CLINICAL RESEARCH
Insulin Therapy Is Associated With Platelet Dysfunction in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Dual Oral Antiplatelet Treatment
Dominick J. Angiolillo, MD, PhD, FACC*,*,
Esther Bernardo, BSc ,
Celia Ramírez, BSc ,
Marco A. Costa, MD, PhD, FACC*,
Manel Sabaté, MD, PhD ,
Pilar Jimenez-Quevedo, MD ,
Rosana Hern ndez, MD, PhD ,
Raul Moreno, MD ,
Javier Escaned, MD, PhD ,
Fernando Alfonso, MD, PhD ,
Camino Bañuelos, MD ,
Theodore A. Bass, MD, FACC*,
Carlos Macaya, MD, PhD and
Antonio Fernandez-Ortiz, MD, PhD
* Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Shands Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida
Cardiovascular Institute, San Carlos University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
Manuscript received February 3, 2006;
revised manuscript received March 10, 2006,
accepted March 20, 2006.
* Reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Dominick J. Angiolillo, Division of Cardiology, University of Florida, Shands Jacksonville, 655 West 8th Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32209 (Email: dominick.angiolillo{at}jax.ufl.edu).
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to assess the influence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and the impact of hypoglycemic treatment (insulin vs. noninsulin) on platelet function profiles in patients treated with dual oral antiplatelet therapy.
BACKGROUND: Insulin inhibits platelet aggregation by suppressing the P2Y12 pathway. However, T2DM patients have a loss of responsiveness to insulin that leads to upregulation of the P2Y12 pathway, increased platelet reactivity, and reduced responsiveness to antiplatelet agents. Patients with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) have a more advanced disease status and higher atherothrombotic risk compared with non-ITDM (NITDM). However, the impact of insulin therapy on platelet dysfunction in patients treated with P2Y12 antagonists is unknown.
METHODS: A total of 201 T2DM and 65 nondiabetic patients with coronary artery disease in a steady phase of aspirin and clopidogrel treatment were studied. Platelet aggregation was assessed using agonists specific (6 and 20 µM adenosine diphosphate [ADP]) and nonspecific (6 µg/ml collagen and 20 µM epinephrine) for the P2Y12 pathway. High shear-induced platelet reactivity was assessed by means of the PFA-100 system (Dade-Behring International, Miami, Florida).
RESULTS: The T2DM patients had platelet aggregation and shear-induced platelet function significantly increased compared with nondiabetic patients using all assays. Platelet aggregation was increased in ITDM (n = 68) compared with NITDM (n = 133) patients after P2Y12-specific stimuli. Insulin treatment was the strongest predictor of ADP-induced aggregation. Platelet function profiles were similar between ITDM and NITDM using assays nonspecific to the P2Y12 pathway. Platelet dysfunction was independent of glycemic control and inflammatory status.
CONCLUSIONS: The P2Y12-dependent and -independent pathways of platelet reactivity are altered in T2DM compared with nondiabetic patients, and ITDM have greater ADP-induced platelet aggregation compared with NITDM.
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
| | ADP = adenosine diphosphate | | CADP = collagen/ADP | | CEPI = collagen/epinephrine | | CT = closure time | | HbA1C = hemoglobin A1C | | ITDM = insulin-treated diabetes mellitus | | NITDM = noninsulin-treated diabetes mellitus | | PPP = platelet-poor plasma | | PRP = platelet-rich plasma | | T2DM = type 2 diabetes mellitus |
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