binary logistic regression identified age, BMI, IL-1β, sVCAM-1, and FBG as predictors of cognitive impairment in T2DM. Dapagliflozin treatment reduced BMI, HbA1c, inflammatory markers, and FBG, improving MoCA scores.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Dapagliflozin treatment may improve cognitive function by reducing inflammation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15659,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diabetes and its complications","volume":"39 6","pages":"Article 109017"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143824090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High fat-induced the upregulation of LOX-1 in RF/6A cells under high glucose condition","authors":"Qin Li , Mingmei Zhang , Qianying Gao , Xueyi Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2025.109019","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2025.109019","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To investigate the effect of ox-LDL on the expression of lectin-like receptor of ox-LDL (LOX-1) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) in RF/6A cells under high-glucose condition.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>RF/6A cells were cultured in normal or high-glucose medium for two days. Furthermore, RF/6A cells were cultured in medium with high glucose and ox-LDL or normal medium with ox-LDL. The concentrations of ox-LDL were determined by initial screening based on migration and immunofluorescence. The expressions of LOX-1 and ICAM-1 were determined by western blot.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The maximal effect of glucose on RF/6A cells was observed with the concentration of 25 mmol/l for 48 h. The LOX-1 expression was upregulated under high glucose condition than normal glucose (<em>p</em> < 0.05). There were significant LOX-1 overexpression and blocked ICAM-1 activation in RF/6A cells under high-glucose condition (<em>p</em> < 0.05). In the normal medium with ox-LDL groups, LOX-1 expression was both increased than in the normal medium group (<em>p</em> < 0.05). In the high glucose medium with ox-LDL groups, the expression levels of LOX-1 and ICAM-1 were increased than the high glucose medium group (<em>p</em> < 0.05).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>A certain concentration of ox-LDL blocks high-glucose-induced retinal vascular endothelial injury by inhibiting the upregulation of ICAM-1 due to a high-glucose environment. Dyslipidemia may play an important role in the development of diabetic retinopathy, emphasizing the importance of active regulation of blood lipids in diabetic retinopathy therapy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15659,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diabetes and its complications","volume":"39 5","pages":"Article 109019"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143739313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hasan Fehmi Özel , Şüheda Alpay , Emre Asker , Elif Sıdal Gültekin , Hasan Kazdağlı
{"title":"SGLT-2 inhibitors on cardiac autonomic function in individuals with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus","authors":"Hasan Fehmi Özel , Şüheda Alpay , Emre Asker , Elif Sıdal Gültekin , Hasan Kazdağlı","doi":"10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2025.109021","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2025.109021","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors have emerged as key therapeutic agents in managing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity, offering benefits that extend beyond glycemic control. This review examines the role of SGLT-2 inhibitors in modulating cardiac autonomic function, with a particular focus on heart rate variability (HRV) as a biomarker of autonomic balance. These agents improve metabolic profiles through enhanced glucosuria, natriuresis, and weight loss, while concurrently reducing blood pressure. Importantly, they also attenuate sympathetic nervous system overactivity and promote parasympathetic modulation, which may lower the risk of adverse cardiovascular events.</div><div>The underlying mechanisms include not only the metabolic effects but also anti-inflammatory and antioxidative actions, which together contribute to improved endothelial function and vascular health. Advanced HRV analyses, encompassing traditional time and frequency domain methods as well as nonlinear approaches, have proven valuable in detecting early autonomic dysfunction in high-risk populations. Some studies suggest that SGLT-2 inhibitors may be associated with improvements in HRV parameters, such as increased SDNN and RMSSD and a reduced LF/HF ratio. However, findings are inconsistent across studies, and further research is needed to determine the extent and mechanisms of these potential effects.</div><div>Although these findings are promising, further standardized, long-term studies are essential to clarify the mechanisms and optimal therapeutic strategies involving SGLT-2 inhibitors in the management of autonomic dysfunction. Future research should also explore the synergistic potential of combining SGLT-2 inhibitors with other cardiometabolic therapies to enhance cardiovascular outcomes in individuals with and without T2DM.