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- Title
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Activity Is Decreased in Emergency Department Patients With Diabetic Ketoacidosis.
- Authors
Andersen, Lars W.; Berg, Katherine M.; Montissol, Sophia; Sulmonte, Christopher; Balkema, Julia; Cocchi, Michael N.; Wolfe, Richard E.; Balasubramanyam, Ashok; Liu, Xiaowen; Donnino, Michael W.; Theodoro, Daniel L.
- Abstract
Objectives The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex ( PDH) is an essential enzyme in aerobic metabolism. Ketones are known to inhibit PDH activity, but the extent of this inhibition is unknown in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis ( DKA). Methods We enrolled adult patients presenting to the emergency department in hyperglycemic crisis. Patients were classified as DKA or hyperglycemia without ketoacidosis based on laboratory criteria. Healthy controls were also enrolled. PDH activity and quantity were measured in isolated peripheral blood mononuclear cells. We compared PDH values between groups and measured the relationship of PDH values to measures of acid-base status. Results Twenty-seven patients (17 with DKA) and 31 controls were enrolled. Patients with DKA had lower PDH activity and quantity compared to the two other groups. PDH activity was significantly correlated with serum bicarbonate and pH and inversely correlated with the anion gap. Conclusions DKA is associated with greater suppression of PDH activity than hyperglycemia without ketoacidosis, and this is correlated with measures of acid-base status. Future studies may determine whether PDH depression plays a role in the pathophysiology of DKA and whether modification of PDH could decrease time to DKA resolution.
- Subjects
BLOOD sugar analysis; DIAGNOSIS of diabetes; DIABETIC acidosis; ENZYMES; ACID-base equilibrium; ANALYSIS of variance; BICARBONATE ions; EMERGENCY medicine; FISHER exact test; HOSPITAL emergency services; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LACTATES; LONGITUDINAL method; MEDICAL care; METABOLISM; PATIENTS; RACE; STATISTICS; DATA analysis; CONTROL groups; PATIENT selection; DATA analysis software; DISEASE complications; DIAGNOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
Academic Emergency Medicine, 2016, Vol 23, Issue 6, p685
- ISSN
1069-6563
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/acem.12897