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Łączna M, Kopytko P, Tkacz M, Zgutka K, Czerewaty M, Tarnowski M, Larysz D, Tkacz R, Kotrych D, Piotrowska K, Safranow K, Łuczkowska K, Machaliński B, Pawlik A. Adiponectin Is a Component of the Inflammatory Cascade in Rheumatoid Arthritis. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11102740. [PMID: 35628866 PMCID: PMC9143302 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11102740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Adiponectin is a secretory protein of adipocytes that plays an important role in pathological processes by participation in modulating the immune and inflammatory responses. The pro-inflammatory effect of adiponectin is observed in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In this study, we examined adiponectin plasma levels and the expression of adiponectin in bone marrow tissue samples, synovium samples, and infrapatellar fat pad samples from patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and RA. Additionally we examined the expression of adiponectin receptors AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 in synovium samples and infrapatellar fat pad samples from patients with OA and RA. We also assessed the correlations between adiponectin plasma concentrations, adiponectin expression in bone marrow, synovium, infrapatellar fat pad, and plasma levels of selected cytokines. We found increased expression of adiponectin in synovium samples and infrapatellar fat pad samples from patients with RA as compared to patients with OA. There were no statistically significant differences of adiponectin plasma levels and adiponectin expression in bone marrow tissue samples between OA and RA patients. There were no differences in the expression of AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 at the mRNA level in synovial tissue and the infrapatellar fat pad between RA and OA patients. However, in immunohistochemical analysis in samples of the synovial membrane from RA patients, we observed very strong expression of adiponectin in intima cells, macrophages, and subintimal fibroblasts, such as synoviocytes, vs. strong expression in OA samples. Very strong expression of adiponectin was also noted in adipocytes of Hoffa’s fat pad of RA patients. Expression of AdipoR1 was stronger in RA tissue samples, while AdipoR2 expression was very similar in both RA and OA samples. Our results showed increased adiponectin expression in the synovial membrane and Hoffa’s pad in RA patients compared to that of OA patients. However, there were no differences in plasma adiponectin concentrations and its expression in bone marrow. The results suggest that adiponectin is a component of the inflammatory cascade that is present in RA. Pro-inflammatory factors enhance the expression of adiponectin, especially in joint tissues—the synovial membrane and Hoffa’s fat pad. In turn, adiponectin also increases the expression of further pro-inflammatory mediators.
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Affiliation(s)
- Małgorzata Łączna
- Department of Physiology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland; (M.Ł.); (P.K.); (M.T.); (K.Z.); (M.C.); (M.T.); (K.P.)
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- Department of Physiology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland; (M.Ł.); (P.K.); (M.T.); (K.Z.); (M.C.); (M.T.); (K.P.)
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- Department of Physiology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland; (M.Ł.); (P.K.); (M.T.); (K.Z.); (M.C.); (M.T.); (K.P.)
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- Department of Physiology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland; (M.Ł.); (P.K.); (M.T.); (K.Z.); (M.C.); (M.T.); (K.P.)
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- Department of Physiology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland; (M.Ł.); (P.K.); (M.T.); (K.Z.); (M.C.); (M.T.); (K.P.)
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- Department of Physiology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland; (M.Ł.); (P.K.); (M.T.); (K.Z.); (M.C.); (M.T.); (K.P.)
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- Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, 109 Military Hospital, Piotra Skargi 9-11, 70-965 Szczecin, Poland; (D.L.); (R.T.)
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- Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, 109 Military Hospital, Piotra Skargi 9-11, 70-965 Szczecin, Poland; (D.L.); (R.T.)
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Orthopaedic Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, Unii Lubelskiej 1, 71-252 Szczecin, Poland;
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- Department of Physiology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland; (M.Ł.); (P.K.); (M.T.); (K.Z.); (M.C.); (M.T.); (K.P.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Medical Chemistry, Pomeranian Medical University, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland;
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- Department of General Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland; (K.Ł.); (B.M.)
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- Department of General Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland; (K.Ł.); (B.M.)
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- Department of Physiology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wlkp. 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland; (M.Ł.); (P.K.); (M.T.); (K.Z.); (M.C.); (M.T.); (K.P.)
