Mitochondria and Metabolic Syndrome in a Southern California Chinese Cohort

University of California, Irvine9 enrolled

Overview

There has been increasing support for our hypothesis that mitochondrial dysfunction plays an important role in the etiology of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and the overlapping Metabolic Syndrome.

Once the mitochondrial defect(s) of these subjects has been defined, the data will be used to develop two non-invasive screening tools to detect mitochondrial defects in Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolic Syndrome patients. The device call Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy develope at Beckman Laser Instituteis is non-invasive measurement technique, to measure the properties of the muscle tisuue and vascular activity (calf, bicep, or the brain)to evaluate the patient's metabolic status and and to assess muscle mitochondrial OXPHOS function.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Metabolic Syndrome Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Interventions

Diffuse Optical SpectroscopyDEVICE

muscle properties scanning

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Chinese descent and have been clinically diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (DM) or have met the study criteria for metabolic syndrome (MS). Exclusion Criteria: * non chiness descent

Locations (1)

Beckman Laser Institute Medical clinic

Irvine, California, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Near Infrared Spectroscopy to assess muscle mitochondrial OXPHOS function.

Time frame: 4 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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