Evaluation of signs of immune or metabolic disturbances among diabetic patients with positive islet cell antibodies

• Main Authors: Zhian M. Ibrahim Dezayee, Nabeel E. Waheda, Sabria M. Said Al- Salihi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine University of Baghdad 2012-04-01
• Series: مجلة كلية الطب
• Subjects: Islet cell antibodies, lipid profile, immunoglobulins
• Online Access: http://iqjmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/19JFacMedBaghdad36/article/view/773

Background: Autoantibodies to islet cell antigens are known predictors of type 1 diabetes and detected in latent autoimmune diabetes in adults. Objectives: This study aimed to identify the metabolic and immunological disturbances in diabetic patients with positive and negative islet cell antibodies (ICAs) Materials and methods: A total number of 235 known cases of diabetes mellitus type 1 (160) and type 2 diabetes (75) were admitted in the study. Serum ICA and immunoglobulins (IgA, IgM, IgG) as well lipid profile were measured. Results: Positive ICAs was found in 40 out of 120 T1D (33.3%) and 28 out of 75 T2D (37.3%). All the patients were poorly controlled diabetes with the evidence of significant high HbA1c%. There were no significant differences in the lipid profile or immunoglobulin levels between positive and negative ICAs in T1D and T2D. Conclusions: Autoimmunity in term of positive ICA does not play a role in metabolic or immunologic disturbances that associated with T1D and T2D.