ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the correlation of serum thyroid hormones with glucose and lipid metabolism in children with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) whose thyroid functions with normal.Methods 50 T1DM and 71 healthy children were enrolled in our study.Their blood glucose,lipid,HbA1c and thyroid functions were determined.Results Compared with the control group,patients with T1DM had higher low density lipoproteincholesterol (LDL-C),triglyceride(TG),fasting blood glucose (FBG) and HbA1c while with lower high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C),thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH),and free triiodothyronine (FT3) (P＜0.05).In children with T1DM,TSH was positively correlated with LDL-C (r=0.175,P=0.034),total cholesterol (TC)(r=0.187,P=0.009) and TG(r=0.206,P=0.005) while negatively correlated with FBG(r=-0.187,P=O.018) and HbA1c (r=-0.264,P＜0.001).FT3 was negatively correlated with TG (r=-0.185,P=O.012),FBG (r=-0.193,P=O.O07) and HbA1c 0=-0215,P=0.002).But there were no correlations of FT4 with glucose or lipid metabolism.Conclusion TSH and FT3 are significantly correlated with glucose and lipid metabolism in children with T1DM.
ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the effects of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus ( Der p) on the expression of TLR4 and IL-4 in P815 mast cells and to further analyze the immunoregulatory effects of 1,25-(OH)2D3 on Der p treated P815 mast cells.Methods Different concentrations of Der p and 1,25-( OH) 2 D3 were used alone or in combination to stimulate P815 mast cells.The supernatants of the stimulated cell culture were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ( ELISA) for the detection of IL-4.The stimulated cells were collected and analyzed by real-time PCR and Western blot assays for the detection of TLR4atmRNAandproteinlevels,respectively.Results (1)TLR4expressionwasdetectedinP815 cells.The expression of TLR4 was enhanced in P815 cells treated with various concentrations of Der p.A significant dose-dependent up-regulation of TLR4 was observed in P815 cells after incubation with Der p for 36 h.(2) Der p promoted the release of IL-4 in P815 cells (P0.05).(4) 10-8 mol/L of 1,25(OH)2D3 promoted the Der p-induced expression of TLR4 in P815 cells (P<0.01).However, 1,25(OH)2D3 inhibited the release of IL-4 in a dose-dependent manner(P<0.05orP<0.01).Conclusion (1)Derpcouldpromotetheinflammationandallergicreac-tion through up-regulating TLR4 and IL-4 in mast cells.(2) The possible mechanism for the inhibitory of 1, 25(OH)2D3 on Der p-induced immune responses was due to the suppression of Th2-type immune responses through inhibiting the synthesis and secretion of IL-4 in mast cells.