A study of urinary myo-inositol as a sensitive marker of glucose intolerance

• Published in: Clinica chimica acta Vol. 344; no. 1; pp. 181 - 188
• Main Authors: Sarashina, Gen, Yamakoshi, Masaru, Noritake, Masayuki, Takahashi, Mamoru, Kure, Masahiko, Katsura, Yoshiya, Shiomi, Hiroshi, Tsuboi, Isami, Kawazu, Shoji, Yamagata, Fumio, Tominaga, Makoto, Matsuoka, Takeshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.06.2004
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Biomarkers - urine; Case-Control Studies; Female; Glucose intolerance; Glucose Intolerance - diagnosis; Glucose Intolerance - urine; Humans; Inositol - urine; Male; Middle Aged; myo-Inositol; Oral glucose tolerance test; Postprandial hyperglycemia; ROC Curve; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sex Factors; Oral glucose tolerance test; Glucose intolerance; myo-Inositol; IGT; ROC; DM; Postprandial hyperglycemia; NGT; IFG; OGTT; WHO
• ISSN: 0009-8981; 1873-3492
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2004.02.026

Background: We assessed the possibility of using myo-inositol as a marker of glucose intolerance. Methods: We measured urinary myo-inositol enzymatically before and 2 h after a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test in 564 volunteers, who were divided into four groups [normal glucose tolerance (NGT), impaired fasting glucose (IFG), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), and diabetes mellitus (DM)]. Furthermore, we classified NGT into NGT-A (2-h blood glucose <120 mg/dl and 2-h glucosuria <50 mg/dl) and NGT-B (remaining NGT subjects). We then compared Δ myo-inositol ( myo-inositol/creatinine ratio: 2-h after glucose load—before load) of each group to investigate the relationship between glucose intolerance and Δ myo-inositol. Results: The glucose tolerance of NGT-B appeared to have deteriorated compared with NGT-A as determined by blood glucose, insulin, and glucosuria. There was very little effect of gender or age on Δ myo-inositol in NGT-A. Δ myo-inositol was significantly higher than that in NGT-A (0.5±7.1 mg/g Cr) not only in IFG (8.7±19.5 mg/g Cr, P<0.0001), IGT (14.8±22.9 mg/g Cr, P<0.0001) and DM (79.5±37.1 mg/g Cr, P<0.0001), but in NGT-B (7.4±12.7 mg/g Cr, P<0.0001). With 2 mg/g Cr as a tentative cut-off for Δ myo-inositol to detect NGT-A, sensitivity and specificity were 68% and 72%, respectively. Conclusions: The Δ myo-inositol can be use of a non-invasive and sensitive marker for glucose intolerance.