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Zhao YQ, Ren YF, Li BB, Wei C, Yu B. The mysterious association between adiponectin and endometriosis. Front Pharmacol 2024; 15:1396616. [PMID: 38813109 PMCID: PMC11133721 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1396616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024] Open
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Adiponectin is a pleiotropic cytokine predominantly derived from adipose tissue. In addition to its role in regulating energy metabolism, adiponectin may also be related to estrogen-dependent diseases, and many studies have confirmed its involvement in mediating diverse biological processes, including apoptosis, autophagy, inflammation, angiogenesis, and fibrosis, all of which are related to the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Although many researchers have reported low levels of adiponectin in patients with endometriosis and suggested that it may serve as a protective factor against the development of the disease. Therefore, the purpose of this review was to provide an up-to-date summary of the roles of adiponectin and its downstream cytokines and signaling pathways in the aforementioned biological processes. Further systematic studies on the molecular and cellular mechanisms of action of adiponectin may provide novel insights into the pathophysiology of endometriosis as well as potential therapeutic targets.
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- College of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong Province, China
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C-Reactive Protein, Fibrinogen, Leptin, and Adiponectin Levels in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. J Obstet Gynaecol India 2021; 70:490-496. [PMID: 33417636 DOI: 10.1007/s13224-020-01331-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Background and Aim We aimed to compare the levels of clinical, biochemical, hormonal, and metabolic parameters as well as serum CRP, fibrinogen, leptin, and adiponectin in cases with PCOS and control group to investigate whether they play a role in the etiology of the syndrome. Materials and Methods The present study included a total of 90 subjects, 45 subjects were diagnosed with PCOS (n = 45) and 45 subjects served as control group (n = 45). Serum CRP, fibrinogen, leptin, and adiponectin levels were analyzed for each subject. Results Serum CRP, fibrinogen, and leptin were found to be higher (statistically significant) in the group with PCOS as compared to the control group (p < 0.05). Serum Adiponectin was higher in the control group (statistically significantly) as compared with the patients in the PCOS group (p < 0.05). Conclusion CRP and fibrinogen (cardiac risk factor markers) increase in women with PCOS. The levels of leptin which affects metabolism increase, whereas the levels of adiponectin decrease.
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Revisiting Electrochemical Biosensing in the 21st Century Society for Inflammatory Cytokines Involved in Autoimmune, Neurodegenerative, Cardiac, Viral and Cancer Diseases. SENSORS 2020; 21:s21010189. [PMID: 33396710 PMCID: PMC7795835 DOI: 10.3390/s21010189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 12/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The multifaceted key roles of cytokines in immunity and inflammatory processes have led to a high clinical interest for the determination of these biomolecules to be used as a tool in the diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring and treatment of several diseases of great current relevance (autoimmune, neurodegenerative, cardiac, viral and cancer diseases, hypercholesterolemia and diabetes). Therefore, the rapid and accurate determination of cytokine biomarkers in body fluids, cells and tissues has attracted considerable attention. However, many currently available techniques used for this purpose, although sensitive and selective, require expensive equipment and advanced human skills and do not meet the demands of today’s clinic in terms of test time, simplicity and point-of-care applicability. In the course of ongoing pursuit of new analytical methodologies, electrochemical biosensing is steadily gaining ground as a strategy suitable to develop simple, low-cost methods, with the ability for multiplexed and multiomics determinations in a short time and requiring a small amount of sample. This review article puts forward electrochemical biosensing methods reported in the last five years for the determination of cytokines, summarizes recent developments and trends through a comprehensive discussion of selected strategies, and highlights the challenges to solve in this field. Considering the key role demonstrated in the last years by different materials (with nano or micrometric size and with or without magnetic properties), in the design of analytical performance-enhanced electrochemical biosensing strategies, special attention is paid to the methods exploiting these approaches.
