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
- ejection fraction
- type diabetes
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- rheumatoid arthritis
- peritoneal dialysis
- magnetic resonance
- prognostic factors
- magnetic resonance imaging
- disease activity
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- adipose tissue