ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Increased C-Peptide and Insulin Resistance are Important in the Development of Paralysis in Patients with Idiopathic Peripheral Facial Paralysis
İdiyopatik Periferik Fasiyal Paraliziye Sahip Hastalarda Artmış C-Peptid ve İnsülin Rezistansı Paralizi Gelişiminde Önemlidir
Received Date : 12 Mar 2022
Accepted Date : 31 May 2022
Available Online : 07 Jul 2022
Deniz AVCIa, Abdullah EYVAZb
aClinic of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Nevşehir State Hospital, Nevşehir, Türkiye
bClinic of Internal Medicine, Nevşehir State Hospital, Nevşehir, Türkiye
Doi: 10.24179/kbbbbc.2022-89636 - Makale Dili: EN
KBB ve BBC Dergisi. 2022;30(3):146-53
Copyright © 2020 by Turkey Association of Society of Ear Nose Throat and Head Neck Surgery. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
ABSTRACT
Objective: To investigate the possible predictive role of
the effects of insulin resistance (IR), connecting peptide (C-peptide)
and glucose metabolism on paralysis in patients with nondiabetic
“Bell’s palsy (BP)”. Material and Methods: The prospective-controlled
study included 40 patients (mean age 39.95±11.74 years) and
22 healthy volunteers (average age 36.95±9.8 years). Clinical severity
of BP was assessed using the House-Brackmann Facial Nerve Grading
System. In addition to routine examinations, glucose, insulin,
hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), HbA1c-Système International (HbA1c-SI),
and C-peptide levels were measured after at least 8 hours of fasting. IR
was evaluated using homeostatic model assessment for IR (HOMA-IR)
at a cut-off value of 2.7. Results: Fasting glucose, fasting insulin, fasting
C-peptide, HbA1c, HbA1c-SI, and HOMA-IR values were significantly
higher in the BP group (p<0.05 for all). Additionally, all blood
parameters were positively correlated and mean fasting insulin, fasting
C-peptide, and HOMA-IR values were significantly correlated with
each other. Mean HOMA-IR value was significantly higher in the BP
group compared to the control group (4.2±2.39 vs. 2.61±1.13)
(p=0.004). Conclusion: The significant increase in HOMA-IR values
in BP patients suggests that IR is a facilitative risk factor for BP. In addition,
we consider that there may be a strong relationship between BP
and increased all values. We also propose that these values can be
highly useful and indispensable parameters in the pathophysiology of
BP, administration of prophylactic precautions for prediabetes.
Keywords: Bell palsy; C-peptide; glucose; insulin resistance
ÖZET
Amaç: Nondiyabetik idiyopatik periferik fasiyal paralizi [Bell’s
palsy (BP)] gelişen hastalarda insülin direnci [insulin resistance (IR)],
bağlayıcı peptid [connecting peptide (C-peptid)] ve glukoz metabolizmasının
paralizi gelişimi üzerine olası etkilerinin araştırılması amaçlandı.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Prospektif, kontrollü çalışmaya nondiyabetik
40 BP hastası (ortalama yaş 39,95±11,74) ve sağlıklı 22 gönüllü
(ortalama yaş 36,95±9,8) alındı. BP derecesi “House-Brackmann
Facial Nerve Grading System” ile değerlendirildi. Hastaların rutin tetkikleri
ile birlikte en az 8 saatlik açlık sonrası glukoz, insülin, hemoglobin
A1c (HbA1c), “HbA1c-Système International (HbA1c-SI)” ve
C-peptid seviyeleri ölçülerek değerlendirildi. IR’yi değerlendirmek için
IR’nin homeostatik model değerlendirmesi [homeostatic model assessment
(HOMA-IR)] >2,7 cut-off değeri göz önüne alınarak hesaplandı.
Bulgular: Kontrol grubu ile kıyaslandığında açlık glukoz, açlık
insülin, açlık C-peptid, HbA1c, HbA1c-SI ve HOMA-IR değerlerinin
hepsi BP grubunda daha yüksek ve istatistiksel olarak daha anlamlı saptandı
(p<0,05). Kan parametreleri birbirleri ile pozitif korelasyon gösterdi.
Ortalama açlık insülini, açlık C-peptidi ve HOMA-IR değerleri
birbirleriyle anlamlı şekilde ilişkiliydi. Ortalama HOMA-IR değeri BP
grubunda kontrol grubuna göre anlamlı derecede yüksekti (sırasıyla
4,2±2,39, 2,61±1,13) (p=0,004). Sonuç: HOMA-IR değerlerinin BP
hastalarında önemli ölçüde artması IR’nin BP için kolaylaştırıcı bir risk
faktörü olduğunu gösterdi. Ayrıca artmış HOMA-IR, HbA1c, HbA1c-
SI, C-peptid, açlık glukoz ve açlık insülin değerleri ile BP arasında
güçlü bir patofizyolojik bir ilişki olabileceğini ve yine bu değerlerin
prediyabet için profilaktik önlemlerin uygulanmasında oldukça yararlı
ve vazgeçilmez parametreler olabileceğini düşünüyoruz.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Bell paralizi; C-peptid; glukoz; insülin rezistansı
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