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Adiponectin is negatively associated with disease activity and Sharp score in treatment-naïve Han Chinese rheumatoid arthritis patients. Sci Rep 2022; 12:2092. [PMID: 35136158 PMCID: PMC8826401 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-06115-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
The association and potential role of the protein hormone adiponectin in autoimmune diseases causing musculoskeletal disorders, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), are controversial. Conflicting results may arise from the influences of confounding factors linked to genetic backgrounds, disease stage, disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs and patients' metabolic characteristics. Here, we examined serum level of adiponectin and its relationship with disease activity score 28 with erythrocytes sedimentation rate (DAS28[ESR]) and Sharp score in a treatment-naïve Han Chinese RA population. This cross-sectional study enrolled 125 RA patients. Serum level of total adiponectin was assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Other important clinical and laboratory parameters were collected from the hospital database. DAS28(ESR) was calculated according to the equation previously published. Sharp score was evaluated based on hands radiographs by an independent radiologist. The correlation between serum adiponectin level and DAS28(ESR) or the Sharp score was investigated by univariate and multivariable linear regression analyses, respectively. Multiple imputation by chained equations was used to account for missing data. Univariate analyses showed a significant positive correlation between DAS28(ESR) and age or C-reactive protein (CRP) (both p = 0.003), while serum adiponectin level was negatively correlated with DAS28(ESR) (p = 0.015). The negative correlation between adiponectin level and DAS28(ESR) remained true in multivariable analyses adjusted for confounders. In addition, the univariate analyses revealed positive correlations of Sharp score to disease duration (p < 0.001), CRP (p = 0.023) and ESR (p < 0.001). In the multivariable model adjusted for confounders, adiponectin was negatively correlated with Sharp score (p = 0.013). In this single-institution cross-sectional study, serum adiponectin level in treatment-naive RA patients is negatively correlated with DAS28(ESR) and the Sharp score after adjustment for prominent identified confounders. Serum adiponectin may be potentially useful for assessing disease activity and radiographic progression of RA.
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Chen H, Mi S, Zhu J, Jin W, Li Y, Wang T, Li Y, Fan C. No Causal Association Between Adiponectin and the Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Mendelian Randomization Study. Front Genet 2021; 12:670282. [PMID: 34630505 PMCID: PMC8498100 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.670282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Accumulating evidence from observational studies suggested that circulating adiponectin levels are associated with the risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the causality remains unknown. We aimed to assess the causal relationship of adiponectin with RA risk. Methods: Based on summary statistics from large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWAS), we quantified the genetic correlation between adiponectin and RA. Then bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis was performed to assess the causal relationship. Twenty single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with adiponectin were selected as instrumental variables from a recent GWAS (n = 67,739). We applied theses SNPs to a large-scale GWAS for RA (14,361 cases and 43,923 controls) with replication using RA data from the FinnGen consortium (6,236 cases and 147,221 controls) and the UK Biobank (5,201 cases and 457,732 controls). The inverse-variance weighted (IVW) and multiple pleiotropy-robust methods were used for two-sample MR analyses. Results: Our analyses showed no significant genetic correlation between circulating adiponectin levels and RA [rG = 0.127, 95% confidence interval (CI): -0.012 to 0.266, P = 0.074]. In MR analyses, genetically predicted adiponectin levels were not significantly associated with the RA risk (odds ratio: 0.98, 95% CI: 0.88-1.09, P = 0.669). In the reverse direction analysis, there is little evidence supporting an association of genetic susceptibility to RA with adiponectin (β: 0.007, 95% CI: -0.003 to 0.018, P = 0.177). Replication analyses and sensitivity analyses using different models yielded consistent results. Conclusions: Our findings provided no evidence to support the causal effect of adiponectin levels on RA risk and of RA on circulating adiponectin levels.
