ISSN:
1432-0428
Keywords:
Magnesium
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nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
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Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus
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erythrocytes
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ion selective electrode
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary To investigate alterations of magnesium metabolism in Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus, we utilized a new magnesium-specific selective ion electrode apparatus to measure serum ionized magnesium (Mg-io) in fasting subjects with and without Type 2 diabetes, and compared these values to levels of serum total magnesium, and of intracellular free magnesium (Mgi) analysed by 31P-NMR spectroscopy. Both Mg-io (0.630±0.008 vs 0.552± 0.008 mmol/l, p〈0.001) and Mgi (223.3±8.3 vs 184± 13.7 mmol/l,p〈0.001), but not serum total magnesium, were significantly reduced in Type 2 diabetes compared with nondiabetic control subjects. Furthermore, a close relationship was observed between serum Mg-io and Mgi (r=0.728, p〈0.001). We suggest that magnesium deficiency, both extracellular and intracellular, is a characteristic of chronic stable mild Type 2 diabetes, and as such, may predispose to the excess cardiovascular morbidity of the diabetic state. Furthermore, by more adequately reflecting cellular magnesium metabolism than total serum magnesium levels, Mg-io measurements may provide a more readily available tool than has heretofore been available to analyse magnesium metabolism in a variety of diseases.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00401149
