Vitamin D Deficiency and Insulin Resistance in Normal and Type 2 Diabetes Subjects     

Sowjanya Bachali  K. Dasu  K. Ramalingam  J. N. Naidu 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2013,28(1):74-78

Vitamin D is recognized to serve a wide range of biological functions. The presence of vitamin D receptors on different tissues explains it’s diversity of actions. Reduced levels of vitamin D is associated with insulin resistance and increased diabetes risk. The study included 50 normal healthy individuals and 49 type 2 diabetes subjects. Fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDLc, fasting insulin, parathyroid hormone, calcium, albumin and Homeostasis model for assessment of insulin resistance (HOMAIR) were measured in all the study participants. Type 2 diabetes subjects were divided into group 1 with 25 hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) ≤20 ng/ml and group 2 with 25(OH)D >20 ng/ml. By the results of this study, the mean 25(OH)D level was low (20.09 ng/ml) in type 2 diabetes compared to controls (23.89 ng/ml) and the p value was 0.02. The estimated insulin resistance by HOMAIR was more in group 1 than in group 2 of diabetes with p value of 0.037. The Pearson’s correlation-coefficient was negative for 25(OH)D and insulin in type 2 diabetes (r = ?0.294), 25(OH)D was negatively correlated with HOMAIR in total subjects. Type 2 diabetes subjects had reduced levels of vitamin D than normal individuals. The insulin resistance was more in vitamin D deficiency state. Hence vitamin D has a role in glucose metabolism, deficiency can result in insulin resistance and diabetes.  相似文献   

End Stage Renal Disease,Differential Diagnosis,A Rare Genetic Disorder: Bardet–Biedl Syndrome: Case Report and Review     

Sowjanya B  Sreenivasulu U  Naidu JN  Sivaranjani N 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2011,26(2):214-216

End stage renal disease (ESRD) represents a clinical condition in which there is an irreversible loss of endogenous renal function. Both structural and functional abnormalities of the kidney are associated with increased morbidity, mortality. Bardet–Biedel syndrome (BBS) is one of the rare genetic disorders with prevalence of 1 in 1, 40,000–1 in 1,60,000 worldwide. ESRD in BBS patients is the final stage of the disease, increasing mortality in youth.  相似文献   

Partial Empty Sella Syndrome: A Case Report and Review     

P. Aruna  B. Sowjanya  P. Amaresh Reddy  M. Krishnamma  J. N. Naidu 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2014,29(2):253-256

Empty sella syndrome is a damaged pituitary gland. Either the gland has shrunk or has been crushed and flattened making it look like an empty sella on MRI scan. The reported prevalence of primary empty sella in general population is 8–35 %. The incidence is more in females, the ratio being 5:1. It is generally found in middle aged women who are obese and hypertensive.  相似文献