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Vascular endothelial growth factor as a marker of endothelial dysfunction in poly- and comorbidity: focus on hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus and subclinical hypothyroidism

Valeriya Nemtsova1, Olexandr Bilovol1, Anna Shalimova21
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Arterial Hypertension 2019;23(2):98-104.
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  1. Kharkiv National Medical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
  2. The Government Institution ‘L.T. Malaya Therapy National Institute of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine’, Kharkiv, Ukraine

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Abstract

Background. The goal of our study was to investigate the content and particularities of change of vascular endothelial
growth factor-A (VEGF-A) levels as a marker of endothelial dysfunction (ED) in patients with hypertension
(HT) with or without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and with or without subclinical hypothyroidism (SH).

Material and methods. Two hundred and eleven patients with hypertension stage II were divided into 3 groups:
Group 1 — with HT (n = 55); Group 2 — with AH and T2DM (n = 97); Group 3 — with HT, T2DM and SH
(n = 59). The patients in Group 3 were divided into 3 subgroups depending on TSH levels: 3a (n = 26) — TSH
4.0–6.0 mIU/L; 3b (n = 20) — TSH 6.1–8.0 mIU/L; 3c (n = 13) — TSH 8.1–10.0 mIU/L. We evaluated lipids,
carbohydrate metabolism, serum insulin concentration, insulin resistance index — HOMA, and the level of
VEGF-A in plasma.

Results. The levels of VEGF-A in Group 2 was significantly lower vs. Group1 (323.94 ± 22.17 pg/mL
and 413.15 ± 29.02 pg/mL, respectively (p < 0.05)). The patients in Group 3d had lower VEGF-A levels than
the patients in Group 1, but higher than those in Group 2. Among Group 3 patients, the levels of VEGF-A
were the lowest in the 3a subgroup (375.91 ± 19.81 pg/mL), significantly different from 3b and 3c subgroups
(p < 0.05), for which no differences were found (p > 0.05.). In the 3a subgroup VEGF-A levels were significantly
higher than in Group 2 patients (p < 0.05).

Conclusion. These data confirms the hypothesis of increasing ED in hypothyroidism even at the subclinical level.

Abstract

Background. The goal of our study was to investigate the content and particularities of change of vascular endothelial
growth factor-A (VEGF-A) levels as a marker of endothelial dysfunction (ED) in patients with hypertension
(HT) with or without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and with or without subclinical hypothyroidism (SH).

Material and methods. Two hundred and eleven patients with hypertension stage II were divided into 3 groups:
Group 1 — with HT (n = 55); Group 2 — with AH and T2DM (n = 97); Group 3 — with HT, T2DM and SH
(n = 59). The patients in Group 3 were divided into 3 subgroups depending on TSH levels: 3a (n = 26) — TSH
4.0–6.0 mIU/L; 3b (n = 20) — TSH 6.1–8.0 mIU/L; 3c (n = 13) — TSH 8.1–10.0 mIU/L. We evaluated lipids,
carbohydrate metabolism, serum insulin concentration, insulin resistance index — HOMA, and the level of
VEGF-A in plasma.

Results. The levels of VEGF-A in Group 2 was significantly lower vs. Group1 (323.94 ± 22.17 pg/mL
and 413.15 ± 29.02 pg/mL, respectively (p < 0.05)). The patients in Group 3d had lower VEGF-A levels than
the patients in Group 1, but higher than those in Group 2. Among Group 3 patients, the levels of VEGF-A
were the lowest in the 3a subgroup (375.91 ± 19.81 pg/mL), significantly different from 3b and 3c subgroups
(p < 0.05), for which no differences were found (p > 0.05.). In the 3a subgroup VEGF-A levels were significantly
higher than in Group 2 patients (p < 0.05).

Conclusion. These data confirms the hypothesis of increasing ED in hypothyroidism even at the subclinical level.

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arterial hypertension; type 2 diabetes mellitus; subclinical hypothyroidism; endothelial dysfunction; vascular endothelial growth factor

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Vascular endothelial growth factor as a marker of endothelial dysfunction in poly- and comorbidity: focus on hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus and subclinical hypothyroidism

Journal

Arterial Hypertension

Issue

Vol 23, No 2 (2019)

Article type

Original paper

Pages

98-104

Published online

2019-04-24

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DOI

10.5603/AH.a2019.0006

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Arterial Hypertension 2019;23(2):98-104.

Keywords

arterial hypertension
type 2 diabetes mellitus
subclinical hypothyroidism
endothelial dysfunction
vascular endothelial growth factor

Authors

Valeriya Nemtsova
Olexandr Bilovol
Anna Shalimova

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