Abstract
Background: Impaired insulin sensitivity (IS) predicts complications and mortality in type 1 diabetes (T1D). Insulin sensitivity improves shortly after islet cell transplant for T1D, yet long-term changes in IS and associated factors such as patient characteristics, transplant factors, clinical management, and IS-related biomarkers are unknown. Methods: Up to 9 years (mean 4) of longitudinal data were available on 22 adults (18 female) with T1D who received 1 to 3 transplants in Phase 1/2 or 3 clinical trials (2004-2014). Metabolic testing posttransplant estimated IS by the Homeostasis Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR; 111 observations) and the Simple Index of Insulin Sensitivity (SIis; 95 observations). Results: Simple Index of Insulin Sensitivity significantly increased the first year posttransplant (P =.02), then stabilized (P =.39); HOMA-IR remained stable posttransplant (P =.92). Adjusting for age and BMI, higher SIis was associated with lower HbA1c following transplant (P =.03). Greater IS as measured by lower HOMA-IR and higher SIis was associated with lower fasting C-peptide (both P ≤.04) and also with higher exenatide dose (both P ≤.01). More islets transplanted were associated with higher SIis (P <.0001). Lower leptin at transplant predicted lower HOMA-IR and higher SIis after transplant, and lower bone marker receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand predicted lower HOMA-IR (all P ≤.01). Conclusions: Insulin sensitivity measured by SIis was improved several years following transplant, while IS measured by HOMA-IR did not worsen. Higher exenatide dose, more islets transplanted, and diet and exercise (lowering leptin and receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand) may improve IS, which may enhance glycaemic control and lower metabolic demand on transplanted islets. Long-term clamp studies are needed to confirm these results.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | e2972 |
Journal | Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Keywords
- exenatide
- insulin sensitivity
- islet cell transplantation
- leptin
- receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL)
- type 1 diabetes