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15659,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diabetes and its complications","volume":"39 5","pages":"Article 109021"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143725128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 and diabetic peripheral neuropathy","authors":"Georgia Anastasiou , Viviana Maggio , Manfredi Rizzo , Evangelos Liberopoulos","doi":"10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2025.109020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2025.109020","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15659,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diabetes and its complications","volume":"39 7","pages":"Article 109020"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143743009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular conditions prediction in individuals with metabolic syndrome-associated lipoprotein lipase gene (LPL) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)","authors":"Esphie Grace Fojas , Ahmad Haidery , Samina Naseeb , Roozbeh Naemi","doi":"10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2025.109003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2025.109003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is predictive of increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular conditions (CVC). Lipoprotein lipase gene (<em>LPL</em>) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) may be of importance to the eventual diagnosis of T2D and CVC. This study aimed to predict the diagnosis of T2D and CVC amongst individuals with <em>LPL</em> SNPs rs268, rs11542065, rs116403115, rs118204057, rs118204061, rs144466625, and rs547644955.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This is a retrospective study using the UK Biobank data. Variables associated with MetS, T2D and CVC were selected from the data set. The total number of subjects in the cohort was 12,872 (mean age 56 years ± 8.1, 90.0 % were of British ethnicity, and 53.9 % were females). Logistic regression was used to assess whether the T2D and CVC can be predicted based on the presence of LPL SNPs and some of the clinical measures.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Prediction models using clinical parameters showed good area under the curve (AUC) for prediction of T2D and CVC diagnosis (in receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis, area under the curve (AUC) = 0.959 for T2D, AUC = 0.772 for CVC). The addition of Polygenic Risk Scores (PRS/s) showed an improvement for diagnosis of both (AUC = 0.961 and 0.790 for TD and CVC, respectively). Further addition of SNPs showed more increase in AUC (AUC = 0.965 and 0.837 for T2D and CVC, respectively). The additive effect of the PRSs and <em>LPL</em> SNPs was more pronounced in the CVC than in the T2D model. The variant that had major significance for both T2D and CVC diagnoses was rs547644955 (AUC 1.0 and 0.910, respectively). The SNPs rs116403115 and rs118204057 both had an AUC of 1.0 for T2D diagnosis.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The prediction of T2D and CVC diagnoses with the use of clinically available factors may be enhanced with the addition of PRSs and SNPs, including <em>LPL</em> SNPs, which may have implications for stratified or personalised approaches for disease prevention or treatment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15659,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diabetes and its complications","volume":"39 6","pages":"Article 109003"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143759995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marion Kerr , Daisy Wild , Michael Edmonds , Andrew J.M. Boulton
{"title":"Cost effectiveness of topical wound oxygen therapy for chronic diabetic foot ulcers","authors":"Marion Kerr , Daisy Wild , Michael Edmonds , Andrew J.M. Boulton","doi":"10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2025.109016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2025.109016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aims</h3><div>To estimate the cost effectiveness of Topical Wound Oxygen therapy (TWO2) for chronic diabetic foot ulcers.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A Markov model was created to estimate the cost effectiveness of TWO2 over 2 years. Clinical outcome probabilities were estimated from a recent multi-national randomised controlled trial. Diabetic footcare costs were estimated for the National Health Service in England, based on national cost collections, published literature and expert opinion. Model inputs were varied in sensitivity analyses.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Base case results indicate that at a weekly TWO2 price of £650 for up to 12 weeks, total diabetic footcare costs over 2 years are £5038 lower for a patient treated with TWO2 than for standard care, and QALYs are 0.07 higher. Probabilistic sensitivity analysis estimates an 81 % likelihood that the treatment is cost effective at a willingness to pay threshold of £25,000 per QALY.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Base case results indicate that if the clinical outcomes in the RCT are replicated in routine care, TWO2 is a dominant treatment, with lower cost and improved outcomes relative to standard care. Sensitivity analysis shows a high probability that the treatment is cost effective at a willingness to pay threshold of £25,000 per QALY.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15659,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diabetes and its complications","volume":"39 5","pages":"Article 109016"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143705267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Prashanth R.J. Vas , Viviana Maggio , Manfredi Rizzo , Nikolaos Papanas
{"title":"Diabetic neuropathy in adolescents and young adults: The need for early detection and improved understanding","authors":"Prashanth R.J. Vas , Viviana Maggio , Manfredi Rizzo , Nikolaos Papanas","doi":"10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2025.109018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2025.109018","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15659,"journal":{"name":"Journal of diabetes and its complications","volume":"39 7","pages":"Article 109018"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143730291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}