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C-peptide increases forearm blood flow in patients with type 1 diabetes via a nitric oxide-dependent mechanism
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Johansson, BL (författare)
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- Wahren, J (författare)
- Karolinska Institutet
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- Pernow, J (författare)
- Karolinska Institutet
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- American Physiological Society, 2003
- 2003
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism. - : American Physiological Society. - 0193-1849 .- 1522-1555. ; 285:4, s. E864-E870
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- Proinsulin C-peptide has been shown to increase muscle blood flow in type 1 diabetic patients. The underlying mechanism is not fully understood. The aim of this study was to evaluate if the vasodilator effect of C-peptide is mediated by nitric oxide (NO). Eleven type 1 diabetic patients were studied two times and randomized to administration of intravenous and intra-arterial infusion of C-peptide or saline. Forearm blood flow (FBF) was measured by venous occlusion plethysmography during infusion of C-peptide or saline before, during, and after NO synthase (NOS) blockade. Endothelium-dependent and -independent vasodilatation was evaluated by administration of acetylcholine and sodium nitroprusside, respectively. FBF increased by 35% during intravenous C-peptide ( P < 0.01) but not during saline infusion (–2%, not significant). NOS blockade resulted in a more pronounced reduction in FBF during intravenous C-peptide than during saline infusion (–41 vs. –26%, P < 0.05). Intra-arterial C-peptide failed to increase FBF during NOS blockade. However, when C-peptide was given after the recovery from NOS blockade, FBF rose by 30% ( P < 0.001). The vasodilator effects of acetylcholine and nitroprusside were not influenced by C-peptide. It is concluded that the stimulatory effect of C-peptide on FBF in type 1 diabetic patients is mediated via the NO system and that C-peptide increases basal endothelial NO levels.
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