Sabitha Kandi¹ , Md Rafi¹ , B. Venugopal¹ , G. Rajkumar , K.V. Ramana²

1. Department of Biochemistry, Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, Telangana, India
2. Department of Microbiology, Prathima Institute of Medical sciences, Karimnagar, Telangana, India
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International Journal of Molecular Medical Science, 2015, Vol. 5, No. 1   doi: 10.5376/ijmms.2015.05.0001
Received: 31 Jan., 2015    Accepted: 28 Feb., 2015    Published: 03 Mar., 2015

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Kandi et al., 2015, The Activities of Vitamin D and Anti-Thyroperoxidase (Anti-TPO) Antibodies in Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes, International Journal of Molecular Medical Science, Vol.5, No.1, 1-3 (doi: 10.5376/ijmms.2015.05.0001)

The fat soluble vitamin D, anti Thyroperoxidase (anti TPO) enzyme, an enzyme involved in thyroid hormone synthesis has a role in uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). Vitamin D has diverse functions in human body and it carries out its function via vitamin D receptors (VDR). This VDRs are present in most types of immune cells. The immuno modulator property of vitamin D is due to its effects on T and B lymphocytes. Thus, vitamins D modifies cell mediated immune responses and regulate inflammatory T cell activity.  In T2D,  there is insulin resistance (high titers of insulin antibodies), decreased vitamin D activity and increased anti TPO levels. This study concludes a probable relation between immune related activity, signaling molecules in T2D which increases the progression of this condition to autoimmune thyroid disease.

Vitamin D; Anti TPO antibodies; Type 2 diabetes; Insulin resistance