Endocrine Journal
Online ISSN : 1348-4540
Print ISSN : 0918-8959
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Free triiodothyronine /free thyroxine ratio as an index of deiodinase type 1 and 2 activities negatively correlates with casual serum insulin levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Junichi OkadaAtsushi IsodaHiroto HoshiTakuya WatanabeEijiro YamadaTsugumichi SaitoKazuya OkadaYasuyo NakajimaAtsushi OzawaKihachi OhshimaMasanobu YamadaShuichi Okada
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2021 年 68 巻 10 号 p. 1237-1240

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Free triiodothyronine/free thyroxine (FT3/FT4) ratio is considered as an index of the activities of iodothyronine deiodinase types 1 and 2 (DIO1 and DIO2, respectively) and is reportedly associated with insulin resistance in euthyroid adults. Euthyroid women with polycystic ovary syndrome accompanied with insulin resistance have lesser deiodinase activities. Correspondingly, the serum insulin level in a fasted condition positively correlates with the FT3/FT4 ratio, and insulin depletion decreases the DIO2 activity in mice. Selected genetic variants in DIO1 are also associated with insulin resistance measures. Therefore, if insulin positively regulates DIO1 and DIO2, the FT3/FT4 ratio should decrease under impaired insulin action, and the casual insulin level and FT3/FT4 ratio should be negatively correlated. To evaluate this hypothesis, we conducted a single-center retrospective study between 2018 and 2021. All participants visited the selected hospitals monthly for type 2 diabetes mellitus treatment and casual plasma glucose and HbA1c level measurements. Furthermore, their casual serum insulin levels were measured annually. Meanwhile, we excluded patients treated with insulin injection. Ultimately, we evaluated 71 patients, which all exhibited euthyroid conditions. The FT3/FT4 ratio was independently associated with thyroid-stimulating hormone, casual plasma glucose, and casual insulin levels. In terms of the regression coefficients of the univariate linear regression analysis, the FT3/FT4 ratio negatively correlated with the casual serum insulin levels. Therefore, the risk of FT3/FT4 ratio underestimation should be considered when diagnosing Graves’ disease, which is often accompanied with insulin resistance.

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