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- Hanzhu Chen
- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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Nyirenda MH, Fadda G, Healy LM, Mexhitaj I, Poliquin-Lasnier L, Hanwell H, Saveriano AW, Rozenberg A, Li R, Moore CS, Belabani C, Johnson T, O'Mahony J, Arnold DL, Yeh EA, Marrie RA, Dunn S, Banwell B, Bar-Or A. Pro-inflammatory adiponectin in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler 2021; 27:1948-1959. [PMID: 33522403 DOI: 10.1177/1352458521989090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Being obese is associated with both increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) and greater MS disease activity. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study is to investigate levels and potential pathophysiologic contribution of serum adipose-hormones (adipokines) in pediatric-onset MS. METHODS Following a Luminex adipokine screen, adiponectin (APN) and its isoforms were quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in 169 children with incident acquired demyelinating syndromes (ADS), prospectively ascertained as having either MS or other forms of inflammatory central nervous system (CNS) demyelination. The effect of recombinant APN and APN-containing sera was assessed on functional responses of normal human peripheral blood myeloid and T cells and on human CNS-derived microglia. RESULTS Compared to other cohorts, children with MS harbored higher serum APN levels, principally driven by higher levels of the low-molecular-weight isoform. Recombinant APN and pediatric MS serum-induced APN-dependent pro-inflammatory activation of CD14+ monocytes and of activated CD4+ and CD8+ T cells (both directly and indirectly through myeloid cells). APN induced human microglia activation while inhibiting their expression of molecules associated with quiescence. CONCLUSIONS Elevated APN levels in children with MS may contribute to enhanced pro-inflammatory states of innate and adaptive peripheral immune responses and breach CNS-resident microglia quiescence, providing a plausible and potentially targetable mechanism by which APN contributes to MS disease activity.
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- Mukanthu H Nyirenda
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada/Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada/Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada/Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada/Department of Neurology, Hull Hospital, Gatineau, QC, Canada
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- Neurosciences and Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada/ Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada/Neuroimmunology Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada/Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada/Division of BioMedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Experimental Therapeutics Program, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Experimental Therapeutics Program, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Neurosciences and Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MN, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, Toronto, ON, Canada/Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Neurosciences and Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada/Division of Neurology, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada/Division of Child Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada/Experimental Therapeutics Program, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada/Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Role of Adiponectin in the Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21218265. [PMID: 33158216 PMCID: PMC7662687 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21218265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic chronic inflammatory autoimmune joint disease, characterized by progressive articular damage and joint dysfunction. One of the symptoms of this disease is persistent inflammatory infiltration of the synovial membrane, the principle site of inflammation in RA. In the affected conditions, the cells of the synovial membrane, fibroblast-like synoviocytes and macrophage-like synovial cells, produce enzymes degrading cartilage and underlining bone tissue, as well as cytokines increasing the infiltration of immune cells. In patients with RA, higher levels of adiponectin are measured in the serum and synovial fluid. Adiponectin, a secretory product that is mainly white adipose tissue, is a multifunctional protein with dual anti-inflammatory and pro-inflammatory properties. Several studies underline the fact that adiponectin can play an important pro-inflammatory role in the pathophysiology of RA via stimulating the secretion of inflammatory mediators. This narrative review is devoted to the presentation of recent knowledge on the role played by one of the adipokines produced by adipose tissue—adiponectin—in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis.
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Re-evaluation of serum leptin and adiponectin concentrations normalized by body fat mass in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Sci Rep 2020; 10:15932. [PMID: 32985609 PMCID: PMC7522978 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73068-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Leptin and adiponectin are produced mainly in adipocytes and classified as adipocytokines because of their possible involvement in inflammation and immunity. The aim of this study was to elucidate the relationships of these adipocytokines with the disease activities of RA. We examined leptin and adiponectin concentrations and inflammatory markers such as metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) in 136 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (26 males and 110 females, 69.6 ± 9.3 years) and 78 controls (36 males and 42 females, 66.7 ± 15.0 years). Serum leptin and adiponectin concentrations correlated positively (r = 0.565, P < 0.001) and negatively (r = –0.331, P < 0.001) to the amount of body fat, respectively. Serum leptin and adiponectin concentrations normalized by body fat mass were significantly higher in RA than those in controls [leptin, 1.24 (median) ng/mL/kg fat in RA vs. 0.76 ng/mL/kg fat in controls; adiponectin, 0.74 μg/mL/kg fat in RA vs. 0.44 μg/mL/kg fat in controls]. Normalized adiponectin concentrations correlated positively not only to the degree of bone destruction in Steinbrocker classification but also to serum MMP-3 concentrations. Normalized leptin concentrations did not correlate to the degree of bone destruction. We conclude that adiponectin but not leptin may be involved in joint damage in RA.
