Friday, August 2, 2019

Low frataxin mRNA expression is associated with inflammation and oxidative stress in patients with type 2 diabetes

Etiane Tatsch José A.M. De Carvalho Yãnaí S. Bollick Thiago Duarte Marta M.M.F. Duarte Rodrigo A. Vaucher Melissa O. Premaor Fabio V. Comim Rafael N. Moresco; Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2019;e3208. doi:10.1002/dmrr.3208.

Type 2 diabetes patients with low frataxin mRNA levels showed a high degree of inflammation and oxidative stress. It is speculated that frataxin deficiency in T2D patients can contribute to the imbalance in mitochondrial iron homeostasis leading to the acceleration of oxidative stress and inflammation.