Younus AH, Al-Faisal AHM. Correlation between
TCF7L2 gene expression and certain biochemical parameters in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
J Taibah Univ Med Sci 2024;
19:575-584. [PMID:
38736897 PMCID:
PMC11087234 DOI:
10.1016/j.jtumed.2024.04.005]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2023] [Revised: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024] Open
Abstract
Objectives
The transcription factor 7-like 2 gene (TCF7L2) is associated with a predisposition to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in different ethnic populations. This article investigated the relationship between TCF7L2 gene expression and several biochemical indexes among different age categories of T2DM in a sample of the Iraqi population.
Methods
One hundred and fifty blood samples were collected from three groups: young T2DM (10-35 years), old T2DM (40-80 years), and healthy control (10-65 years) groups. Both sexes were enrolled. qPCR was performed to explore the expression of the TCF7L2 gene. Biochemical tests were performed to assess hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c), triglyceride (TG), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels. The body mass index (BMI) was calculated. The results were statistically analyzed.
Results
Patients with T2DM had higher BMI, TG, and LDL, and lower HDL than the control group. There was a strong positive correlation between hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) and BMI, TG, and LDL and a negative correlation between HbA1c and HDL. Expression of the TCF7L2 gene showed a significant difference between old and young patients by 1.68 and 0.207 fold, respectively. These results showed that old patients had higher gene expression than young patients.
Conclusion
TCF7L2 gene expression was affected by age, with higher expression in old T2DM patients. This may influence beta cell functions and insulin secretion.
Collapse