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Lian K, Feng YN, Li R, Liu HL, Han P, Zhou L, Li CX, Wang Q. Middle- and high-molecular weight adiponectin levels in relation to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. J Clin Lab Anal 2019; 34:e23148. [PMID: 31880002 PMCID: PMC7171302 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.23148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Objective Adiponectin (APN) circulates as high‐molecular weight (HMW), medium‐molecular weight (MMW), and low‐molecular weight (LMW) forms. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common cause of chronic liver disease. Currently, the role of LMW, MMW, and HMW APN remains largely unclear in NAFLD. Methods We examined the variation of these forms and analyzed the related clinical characteristics in NAFLD. A total of 63 male NAFLD patients (mean age: 43.00 ± 6.10 years) and 70 healthy male subjects (mean age: 42.53 ± 7.98 years) were included in the study. Total APN and other clinical characteristics were measured. The changes in HMW, MMW, and LMW APN were determined in NAFLD patients and NAFLD patients on a high‐fat diet, and the association between the groups was further analyzed. Results Decreased levels of total APN and three APN isoforms were found in NAFLD. Significantly decreased levels of HMW (P < .01) and MMW (P < .001) were observed in NAFLD of high‐fat diet patients. In NAFLD patients, height (R = −.270, P = .032) and N‐epsilon‐(carboxymethyl) lysine (R = −.259, P = .040) significantly correlated with total APN. HMW APN was significantly associated with fasting plasma glucose (R = .350, P = .016), alanine aminotransferase (R = −.321, P = .029), and aspartate aminotransferase (R = −.295, P = .045). Additionally, MMW APN was significantly associated with total cholesterol (R = .357, P = .014) and high‐density lipoprotein (R = .556, P < .0001). Low‐density lipoprotein (R = −.283, P = .054) was also clearly associated with LMW APN in NAFLD patients. Conclusion These results suggest that HMW and MMW APN may be involved in the pathogenesis and progression of NAFLD.
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- Kun Lian
- Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Biotechnology Center, School of Pharmacy, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Zhao YL, Zhang TP, Wu J, Li BZ, Li XM, Pan HF, Ye DQ. Association of adiponectin and adiponectin receptor gene polymorphisms with rheumatoid arthritis in a Chinese population. Postgrad Med J 2019; 96:149-155. [PMID: 31563887 DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2018-136372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2018] [Revised: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PURPOSE To explore the association of adiponectin (AD) and adiponectin receptor (ADR) gene single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with genetic susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a Chinese population. STUDY DESIGN Five AD SNPs (rs266729, rs2241766, rs1063537, rs2082940 and rs1063539) and two ADR SNPs (rs7539542 and rs12342) were genotyped in a cohort of 617 patients with RA and 639 healthy controls. Seven SNPs were genotyped using TaqMan genotyping assays on the Fluidigm 192.24 system. The concentration of AD in plasma was examined by ELISA. RESULTS Patients with RA showed a considerably lower plasma level of AD than healthy controls (p=0.002). No significant differences were observed for the distribution of allele and genotype frequencies of rs266729, rs2241766, rs2082940, rs1063539, rs7539542 and rs12342 SNPs between patients with RA and controls. The genotype effects of recessive and dominant models were also analysed, but no marked evidence for association was found. However, further analysis in female patients with RA showed that the frequency of the AD gene rs1063539 GG genotype was nominally significantly higher in patients who were anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibody-positive (p=0.040). No significant differences in serum AD level were observed in patients with RA with different genotypes. CONCLUSIONS rs266729, rs2241766, rs2082940 and rs1063539 in the AD gene and rs7539542 and rs12342 in the ADR gene are possibly not associated with genetic susceptibility to RA, but the A D gene rs1063539 locus was possibly associated with anti-CCP in RA female patients.
