THU0081 Role of The Soluble Form of Dipeptydil Peptidase-4(DPP4) in The Insulin Resistance of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Background Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) is an enzyme which plays a fundamental role on glucose homeostasis through degradation of the incretine hormones glucagon like peptide 1 and gastric inhibitory polypeptide. Objectives To analyze if DPP-4 levels differ between Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and healthy controls, as well as to investigate if they correlate with the insulin resistance (IR) that RA patients express. Methods 406 subjects, 178 patients with RA and 228 controls adjusted by age and sex, were selected. We determined in both groups glucose, insulin and C peptide levels, Homeostatic Model Assessment (HOMA2) index for insulin and C peptide, and blood levels of the soluble form of DPP-4. We studied with multivariant analysis adjusted for the intake of steroids and other classic factors associated with IR, the differences between patients and controls as well as the correlation of DPP-4 with the activity of the disease and with IR in both groups. Results Patients had higher levels of insulin (16±26 vs 10±7 microU/mL, p=0,001) and C peptide (1,15±1,02 vs 0,50±0,26 nmol/L, p Conclusions Patients with RA express lower levels of DPP-4. This decrease could be explained by the activity of the disease and could play a role in the development of insulin resistance that RA patients express. Disclosure of Interest None declared