Plasma Cathepsin D Activity Rather Than Levels Correlates With Metabolic Parameters of Type 2 Diabetes in Male Individuals

Autor: Tom Houben, Yvonne Oligschlaeger, Bart J. Verwer, Maarten E. Tushuizen, Ronit Shiri-Sverdlov, Lingling Ding, Albert V. Bitorina
Přispěvatelé: Moleculaire Genetica, RS: NUTRIM - R2 - Liver and digestive health
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
0301 basic medicine
Blood Glucose
Male
PH
medicine.medical_treatment
Endocrinology
Diabetes and Metabolism

plasma cathepsin D activity
Cathepsin D
Type 2 diabetes
Fatty Acids
Nonesterified

lcsh:Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology
Plasma
0302 clinical medicine
Endocrinology
insulin resistance
Original Research
INSULIN-RESISTANCE
ROLES
Metabolic disorder
Middle Aged
Postprandial
type 2 diabetes
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
plasma pH
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
03 medical and health sciences
Insulin resistance
Internal medicine
medicine
BREAST-CANCER
Humans
TRAFFICKING
Aged
LYSOSOMAL-ENZYMES
Glycated Hemoglobin
lcsh:RC648-665
plasma levels of cathepsin D
business.industry
Insulin
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Metabolism
medicine.disease
030104 developmental biology
Diabetes Mellitus
Type 2

Case-Control Studies
business
metabolism
Zdroj: Frontiers in Endocrinology
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 11:575070. Frontiers Media S.A.
Frontiers in Endocrinology, Vol 11 (2020)
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 11. FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
ISSN: 1664-2392
Popis: Objective: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by insulin resistance. Previous studies in patients demonstrated that plasma levels of cathepsin D (CTSD), which is optimally active in the acidic environment of lysosomes, correlate with insulin resistance. As plasma pH is slightly reduced in type 2 diabetic patients and we have previously shown that plasma CTSD activity is causally linked to insulin levels in vivo, it is likely that the activity of CTSD in plasma will be increased in type 2 diabetes compared to healthy individuals. However, so far the interaction between CTSD activity and levels to postprandial metabolic derangements in type 2 diabetes is not known. Methods: Eighteen type 2 diabetes and 16 age-matched healthy males were given 2 consecutive standardized mixed meals, after which blood samples were collected. Plasma metabolic parameters as well as CTSD levels and activity were measured, and changes in plasma pH was assessed. Results: In line with the elevation of plasma free fatty acids (FFA) levels in male type 2 diabetics patients, plasma pH in type 2 diabetic individuals was decreased compared to male healthy individuals. While plasma CTSD levels were similar, plasma CTSD activity was increased in male type 2 diabetic compared to male healthy individuals. Besides, plasma CTSD activity rather than levels significantly correlated with indicators of type 2 diabetes (HbA1c, HOMA-IR and glucose). Furthermore, FFA was also independently associated with plasma CTSD activity (standardized β=0.493, p=0.007). Conclusions: Despite similar plasma CTSD levels between healthy and type 2 diabetic male individuals, the metabolically-induced reduction of plasma pH in male type 2 diabetic individuals results in increased plasma CTSD activity which in return links to elevated plasma lipid and glucose levels. Our data therefore point towards plasma CTSD as a metabolic regulator in male type 2 diabetes.
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