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Yang YJ, Park HJ, Won KB, Chang HJ, Park GM, Kim YG, Ann SH, Park EJ, Kim SJ, Lee SG. Relationship between the optimal cut-off values of anthropometric indices for predicting metabolic syndrome and carotid intima-medial thickness in a Korean population. Medicine (Baltimore) 2019; 98:e17620. [PMID: 31626142 PMCID: PMC6824692 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000017620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Anthropometric measurements are simple and useful methods for predicting metabolic syndrome (MetS) because obesity is a predominant feature of MetS. Although carotid intima-medial thickness (IMT) is generally used to evaluate subclinical atherosclerosis, the relationship between the optimal cut-off anthropometric values for predicting MetS and carotid IMT has not been analyzed in a Korean population.Anthropometric measurements including waist circumference (WC), waist hip ratio (WHR), waist height ratio (WHtR), body mass index (BMI), and carotid IMT were assessed in 2560 Korean subjects without previous history of cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, neurological abnormalities, or malignancy who participated in baseline health examinations in a self-referral setting in the Seoul area between April 2010 and November 2012. MetS was defined using the National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III criteria.In both men and women, the levels of all anthropometric indices were significantly higher in subjects with MetS than in those without MetS. According to the receiver operating characteristic curve, the values of 80.8 cm for WC, 0.87 for WHR, 0.52 for WHtR, and 24.6 kg/m for BMI were the optimal cut-offs for predicting MetS in women. The values of 89.3 cm for WC, 0.90 for WHR, 0.52 for WHtR, and 25.1 kg/m for BMI were the optimal cut-offs for predicting MetS in men. After adjusting for confounding factors, the WC optimal cut-off values for predicting MetS were independently associated with carotid IMT in both women and men (women: β = 0.016, P = .008; men: β = 0.033, P = .009). The optimal BMI cut-off value was independently associated with carotid IMT in men only (β = 0.027, P = .032).Among anthropometric indices including WC, WHR, WHtR, and BMI, the WC optimal cut-off values for MetS were independently associated with an increased carotid IMT in both women and men in a Korean population.
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- Yu Jin Yang
- Division of Cardiology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan
- Division of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan
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- Division of Cardiology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan
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- Division of Cardiology, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul
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- Division of Cardiology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan
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- Division of Cardiology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan
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- Division of Cardiology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan
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- Medical Information Center, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan
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- Division of Cardiology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan
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Chen VCH, Chen CH, Chiu YH, Lin TY, Li FC, Lu ML. Leptin/Adiponectin ratio as a potential biomarker for metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2018; 92:34-40. [PMID: 29625373 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2018] [Revised: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Leptin and adiponectin are adipokines which have opposing roles in the development of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome (MetS). Leptin/adiponectin ratio (L/A ratio) has been proposed as a good biomarker for MetS in general population. This study aimed to compare the strength of association between MetS and leptin, adiponectin and L/A ratio, as well as to assess their performance to diagnose MetS in patients with schizophrenia. METHODS Patients diagnosed with DSM-IV schizophrenia and under clozapine or olanzapine monotherapy for at least six months were recruited. We used the modified ATP III criteria for Asians to evaluate subjects for a diagnosis of MetS. RESULTS We recruited 262 study subjects with schizophrenia, and classified them into those with MetS (n = 87) and those without MetS (n = 175). Leptin level was positively correlated with BMI, waist circumference, and insulin level. Adiponectin level was negatively correlated with most metabolic parameters, except glucose level. L/A ratio was positively correlated with most metabolic parameters, except levels of glucose and HDL-C. Significant gender differences existed in leptin levels, adiponectin levels, and L/A ratio. Without and with adjustment of age and gender, binary logistic regression analysis showed that leptin level, adiponectin level, and L/A ratio were significantly associated with MetS. The area under curve (AUC) of L/A ratio and leptin level for MetS was 0.744 (95% CI = 0.685-0.802) and 0.666 (95% CI = 0.601-0.731). The AUC of adiponectin level for the absence of MetS was 0.717 (95% CI = 0.655-0.780). The discriminative strength of L/A ratio for MetS was better in men than in women. CONCLUSIONS The present study results suggest that L/A ratio may be a preferential marker of metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia compared to leptin or adiponectin alone.
