Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2012
College/Unit
School of Medicine
Department/Program/Center
Pediatrics
Abstract
Alterations of blood flow and endothelial function precede development of complications in type 1 diabetes. The effects of hyperglycemia on vascular function in early type 1 diabetes are poorly understood. To investigate the effect of hyperglycemia on forearm vascular resistance (FVR) and endothelial function in adolescents with type 1 diabetes, FVR was measured before and after 5 minutes of upper arm arterial occlusion using venous occlusion plethysmography in (1) fasted state, (2) euglycemic state (~90 mg/dL; using 40 mU/m2/min insulin infusion), and (3) hyperglycemic state (~200 mg/dL) in 11 adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Endothelial function was assessed by the change in FVR following occlusion. Seven subjects returned for a repeat study with hyperglycemia replaced by euglycemia. Preocclusion FVR decreased from euglycemia to hyperglycemia (). Postocclusion fall in FVR during hyperglycemia was less than during euglycemia (). These findings were not reproduced when hyperglycemia was replaced with a second euglycemia. These results demonstrate that acute hyperglycemia causes vasodilation and alters endothelial function in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. In addition they have implications for future studies of endothelial function in type 1 diabetes and provide insight into the etiology of macrovascular and microvascular complications of type 1 diabetes.
Digital Commons Citation
Dye, Amanda S.; Huang, Hong; Bauer, John A.; and Hoffman, Robert P., "Hyperglycemia Increases Muscle Blood Flow and Alters Endothelial Function in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes" (2012). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 2713.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/2713
Source Citation
Dye, A. S., Huang, H., Bauer, J. A., & Hoffman, R. P. (2012). Hyperglycemia Increases Muscle Blood Flow and Alters Endothelial Function in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes. Experimental Diabetes Research, 2012, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/170380
Comments
Copyright © 2012 Amanda S. Dye et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.