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- Yu-Lan Zhao
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.,Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Major Autoimmune Diseases, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.,Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Major Autoimmune Diseases, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.,Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Major Autoimmune Diseases, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.,Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Major Autoimmune Diseases, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.,Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Major Autoimmune Diseases, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China .,Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Major Autoimmune Diseases, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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Bećarević MB, Nikolić BS, Ignjatović SD. Adiponectin: a therapeutic target in the antiphospholipid syndrome? Rheumatol Int 2019; 39:1519-1525. [DOI: 10.1007/s00296-019-04349-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Żółkiewicz J, Stochmal A, Rudnicka L. The role of adipokines in systemic sclerosis: a missing link? Arch Dermatol Res 2019; 311:251-263. [PMID: 30806766 PMCID: PMC6469644 DOI: 10.1007/s00403-019-01893-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2018] [Revised: 12/27/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Systemic sclerosis is a multiorgan autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and tissue fibrosis of unknown etiology. Recently, adipokines (cell signaling proteins secreted by adipose tissue) have attracted much attention as a cytokine family contributing to the various pathological processes of systemic sclerosis. Adipokines, such as leptin, adiponectin, resistin, adipsin, visfatin or chemerin are a heterogenic group of molecules. Adiponectin exhibits anti-fibrotic features and affects inflammatory reactions. Leptin promotes fibrosis and inflammation. Resistin was linked to vascular involvement in systemic sclerosis. Visfatin was associated with regression of skin lesions in late-stage systemic sclerosis. Chemerin appears as a marker of increased risk of impaired renal function and development of skin sclerosis in the early stage of systemic sclerosis. Vaspin was indicated to have a protective role in digital ulcers development. Novel adipokines-adipsin, apelin, omentin and CTRP-3-are emerging as molecules potentially involved in SSc pathogenesis. Serum adipokine levels may be used as predictive and diagnostic factors in systemic sclerosis. However, further investigations are required to establish firm correlations between distinct adipokines and systemic sclerosis.
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- Jakub Żółkiewicz
- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Koszykowa 82A, 02-008, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Koszykowa 82A, 02-008, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Koszykowa 82A, 02-008, Warszawa, Poland.
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Serum adiponectin as a predictor of laboratory response to anti-TNF-α therapy in rheumatoid arthritis. Cent Eur J Immunol 2018; 43:289-294. [PMID: 30588174 PMCID: PMC6305609 DOI: 10.5114/ceji.2018.80048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Introduction While adiponectin is typically viewed as an anti-inflammatory mediator, such an activity of adiponectin in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is not so obvious. In the present study we examined whether serum levels of adiponectin reflect the clinical phenotype of RA patients and/or correlate with severity of the disease and the response to anti-TNF-α therapy. Material and methods Twenty-one female RA patients qualified to receive anti-TNF-α treatment were prospectively assessed before and after 12 weeks of therapy. Patients underwent full clinical and biochemical assessment. Disease activity was assessed by the Modified Disease Activity Scores (DAS28). Serum concentrations of adiponectin were measured with an immunoassay. The individuals were divided into two subgroups according to whether their baseline serum adiponectin was below or above the median value. The subgroups did not differ in basic demographic, anthropometric, and clinical parameters. Results Anti-TNF-α treatment resulted in a significant clinical (DAS28) improvement in patients from both subgroups, but no significant differences between basal and post-treatment serum adiponectin concentrations were observed. However, patients with higher baseline adiponectin experienced a significant and more pronounced improvement in laboratory parameters of inflammation (ESR, CRP, neutrophil count, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio). Conclusions It is possible that adiponectin exerts systemic anti-inflammatory effects independently of the local activity of RA.
