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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2025

The role of activated partial thrombin time in mediating the impact of poorly glycemic control on diabetic peripheral neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Hui Zhang, Minghui Chen, Lijie Sun, Wenwen Zhu, Tong Niu, Huzaifa Fareeduddin Mohammmed Farooqui, Hongxiao Wang, Bing Song, Jumei Wang, Haoqiang Zhang

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Hui Zhang *Henan Key Laboratory of Rare Diseases, Endocrinology and Metabolism Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.
Minghui Chen *Department of Endocrinology, Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Centre for Leading Medicine and Advanced Technologies of IHM, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Lijie Sun *Department of Endocrinology, Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Centre for Leading Medicine and Advanced Technologies of IHM, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Wenwen ZhuDepartment of Endocrinology, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital of Huzhou University, Fifth School of Clinical Medicine of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Huzhou, China.
Tong NiuAffiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Huzaifa Fareeduddin Mohammmed FarooquiAffiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Hongxiao WangDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China.
Bing SongDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China.
Jumei WangDepartment of Endocrinology, Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Centre for Leading Medicine and Advanced Technologies of IHM, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Haoqiang ZhangDepartment of Endocrinology, Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Centre for Leading Medicine and Advanced Technologies of IHM, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.

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Aim: This study aims to investigate the role of activated partial thrombin time (APTT) as a potential mediator in the relationship between suboptimal glycemic control and diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods: A total of 183 T2DM patients were enrolled in this study. Comprehensive clinical data, including coagulation parameters and nerve conduction velocity, were collected and compared between patients with and without DPN. Subsequent correlation and regression analyses were conducted to explore the associations among APTT, HbA1c levels, and nerve conduction velocities. Moreover, mediation analyses were performed to evaluate the total, direct, and indirect effects of HbA1c on specific nerve conduction velocities, with APTT serving as a mediator. Results: In comparison to 101 patients without DPN, 82 patients with DPN exhibited significantly elevated levels of HbA1c and decreased levels of APTT. Notably, levels of APTT and HbA1c were correlated with conduction velocities of Tibial nerve motor fibers, as well as sensory fibers of the Ulnar nerve, Median nerve, and Sural nerve. Furthermore, both elevated HbA1c and decreased APTT were identified as risk factors for DPN in T2DM individuals. Mediation analysis showed that APTT mediated the indirect effect of HbA1c on the conduction velocities of sensory fibers in both the ulnar nerve and sural nerve (95% CI: -0.3448, -0.0135; -0.3523, -0.0180). APTT mediated the relationship between HbA1c and the conduction velocities of sensory fibers in the ulnar nerve or sural nerve by 34.66% or 22.03%, respectively. Conclusions: In patients with T2DM, uncontrolled HbA1c and shorter APTT emerges as risk factors for DPN. Additionally, the effect of increased HbA1c upon DPN, especially for influenced conduction velocities of sensory fibers in both the ulnar nerve and sural nerve may partly medicated by decreased APTT.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic NeuropathiesGlycemic ControlAgedBlood GlucoseFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeural ConductionPartial Thromboplastin TimeThrombin TimeBlood GlucoseGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, humanactivated partial thrombin timediabetic peripheral neuropathyhyperglycemianerve conduction velocitytype 2 diabetes mellitus

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