I3LTE4: Intensive Insulin Therapy and Production of LTE4 in Patients With Diabetes

Summary

The primary objective of the study is to assess the effect of a 3-month intensive insulin therapy on urinary leukotriene E4 (LTE4) excretion in patients with diabetes.

Timeline

Start

2006-05

Primary completion

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Completion

2007-10

Publications

• Background Hardy G, Boizel R, Bessard J, Cracowski JL, Bessard G, Halimi S, Stanke-Labesque F. Urinary leukotriene E4 excretion is increased in type 1 diabetic patients: a quantification by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat. 2005 Dec;78(1-4):291-9. doi: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2005.10.001. Epub 2005 Nov 2.
• Background Hardy G, Vergnaud S, Lunardi J, Peoc'h M, Bessard G, Stanke-Labesque F. 5-lipoxygenase expression and activity in aorta from streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat. 2005 Jan;75(1-4):91-103. doi: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2004.10.002.
• Background Cipollone F, Mezzetti A, Fazia ML, Cuccurullo C, Iezzi A, Ucchino S, Spigonardo F, Bucci M, Cuccurullo F, Prescott SM, Stafforini DM. Association between 5-lipoxygenase expression and plaque instability in humans. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2005 Aug;25(8):1665-70. doi: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000172632.96987.2d. Epub 2005 Jun 2.
• Background Dwyer JH, Allayee H, Dwyer KM, Fan J, Wu H, Mar R, Lusis AJ, Mehrabian M. Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase promoter genotype, dietary arachidonic acid, and atherosclerosis. N Engl J Med. 2004 Jan 1;350(1):29-37. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa025079.
• Background Helgadottir A, Manolescu A, Thorleifsson G, Gretarsdottir S, Jonsdottir H, Thorsteinsdottir U, Samani NJ, Gudmundsson G, Grant SF, Thorgeirsson G, Sveinbjornsdottir S, Valdimarsson EM, Matthiasson SE, Johannsson H, Gudmundsdottir O, Gurney ME, Sainz J, Thorhallsdottir M, Andresdottir M, Frigge ML, Topol EJ, Kong A, Gudnason V, Hakonarson H, Gulcher JR, Stefansson K. The gene encoding 5-lipoxygenase activating protein confers risk of myocardial infarction and stroke. Nat Genet. 2004 Mar;36(3):233-9. doi: 10.1038/ng1311. Epub 2004 Feb 8.
• Boizel R, Bruttmann G, Benhamou PY, Halimi S, Stanke-Labesque F. Regulation of oxidative stress and inflammation by glycaemic control: evidence for reversible activation of the 5-lipoxygenase pathway in type 1, but not in type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia. 2010 Sep;53(9):2068-70. doi: 10.1007/s00125-010-1822-9. Epub 2010 Jun 10. No abstract available.

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