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Original Article

Platelets of type 2 diabetic patients are characterized by high ATP content and low mitochondrial membrane potential

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Pages 588-593 | Received 03 Jul 2009, Accepted 25 Aug 2009, Published online: 19 Oct 2009
 

Abstract

Platelet dysfunction plays a critical role in vascular complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). But the relationship between platelet hyperactivity and its energy metabolic process remains unclear. This study was designed to explore alterations of platelet mitochondrial ATP production and the possible mechanism. A total of 39 T2DM patients without macrovascular and microvascular complications and 32 normal controls were fasting sampled. Platelet ATP content was measured by a high performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC). The flow cytometry technique was adopted to evaluate mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm), the stored force for platelet ATP production. Consequently, T2DM patients exhibited obvious hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia and hypertension, but normal platelet morphology. Platelet ATP content was significantly higher in T2DM (0.032 ± 0.010 µmol/109 platelets versus 0.017 ± 0.006 µmol/109 platelets, p < 0.001) than in the control group. Interestingly, ΔΨm was markedly decreased in T2DM patients (0.79 ± 0.18 versus 2.70 ± 1.03, p < 0.001) compared with normal controls. For whole subjects, a stepwise regression showed that plasma glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level positively correlated to platelet ATP content (β = 0.552, 95% CI = 0.072–1.451), and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) level was negatively correlated to ΔΨm (β = −0.372, 95% CI = −0.471 to −0.089). These data support that hyperglycemia of T2DM promotes platelet mitochondria to generate more ATP, but decreases platelet mitochondrial potential. The discordance between them requires further researches to elucidate.

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Corrigendum to: Platelets of type 2 diabetic patients are characterized by high ATP content and low mitochondrial membrane potential, Platelets, December 2009; 20(8): 588–593

Abbreviations
ΔΨm=

mitochondrial membrane potential

acetyl-CoA=

acetyl-coenzyme A

BDS=

base deactivated silica

DBP=

diastolic blood pressure

FFA=

free fatty acid

FL1=

Florescence Channel 1

FL2=

Florescence Channel 2

FPG=

fasting plasma glucose

JC-1=

5′,5′,6,6′-tetrachloro-1,1′,3,3′-tetraethylBenzimidaZolyl-carbocyanine iodide

KOH=

potassium hydroxide

MPV=

mean platelet volume

MPW=

mean platelet wideness

OHA=

oral hypoglycemic agent

PMT=

PhotoMultiplier tube

PPG=

postprandial plasma glucose

PRP=

platelet-rich plasma

SBP=

systolic blood pressure

STZ=

streptozotocin

T2DM=

type 2 diabetes mellitus

TC=

total cholesterol

TXA2=

thromboxane A2

UCP=

uncoupling protein

Abbreviations
ΔΨm=

mitochondrial membrane potential

acetyl-CoA=

acetyl-coenzyme A

BDS=

base deactivated silica

DBP=

diastolic blood pressure

FFA=

free fatty acid

FL1=

Florescence Channel 1

FL2=

Florescence Channel 2

FPG=

fasting plasma glucose

JC-1=

5′,5′,6,6′-tetrachloro-1,1′,3,3′-tetraethylBenzimidaZolyl-carbocyanine iodide

KOH=

potassium hydroxide

MPV=

mean platelet volume

MPW=

mean platelet wideness

OHA=

oral hypoglycemic agent

PMT=

PhotoMultiplier tube

PPG=

postprandial plasma glucose

PRP=

platelet-rich plasma

SBP=

systolic blood pressure

STZ=

streptozotocin

T2DM=

type 2 diabetes mellitus

TC=

total cholesterol

TXA2=

thromboxane A2

UCP=

uncoupling protein

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