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Rizza S, Cardellini M, Farcomeni A, Morabito P, Romanello D, Di Cola G, Canale MP, Federici M. Low Molecular Weight Adiponectin Increases the Mortality Risk in Very Old Patients. Aging Dis 2018; 9:946-951. [PMID: 30271669 PMCID: PMC6147581 DOI: 10.14336/ad.2017.1117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 11/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Despite its beneficial role on insulin resistance and atherosclerosis, adiponectin has been frequently reported as an independent positive predictor of cardiovascular mortality. Very few information is available regarding adiponectin isoforms and mortality, in particular in advanced aging. Baseline serum levels of Total Adiponectin and its circulating isoforms (HMW-, MMW-, LMW-Adiponectin) were measured in 97 old patients (mean age: 79 years). Patients were followed up for all-cause mortality (study end-point) for an average of 76.4 ± 37.3 months. A positive association was observed for LMW-Ad and all-cause mortality (HR: 1.13, 95% CI: 1.05-1,22, p: 0.002). After multivariate adjustment for age, sex and a previous history of myocardial infarction, higher levels of LMW-Ad were significantly associated with all-cause mortality (HR: 1.11, 95% CI: 1.02-1.21; p: 0.017). Interestingly neither total adiponectin neither the other two circulating isoforms (MMW- and HMW-Ad) showed any significant association with the study end-point. Our data suggest that the association between high serum adiponectin levels and increased mortality rate in elderly is contingent to an unbalanced circulating levels of adiponectin isoforms. The present results support the hypothesis that high levels of Low Molecular Weight adiponectin are a biomarker for mortality risk in very old patients.
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- Stefano Rizza
- 1Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata and.,2Center for Atherosclerosis, Policlinico Tor Vergata
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- 1Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata and.,2Center for Atherosclerosis, Policlinico Tor Vergata
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- 3Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases Sapienza, University of Rome, Italy
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- 1Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata and.,2Center for Atherosclerosis, Policlinico Tor Vergata
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- 1Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata and.,2Center for Atherosclerosis, Policlinico Tor Vergata
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- 1Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata and.,2Center for Atherosclerosis, Policlinico Tor Vergata
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Aleksandrova K, Mozaffarian D, Pischon T. Addressing the Perfect Storm: Biomarkers in Obesity and Pathophysiology of Cardiometabolic Risk. Clin Chem 2018; 64:142-153. [DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2017.275172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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AbstractBACKGROUNDThe worldwide rise of obesity has provoked intensified research to better understand its pathophysiology as a means for disease prevention. Several biomarkers that may reflect various pathophysiological pathways that link obesity and cardiometabolic diseases have been identified over the past decades.CONTENTWe summarize research evidence regarding the role of established and novel obesity-related biomarkers, focusing on recent epidemiological evidence for detrimental associations with cardiometabolic diseases including obesity-related cancer. The reviewed biomarkers include biomarkers of glucose–insulin homeostasis (insulin, insulin-like growth factors, and C-peptide), adipose tissue biomarkers (adiponectin, omentin, apelin, leptin, resistin, and fatty-acid-binding protein-4), inflammatory biomarkers (C-reactive protein, interleukin 6, tumor necrosis factor α), and omics-based biomarkers (metabolites and microRNAs).SUMMARYAlthough the evidence for many classical obesity biomarkers, including adiponectin and C-reactive protein (CRP), in disease etiology has been initially promising, the evidence for a causal role in humans remains limited. Further, there has been little demonstrated ability to improve disease prediction beyond classical risk factors. In the era of “precision medicine,” there is an increasing interest in novel biomarkers, and the extended list of potentially promising biomarkers, such as adipokines, cytokines, metabolites, and microRNAs, implicated in obesity may bring new promise for improved, personalized prevention. To further evaluate the role of obesity-related biomarkers as etiological and early-disease-prediction targets, well-designed studies are needed to evaluate temporal associations, replicate findings, and test clinical utility of novel biomarkers. In particular, studies to determine the therapeutic implications of novel biomarkers beyond established metabolic risk factors are highly warranted.
