Impaired NO-dependent vasodilation in patients with Type II (non-insulin-dependent) by acute administration diabetes mellitus is restored of folate

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作者
van Etten, RW
de Koning, EJP
Verhaar, MC
Gaillard, CAJM
Rabelink, TJ
机构
[1] Univ Utrecht, Ctr Med, Dept Vasc Med & Diabet, NL-3584 CX Utrecht, Netherlands
[2] Eemland Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Amersfoort, Netherlands
关键词
nitric oxide; plethysmography; vasomotion; Type II diabetes mellitus; folate;
D O I
10.1007/s00125-002-0862-1
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Aims/hypothesis. Patients with diabetes are characterised by endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular mortality. In particular endothelium-derived nitric oxide has emerged as a first line mechanism against atherosclerosis. Hyperglycaemia causes oxygen radical stress but has also been associated with endothelial nitric oxide synthase uncoupling, both lead to decreased nitric oxide-availability. We recently showed that folate reverses eNOS uncoupling in vitro. Therefore we hypothesise that folate improves endothelial function in Type II (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus in vivo. Methods. Using forearm plethysmography, we evaluated the effect of local, intra-arterial administration of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF, the active form of folic acid, 1 mug/100 ml FAV/min) on forearm blood flow in 23 patients with Type II diabetes and 21 control subjects, matched for age, sex, blood pressure, body mass index, weight and smoking habits. Serotonin as a stimulator of nitric oxide-dependent vasodilation and sodium nitroprusside as a stimulator of endothelium-independent vasodilation were infused. Results. Serotonin-induced vasodilation was blunted (53+/-30 vs 102+/-66 M/C%, p<0.005) and nitroprusside-induced vasodilation was mildly reduced (275 146 vs 391 203 M/C%, p<0.05) in patients with Type II diabetes compared to control subjects. 5-MTHF improved nitric oxide-mediated vasodilation (from 53 30 to 88 59 M/C%, p<0.05) in patients with Type II diabetes mellitus. As expected, 5-MTHF had no effect on forearm blood flow in control subjects. Conclusion/interpretation. These data imply that folate can be used to improve nitric oxide status and to restore endothelial dysfunction in patients with Type 11 diabetes. Our results provide a strong rationale for the initiation of studies that investigate whether supplementation with folic acid prevents future cardiovascular events in this patient group.
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