Reduced serum dehydroepiandrosterone levels in diabetic patients with hyperinsulinaemia. 1998

Y Yamaguchi, and S Tanaka, and T Yamakawa, and M Kimura, and K Ukawa, and Y Yamada, and M Ishihara, and H Sekihara
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.

OBJECTIVE To elucidate the interaction between insulin and dehydroepi-androsterone (DHEA) concentrations, we evaluated serum DHEA and DHEA-sulphate (DHEA-S) levels in diabetic patients with hyperinsulinaemia. METHODS Twenty-four subjects with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, 12 hyperinsulinaemic subjects (fasting serum insulin concentrations > or = 10 mU/ml (71.8 pmol/l)) and 12 non-hyperinsulinaemic subjects, and 10 normal control subjects were studied. Serum DHEA, DHEA-S, cortisol and ACTH levels were investigated in these subjects. Moreover, their serum DHEA levels were compared during hyperinsulinaemic-euglycaemic clamp and after ACTH stimulation. METHODS Serum insulin, cortisol, ACTH, DHEA and DHEA-S concentrations were evaluated by RIA. Serum glucose was determined by the glucose oxidase method. RESULTS Diabetic patients with hyperinsulinaemia showed significantly lower levels of serum DHEA and DHEA-S than controls. After ACTH stimulation, these patients also showed significantly lower DHEA levels. During the hyperinsulinaemic-euglycaemic clamp, serum DHEA concentrations of diabetic patients with hyperinsulinaemia remained low and did not decline further, although those of control subjects and non-hyperinsulinaemic diabetic patients showed a significant decline of serum DHEA levels. Even after ACTH stimulation during the clamp, serum DHEA in hyperinsulinaemic patients was still significantly lower than in controls. CONCLUSIONS In diabetic patients with hyperinsulinaemia, baseline DHEA levels are chronically and maximally suppressed compared to control subjects and non-hyperinsulinaemic diabetic patients, and thus not decreased further by exogenous insulin infusion during hyperinsulinaemic-euglycaemic clamp.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D003687 Dehydroepiandrosterone A major C19 steroid produced by the ADRENAL CORTEX. It is also produced in small quantities in the TESTIS and the OVARY. Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) can be converted to TESTOSTERONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; and ESTRONE. Most of DHEA is sulfated (DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE) before secretion. Dehydroisoandrosterone,Prasterone,5-Androsten-3-beta-hydroxy-17-one,5-Androsten-3-ol-17-one,Androstenolone,DHEA,Prasterone, 3 alpha-Isomer,5 Androsten 3 beta hydroxy 17 one,5 Androsten 3 ol 17 one,Prasterone, 3 alpha Isomer
D003924 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY. Diabetes Mellitus, Adult-Onset,Diabetes Mellitus, Ketosis-Resistant,Diabetes Mellitus, Maturity-Onset,Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent,Diabetes Mellitus, Slow-Onset,Diabetes Mellitus, Stable,MODY,Maturity-Onset Diabetes Mellitus,NIDDM,Diabetes Mellitus, Non Insulin Dependent,Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin Dependent,Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent,Diabetes Mellitus, Type II,Maturity-Onset Diabetes,Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus,Type 2 Diabetes,Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus,Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus,Diabetes Mellitus, Adult Onset,Diabetes Mellitus, Ketosis Resistant,Diabetes Mellitus, Maturity Onset,Diabetes Mellitus, Slow Onset,Diabetes, Maturity-Onset,Diabetes, Type 2,Ketosis-Resistant Diabetes Mellitus,Maturity Onset Diabetes,Maturity Onset Diabetes Mellitus,Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus,Noninsulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus,Slow-Onset Diabetes Mellitus,Stable Diabetes Mellitus
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006854 Hydrocortisone The main glucocorticoid secreted by the ADRENAL CORTEX. Its synthetic counterpart is used, either as an injection or topically, in the treatment of inflammation, allergy, collagen diseases, asthma, adrenocortical deficiency, shock, and some neoplastic conditions. Cortef,Cortisol,Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 11,17,21-trihydroxy-, (11beta)-,11-Epicortisol,Cortifair,Cortril,Epicortisol,Hydrocortisone, (11 alpha)-Isomer,Hydrocortisone, (9 beta,10 alpha,11 alpha)-Isomer,11 Epicortisol
D006946 Hyperinsulinism A syndrome with excessively high INSULIN levels in the BLOOD. It may cause HYPOGLYCEMIA. Etiology of hyperinsulinism varies, including hypersecretion of a beta cell tumor (INSULINOMA); autoantibodies against insulin (INSULIN ANTIBODIES); defective insulin receptor (INSULIN RESISTANCE); or overuse of exogenous insulin or HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS. Compensatory Hyperinsulinemia,Endogenous Hyperinsulinism,Exogenous Hyperinsulinism,Hyperinsulinemia,Hyperinsulinemia, Compensatory,Hyperinsulinism, Endogenous,Hyperinsulinism, Exogenous
D000324 Adrenocorticotropic Hormone An anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the ADRENAL CORTEX and its production of CORTICOSTEROIDS. ACTH is a 39-amino acid polypeptide of which the N-terminal 24-amino acid segment is identical in all species and contains the adrenocorticotrophic activity. Upon further tissue-specific processing, ACTH can yield ALPHA-MSH and corticotrophin-like intermediate lobe peptide (CLIP). ACTH,Adrenocorticotropin,Corticotropin,1-39 ACTH,ACTH (1-39),Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone,Corticotrophin,Corticotrophin (1-39),Corticotropin (1-39),Hormone, Adrenocorticotrophic,Hormone, Adrenocorticotropic
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D015309 Glucose Clamp Technique Maintenance of a constant blood glucose level by perfusion or infusion with glucose or insulin. It is used for the study of metabolic rates (e.g., in glucose, lipid, amino acid metabolism) at constant glucose concentration. Euglycemic Clamping,Glucose Clamping,Euglycaemic Clamp,Euglycaemic Clamping,Euglycemic Clamp,Glucose Clamp,Glucose Clamp Technic,Clamp, Euglycaemic,Clamp, Euglycemic,Clamp, Glucose,Clamping, Euglycaemic,Clamping, Euglycemic,Clamping, Glucose,Clamps, Euglycaemic,Clamps, Euglycemic,Clamps, Glucose,Euglycaemic Clamps,Euglycemic Clamps,Glucose Clamp Technics,Glucose Clamp Techniques,Glucose Clamps,Technic, Glucose Clamp,Technics, Glucose Clamp,Technique, Glucose Clamp,Techniques, Glucose Clamp

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