Original article                                                     

UDC: 616.379-008.64:577.125

doi:10.5633/amm.2012.0302

 

 

Distribution of serum phospholipid fractions in patients with diabetes type 2 and dyslipidemia

 

Vesna Vučić, Aleksandra Arsić, Marija Takić, Danijela Ristić-Medić and Marija Glibetić

University of Belgrade, Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Medical Research, Belgrade, Serbia 

The aim of the present paper was to investigate the serum concentration of total phospholipids and distribution of the phospholipid classes in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 and dyslipidemia. We analyzed the serum phospholipids in 28 newly diagnosed patients with diabetes type 2, of which 12 men and 16 postmenopausal women aged 43-70 years. Sex- and age-matched control group was formed from 27 apparently healthy subjects. The results showed a significantly higher level of total phospholipids in the patient group when compared with healthy subjects (p<0.001). The relative concentration of phosphatidil-choline was significantly higher, and percentages of all other phospholipid classes were significantly lower in the patient group. The obtained results suggest an altered metabolic control of phospholipids in patients with diabetes type 2 with dyslipidemia. Acta Medica Medianae 2012;51(3):13-17.

 

      Key words: diabetes mellitus type 2, dyslipidemia, phospholipids, phospholipid classes