1. Oxidative stress and autonomic nerve function in early type 1 diabetes
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Robert D. Hoeldtke, Knox VanDyke, and Kimberly D. Bryner
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Urinary system ,Sweating ,Autonomic Nervous System ,medicine.disease_cause ,Antioxidants ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Diabetic Neuropathies ,Diabetes mellitus ,Internal medicine ,Humans ,Medicine ,Longitudinal Studies ,Sex Characteristics ,Creatinine ,Type 1 diabetes ,Autonomic nerve ,Endocrine and Autonomic Systems ,business.industry ,medicine.disease ,Malondialdehyde ,Reactive Nitrogen Species ,Sudomotor ,Oxidative Stress ,Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 ,Endocrinology ,Autonomic Nervous System Diseases ,chemistry ,Female ,Lipid Peroxidation ,Neurology (clinical) ,business ,Oxidative stress - Abstract
The biochemical mechanisms by which hyperglycemia causes microvascular disease and neuropathy are poorly understood. Experimental studies have established that oxidative stress is present in diabetic rodents with neuropathy, and that antioxidant therapy is protective. Oxidative stress is also present in human diabetes, but its clinical importance is uncertain. We examined several biochemical measures of oxidative stress in 37 patients with recent-onset (less than 2 years) type 1 diabetes annually in a 3-year longitudinal study. We also performed a comprehensive annual evaluation of somatosensory and autonomic nerve function. A total of 41 control subjects were studied. Malondialdehyde excretion, a measure of lipid peroxidation, was 1.5l ± .1 μmol/g creatinine in the control subjects, but 2.43 ± . 3 in the diabetic patients in year one, 2.39 ± .2 in year two and 1.92 ± .15 in year three, which was different from controls across all years; p
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- 2010