Lipasin, a biomarker of diabetic retinopathy

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2016 May:115:96-8. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2016.01.029. Epub 2016 Feb 21.

Abstract

The present study recruited 74 participants with type 2 diabetes, among which 23 had retinopathy. Those with retinopathy had a longer duration of diabetes and higher levels of lipasin compared with those without retinopathy. Logistic regression revealed that lipasin was independently and significantly associated with retinopathy even after adjustments for confounders.

Keywords: Lipasin; Lipids; Retinopathy.

MeSH terms

  • Angiopoietin-Like Protein 8
  • Angiopoietin-like Proteins
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications
  • Diabetic Retinopathy / blood*
  • Diabetic Retinopathy / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Ophthalmoscopy
  • Peptide Hormones / blood*
  • Retrospective Studies

Substances

  • ANGPTL8 protein, human
  • Angiopoietin-Like Protein 8
  • Angiopoietin-like Proteins
  • Biomarkers
  • Peptide Hormones