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- Krasimira Aleksandrova
- Nutrition, Immunity and Metabolism Start-up Lab, Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Nuthetal, Germany
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- Molecular Epidemiology Research Group, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Berlin, Germany
- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- MDC/BIH Biobank, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association and Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Lee YH, Bae SC. Circulating adiponectin and visfatin levels in rheumatoid arthritis and their correlation with disease activity: A meta-analysis. Int J Rheum Dis 2017; 21:664-672. [DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.13038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Young Ho Lee
- Division of Rheumatology; Department of Internal Medicine; Korea University College of Medicine; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Rheumatology; Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases; Seoul Korea
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Viswanath V, Danda D. Inflammation, metabolism and adipokines: toward a unified theory. Int J Rheum Dis 2016; 19:633-6. [DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.12958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Vishad Viswanath
- Institute For Rheumatology and Immunology Sciences; Kerala India
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology; Christian Medical College; Vellore India
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Swedin L, Saarne T, Rehnberg M, Glader P, Niedzielska M, Johansson G, Hazon P, Catley MC. Patient stratification and the unmet need in asthma. Pharmacol Ther 2016; 169:13-34. [PMID: 27373855 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2016.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Asthma is often described as an inflammatory disease of the lungs and in most patients symptomatic treatment with bronchodilators or inhaled corticosteroids is sufficient to control disease. Unfortunately there are a proportion of patients who fail to achieve control despite treatment with the best current treatment. These severe asthma patients have been considered a homogeneous group of patients that represent the unmet therapeutic need in asthma. Many novel therapies have been tested in unselected asthma patients and the effects have often been disappointing, particularly for the highly specific monoclonal antibody-based drugs such as anti-IL-13 and anti-IL-5. More recently, it has become clear that asthma is a syndrome with many different disease drivers. Clinical trials of anti-IL-13 and anti-IL-5 have focused on biomarker-defined patient groups and these trials have driven the clinical progression of these drugs. Work on asthma phenotyping indicates that there is a group of asthma patients where T helper cell type 2 (Th2) cytokines and inflammation predominate and these type 2 high (T2-high) patients can be defined by biomarkers and response to therapies targeting this type of immunity, including anti-IL-5 and anti-IL-13. However, there is still a subset of T2-low patients that do not respond to these new therapies. This T2-low group will represent the new unmet medical need now that the T2-high-targeting therapies have made it to the market. This review will examine the current thinking on patient stratification in asthma and the identification of the T2-high subset. It will also look at the T2-low patients and examine what may be the drivers of disease in these patients.
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- Linda Swedin
- Respiratory, Inflammation and Autoimmunity iMED, Translational Biology, AstraZeneca R&D Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Respiratory, Inflammation and Autoimmunity iMED, Translational Biology, AstraZeneca R&D Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Respiratory, Inflammation and Autoimmunity iMED, Translational Biology, AstraZeneca R&D Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Respiratory, Inflammation and Autoimmunity iMED, Translational Biology, AstraZeneca R&D Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Respiratory, Inflammation and Autoimmunity iMED, Translational Biology, AstraZeneca R&D Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Respiratory, Inflammation and Autoimmunity iMED, Translational Biology, AstraZeneca R&D Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Respiratory, Inflammation and Autoimmunity iMED, Translational Biology, AstraZeneca R&D Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Respiratory, Inflammation and Autoimmunity iMED, Translational Biology, AstraZeneca R&D Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Liu D, Luo S, Li Z. Multifaceted roles of adiponectin in rheumatoid arthritis. Int Immunopharmacol 2015; 28:1084-90. [PMID: 26307192 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2015.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2015] [Revised: 07/20/2015] [Accepted: 08/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Adiponectin is a circulating hormone with pleiotropic functions in lipid and glucose metabolism secreted by adipocytes. It plays a beneficial role in cardiovascular functions and metabolic complications. Recently, growing researches have elucidated that increased adiponectin plasma levels correlate with severity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and it is speculative that adiponectin may link to RA. The association of adiponectin with potential inflammatory functions in RA has raised significant interests in exploring this adipokine as a target for RA-diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Despite significant advances in understanding adiponectin functions and signaling mechanisms, its roles in RA remain multifaceted and subject to controversy. This review highlights the evidences linking adiponectin to either anti-inflammatory or pro-inflammatory action in RA. The results of this review may provide important insight into adiponectin in the development of RA.
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- Ding Liu
- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
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