[Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist-treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes] - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2007 Nov 5;169(45):3868-71.

[Article in Danish]

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[Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist-treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes]

[Article in Danish]

Claus Morten Larsen et al. Ugeskr Laeger. 2007.

Abstract

Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) expression is reduced in islets of patients with type 2 diabetes. 70 patients with type 2 diabetes were randomized to treatment with anakinra (IL-1Ra) or placebo for 13 weeks. Following treatment glycated hemoglobin was 0.46 percent lower, C-peptide secretion was enhanced, and systemic IL-6 and C-reactive protein levels were reduced in the anakinra group compared to the placebo group. Insulin resistance remained unchanged. Blocking IL-1 activity improved glycemia and b-cell secretory function and reduced markers of systemic inflammation.

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