Autoimmune Hypoglycemia in a Patient with Characterization of Insulin Receptor Autoantibodies
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal
;
: 80-85, 2011.
Artigo
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Type B insulin resistance syndrome is a manifestation of autoantibodies to the insulin receptor that results in severe hyperglycemia and acanthosis nigricans. However, the mechanisms by which these autoantibodies induce hypoglycemia are largely unknown. In this paper, we report the case of patient with type B insulin resistance syndrome who presented with frequent severe fasting hypoglycemia and acanthosis nigricans.METHODS:
To evaluate the mechanism of hypoglycemia, we measured the inhibition of insulin binding to erythrocytes and IM9 lymphocytes in a sample of the patient's dialyzed serum before and after immunosuppressive therapy.RESULTS:
In the patient's pre-treatment serum IgG, the binding of 125I-insulin to erythrocytes was markedly inhibited in a dose-dependent manner until the cold insulin level reached 10-9 mol/L. We also observed dose-dependent inhibition of insulin binding to IM9 lymphocytes, which reached approximately 82% inhibition and persisted even when diluted 120. After treatment with glucocorticoids, insulin-erythrocyte binding activity returned to between 70% and 80% of normal, while the inhibition of insulin-lymphocyte binding was reduced by 17%.CONCLUSION:
We treated a patient with type B insulin resistance syndrome showing recurrent fasting hypoglycemia with steroids and azathioprine. We characterized the patient's insulin receptor antibodies by measuring the inhibition of insulin binding.
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Assunto principal:
Autoanticorpos
/
Esteroides
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Azatioprina
/
Imunoglobulina G
/
Resistência à Insulina
/
Receptor de Insulina
/
Linfócitos
/
Temperatura Baixa
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Eritrócitos
/
Acantose Nigricans
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
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