Abstract
AIMS: To test whether the genetic variant CCR5Delta32 in the CC-chemokine receptor 5, which is known to lead to CCR5 deficiency, is associated with mortality in type 2 diabetes patients.
METHODS: We examined the effect of presence or absence of the CCR5Delta32 on overall and cardiovascular mortality risk in the Zwolle Outpatient Diabetes project Integrating Available Care (ZODIAC) cohort, a type 2 diabetes patient cohort.
RESULTS: We studied 756 patients with a mean duration of follow-up of 5.4 (+/- 1.4) years. 194 patients died during follow up of which 83 were cardiovascular deaths. 144 subjects (19%) carried the CCR5Delta32 deletion. CCR5Delta32 carriers had an adjusted hazard ratio of 0.62 (95%CI: 0.40-0.96; p=0.03) for all-cause mortality and 0.63 (95%CI: 0.33-1.19; p=0.16) for cardiovascular mortality.
CONCLUSIONS: The presence of CCR5Delta32 is associated with better survival in type 2 diabetes patients. These data suggest that it is worthwhile to explore the protective potential of pharmacological blockade of CCR5 in type 2 diabetic patients.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 140-5 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice |
Volume | 86 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Age of Onset
- Aged
- Blood Pressure
- Cardiovascular Diseases/genetics
- Cohort Studies
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/genetics
- Diabetic Angiopathies/genetics
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Glycated Hemoglobin A/metabolism
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Outpatients
- Receptors, CCR5/genetics
- Survivors/statistics & numerical data
- Treatment Outcome