ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION AND DERANGED LEVEL OF ASYMMETRIC DIMETHYL ARGININE IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS

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Kalsoom Tariq
Mudasser Ahmad Khan

Abstract

Objective: To determine the serum Asymmetric dimethyl arginine (ADMA)
level, association of various biochemical parameters with plasma ADMA level
in type 2 diabetic patients and also to compare with normal healthy individ -uals.
Methodology: Analytical cross sectional study was conducted at Medical and
Cardiology Departments of Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) and Hayatabad
Medical Complex (HMC), Peshawar for a period of one year. A total of 140
participants with age range of 35-65 years, were divided into two groups.
Blood was obtained from each participant for biochemical analysis. All data
obtained was entered in SPSS version 15. A P-value of < 0.05 was considered
as statistically significant.
Results: An elevated ADMA was noted group B. In group A significant posi -tive correlation was observed between serum ADMA with TC and TG level and
a non-significant correlation was observed between ADMA and HDL level.
In case of group B a significant strong positive linear relationship was seen
between ADMA level and different parameters like FBG, HbA1c, LDL and no
significant correlation was seen between ADMA with TG and TC.
Conclusion: Our study reveals increased serum ADMA levels in the patients
suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus without CAD when compared with the
control group. Also a significant positive correlation was seen between serum
ADMA level and FBS, HbA1c, TC, HDL-C and TG levels among the subjects of
group B.

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Tariq K, Khan MA. ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION AND DERANGED LEVEL OF ASYMMETRIC DIMETHYL ARGININE IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS. J Postgrad Med Inst [Internet]. 2015 Dec. 12 [cited 2024 Dec. 4];29(3). Available from: https://www.jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/1700
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Author Biographies

Kalsoom Tariq, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar.

Biochemistry, Demonstrator/Lecturer

Mudasser Ahmad Khan, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar.

Biochemistry, Proffesor and Head of Department.