α-2-Macroglobulin in Saliva Is Associated with Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Joint Authors
Escobar, Alejandro
Aitken, Juan Pablo
Ortiz, Carolina
Morales-Bozo, Irene
Baeza, Mauricio
Beltran, Caroll
Rojas, Gonzalo
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) require an adequate glycemic control to avoid diabetic complications.
Currently, saliva biomarkers are used as a diagnostic tool and can be indicative of the degree of progression and control of various diseases.
Several studies indicate that α-2-macroglobulin levels are elevated in diabetic patients.
Methods.
120 subjects with DM2 were enrolled and classified into two groups according to their glycemic control (percentage of glycated hemoglobin-A1c (HbA1c), <7% adequate glycemic control group; >7% inadequate glycemic control group).
The relationship between α-2-macroglobulin levels from saliva samples and HbA1c was subsequently evaluated.
Results.
We found a positive correlation between α-2-macroglobulin and HbA1c (r=0.778 and P<0.0001).
Area under the receivers operating characteristic (ROC) curve of α-2-macroglobulin indicated a positive discrimination threshold of α-2-macroglobulin (AUC = 0.903, CI 95%: 0.847–0.959, P<0.0001) to diagnose glycemic control.
Conclusions.
Our data strongly suggest that the level of saliva α-2-macroglobulin is an indicator for the degree of glycemic control in diabetic patients and represents a promising alternative method to evaluate this parameter.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Aitken, Juan Pablo& Ortiz, Carolina& Morales-Bozo, Irene& Rojas, Gonzalo& Baeza, Mauricio& Beltran, Caroll…[et al.]. 2015. α-2-Macroglobulin in Saliva Is Associated with Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Disease Markers،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Aitken, Juan Pablo…[et al.]. α-2-Macroglobulin in Saliva Is Associated with Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Disease Markers No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Aitken, Juan Pablo& Ortiz, Carolina& Morales-Bozo, Irene& Rojas, Gonzalo& Baeza, Mauricio& Beltran, Caroll…[et al.]. α-2-Macroglobulin in Saliva Is Associated with Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Disease Markers. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1060857
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1060857