Plasma matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases explored in relation to the severity and progression of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 1 diabetes: baseline and prospective analyses

Aims To explore whether circulating matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), MMP-9, MMP-9/neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, MMP-9/tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1), MMP-14, TIMP-2 and TIMP-3 were associated with the severity and progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in patient...

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Main Authors: Sven Hector, Hans Olav Thulesius, Mona Landin-Olsson, Magnus Hillman, Eva Olga Melin, Maria Thunander
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Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2024-08-01
Series:BMJ Open Ophthalmology
Online Access:https://bmjophth.bmj.com/content/9/1/e001583.full
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author Sven Hector
Hans Olav Thulesius
Mona Landin-Olsson
Magnus Hillman
Eva Olga Melin
Maria Thunander
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Hans Olav Thulesius
Mona Landin-Olsson
Magnus Hillman
Eva Olga Melin
Maria Thunander
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description Aims To explore whether circulating matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), MMP-9, MMP-9/neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, MMP-9/tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1), MMP-14, TIMP-2 and TIMP-3 were associated with the severity and progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D).Methods Baseline and prospective analyses were conducted over a period of 10.5 person-years. In 2009, recruitment and biochemical analyses (MMPs, TIMPs, glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), serum creatinine, macroalbuminuria) were performed. Fundus photography, performed at baseline and at follow-up in accordance with the regional screening programme, was compared after being categorised according to the International Clinical Diabetic Retinopathy Disease Severity Scale. ‘DR progression at least one leve’ was calculated. High MMP-2 was defined as ≥178 ng/mL (≥75th percentile) and high TIMP-2 as ≥205 ng/mL (≥75th percentile). DR was dichotomised as ‘at least moderate DR’ or ‘no/mild DR’.Results The study included 267 participants, 57% of whom were men. At baseline, the prevalence of high MMP-2 (p=0.001) and high TIMP-2 (p=0.008) increased with the severity of DR. ‘At least moderate DR’ (adjusted OR (AOR) 2.4, p=0.008) and macroalbuminuria (AOR 3.6, p=0.025) were independently associated with high MMP-2. ‘At least moderate DR’ (AOR 2.3, p=0.009) and macroalbuminuria (3.4, p=0.031) were independently associated with high TIMP-2. DR progression occurred in 101 (46%) patients (p<0.001). HbA1c≥53 mmol/mol was associated with the progression of DR (crude OR 3.8, p=0.001). No other MMPs or TIMPs were linked to the severity or the progression of DR.Conclusions High levels of MMP-2 and TIMP-2 indicated more severe DR or diabetic nephropathy. Only HbA1c was associated with the progression of DR in 267 patients with T1D.
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spelling doaj-art-cc2af5904d4e49a39eb2eed697dd53b22025-02-06T09:05:15ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open Ophthalmology2397-32692024-08-019110.1136/bmjophth-2023-001583Plasma matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases explored in relation to the severity and progression of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 1 diabetes: baseline and prospective analysesSven Hector0Hans Olav Thulesius1Mona Landin-Olsson2Magnus Hillman3Eva Olga Melin4Maria Thunander5Clinical Sciences, Ophthalmology, Lund University Faculty of Medicine, Lund, SwedenDepartment of Medicine and Optometry, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, SwedenClinical Sciences, Diabetology and Endocrinology, Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, Lund, SwedenDiabetes Research Laboratory, Biomedical Centre, Lund University, Lund, SwedenClinical Sciences, Diabetology and Endocrinology, Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, Lund, SwedenClinical Sciences, Diabetology and Endocrinology, Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, Lund, SwedenAims To explore whether circulating matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), MMP-9, MMP-9/neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, MMP-9/tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1), MMP-14, TIMP-2 and TIMP-3 were associated with the severity and progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D).Methods Baseline and prospective analyses were conducted over a period of 10.5 person-years. In 2009, recruitment and biochemical analyses (MMPs, TIMPs, glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), serum creatinine, macroalbuminuria) were performed. Fundus photography, performed at baseline and at follow-up in accordance with the regional screening programme, was compared after being categorised according to the International Clinical Diabetic Retinopathy Disease Severity Scale. ‘DR progression at least one leve’ was calculated. High MMP-2 was defined as ≥178 ng/mL (≥75th percentile) and high TIMP-2 as ≥205 ng/mL (≥75th percentile). DR was dichotomised as ‘at least moderate DR’ or ‘no/mild DR’.Results The study included 267 participants, 57% of whom were men. At baseline, the prevalence of high MMP-2 (p=0.001) and high TIMP-2 (p=0.008) increased with the severity of DR. ‘At least moderate DR’ (adjusted OR (AOR) 2.4, p=0.008) and macroalbuminuria (AOR 3.6, p=0.025) were independently associated with high MMP-2. ‘At least moderate DR’ (AOR 2.3, p=0.009) and macroalbuminuria (3.4, p=0.031) were independently associated with high TIMP-2. DR progression occurred in 101 (46%) patients (p<0.001). HbA1c≥53 mmol/mol was associated with the progression of DR (crude OR 3.8, p=0.001). No other MMPs or TIMPs were linked to the severity or the progression of DR.Conclusions High levels of MMP-2 and TIMP-2 indicated more severe DR or diabetic nephropathy. Only HbA1c was associated with the progression of DR in 267 patients with T1D.https://bmjophth.bmj.com/content/9/1/e001583.full
spellingShingle Sven Hector
Hans Olav Thulesius
Mona Landin-Olsson
Magnus Hillman
Eva Olga Melin
Maria Thunander
Plasma matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases explored in relation to the severity and progression of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 1 diabetes: baseline and prospective analyses
BMJ Open Ophthalmology
title Plasma matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases explored in relation to the severity and progression of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 1 diabetes: baseline and prospective analyses
title_full Plasma matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases explored in relation to the severity and progression of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 1 diabetes: baseline and prospective analyses
title_fullStr Plasma matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases explored in relation to the severity and progression of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 1 diabetes: baseline and prospective analyses
title_full_unstemmed Plasma matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases explored in relation to the severity and progression of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 1 diabetes: baseline and prospective analyses
title_short Plasma matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases explored in relation to the severity and progression of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 1 diabetes: baseline and prospective analyses
title_sort plasma matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases explored in relation to the severity and progression of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 1 diabetes baseline and prospective analyses
url https://bmjophth.bmj.com/content/9/1/e001583.full
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