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Isabel Pozuelo-Sanchez1,2, Alejandro Villasanta-Gonzalez1,2, Juan Francisco Alcala-Diaz1,2
1Lipids and Atherosclerosis Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofia University Hospital , University of Cordoba , Córdoba 14004 , Spain.
Abstract:
Diabetes (T2DM) is a major global health issue, and developing new approaches to its prevention is of paramount importance. We hypothesized that abnormalities in lipid metabolism are involved in alpha-cell deregulation. We therefore studied the metabolic factors underlying alpha-cell dysfunction in T2DM progression after a dietary intervention (Mediterranean and low-fat). Additionally, we evaluated whether postprandial glucagon levels may be considered as a predictive factor of T2DM in cardiovascular patients. Non-T2DM participants from the CORDIOPREV study were categorized by tertiles of the area under the curve (AUC) for triacylglycerols and also by tertiles of AUC for glucagon. Our results showed that patients with higher triacylglycerols levels presented elevated postprandial glucagon (P = 0.009). Moreover, we observed higher risk of T2DM (hazard ratio: 2.65; 95% confidence interval: 1.56-4.53) in subjects with elevated glucagon. In conclusion, high postprandial lipemia may induce alpha-cell dysfunction in cardiovascular patients. Our results also showed that postprandial glucagon levels could be used to predict T2DM development.
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