Whole body insulin sensitivity is increased in systemic sclerosis.
Jacopo CiaffiRoberto CaporaliIlenia Di ColaViktoriya PavlychNoemi ItalianoMartina GentileTom HuizingaJeska K de Vries-BouwstraFrancesco UrsiniPaola CiprianiPublished in: PloS one (2023)
Interestingly, we found that SSc patients are more insulin sensitive than those with RA and even than individuals without inflammatory diseases. In contrast, no significant difference was found in terms of β-cell function.
Keyphrases
- systemic sclerosis
- interstitial lung disease
- end stage renal disease
- type diabetes
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- peritoneal dialysis
- magnetic resonance
- computed tomography
- patient reported outcomes
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- weight loss
- insulin resistance
- adipose tissue
- patient reported