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- Vincent Chin-Hung Chen
- Department of Psychiatry & Health Information and Epidemiology Laboratory, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi Branch, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Tsaotun Psychiatric Center, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Nantou, Taiwan
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- Tsaotun Psychiatric Center, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Nantou, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Michels N, Sioen I, Schraven K, De Decker A, van Aart C, De Henauw S. Children’s cortisol and externalizing stress symptoms are predictors of adiponectin evolution over two years. Biol Psychol 2018; 131:89-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2017.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2016] [Revised: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 05/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Tanaka A, Yoshida H, Kawaguchi A, Oyama JI, Kotooka N, Toyoda S, Inoue T, Natsuaki M, Node K. N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide and associated factors in the general working population: a baseline survey of the Uranosaki cohort study. Sci Rep 2017; 7:5810. [PMID: 28724951 PMCID: PMC5517578 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-06090-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2017] [Accepted: 06/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Few data on clinical characteristics associated with N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) or the clinical value of measuring NT-proBNP in the working population are available. The aim of the present study was to investigate the levels of NT-proBNP and their association with clinical variables in the Japanese general working population by using baseline data from the Uranosaki cohort study. In the study, the plasma concentration of NT-proBNP and some biomarkers were measured in addition to the standard health checkups at the workplace. Questionnaires regarding health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) were also completed. A total of 2140 participants were enrolled in the study. Plasma levels of NT-proBNP were positively associated with age, female sex, systolic blood pressure, pulse pressure, prevalent hypertension, smoking habit, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and prevalent proteinuria, and negatively associated with body mass index, lipid profiles except HDL-C, uric acid, renal function, and hemoglobin. Both the plasma concentration of high-molecular weight adiponectin and that of high-sensitivity troponin T were positively and independently associated with NT-proBNP. In addition, the HR-QOL score regarding sleep disorder was independently associated with NT-proBNP. Thus, we have obtained evidence that the plasma NT-proBNP is affected by several clinical variables in the general working population.
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- Atsushi Tanaka
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Imari Matsuura Hospital, Imari, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan.
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Flaxseed and quercetin improve anti-inflammatory cytokine level and insulin sensitivity in animal model of metabolic syndrome, the fructose-fed rats. ARAB J CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2013.11.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Liu PJ, Ma F, Lou HP, Zhu YN. Body roundness index and body adiposity index: two new anthropometric indices to identify metabolic syndrome among Chinese postmenopausal women. Climacteric 2016; 19:433-9. [PMID: 27410775 DOI: 10.1080/13697137.2016.1202229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Body roundness index (BRI) and body adiposity index (BAI) have been recently proposed to assess obesity. The objectives of this cross-sectional study were to compare their potential for identifying metabolic syndrome (MetS) with traditional obesity indices in Chinese postmenopausal women. METHODS A total of 817 participants were involved in this study. Odds ratio and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) between MetS and all indices were evaluated by binary logistic regression analysis. Receiver operating characteristic curve and area under curve (AUC) were employed to evaluate the abilities to identify MetS among all the indices. The differences in the AUC values between traditional indices and BAI as well as BRI were also evaluated. RESULTS The upper values of all indices were significantly associated with the presence of MetS after adjusting for potential confounders, except for BAI. There were no significant differences in the AUC values between BRI and the traditional indices; however, the AUC values of all the traditional indices were significantly larger than that of BAI. CONCLUSIONS Neither BAI nor BRI was superior to traditional obesity indices for predicting MetS. BAI showed the weakest predictive ability, while BRI showed potential for use as an alternative obesity measure in assessment of MetS.
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- P J Liu
- a Department of Clinical Nutrition
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- a Department of Clinical Nutrition
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- b Department of Medical Examination Center
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- c Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Peking Union Medical College Hospital, China Academic Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing , PR China
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Ojeda I, Barrejón M, Arellano LM, González-Cortés A, Yáñez-Sedeño P, Langa F, Pingarrón JM. Grafted-double walled carbon nanotubes as electrochemical platforms for immobilization of antibodies using a metallic-complex chelating polymer: Application to the determination of adiponectin cytokine in serum. Biosens Bioelectron 2015; 74:24-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2015] [Revised: 05/28/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Ljubic S, Jazbec A, Tomic M, Piljac A, Jurisic Erzen D, Novak B, Kastelan S, Lovrencic MV, Brkljacic N. Inverse Levels of Adiponectin in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Are in Accordance with the State of Albuminuria. Int J Endocrinol 2015; 2015:372796. [PMID: 26089882 PMCID: PMC4451160 DOI: 10.1155/2015/372796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2014] [Accepted: 12/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Aims. To investigate the behaviour of adiponectin (ApN) in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetic nephropathy. Methods. ApN and inflammatory and other markers of the metabolic syndrome were compared across diabetes types, albumin excretion rate (AER), and creatinine clearance (CrCl) categories in 219 type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients. Results. Significant differences among ApN levels according to AER were found in both types of diabetes (F = 8.45, df = 2, P < 0.001). With the progression of albuminuria, ApN increased in type 1 and decreased in type 2 diabetes. Patients with decreased CrCl had higher ApN levels than those with normal CrCl in either type of diabetes (F = 12.7, df = 1, P < 0.001). The best model for ApN (R (2) = 0.9002) obtained from stepwise regression in type 1 diabetes included CrCl, BMI, WBC, CRP, and age, while in type 2 diabetes (R (2) = 0.2882) it included ppPG, LDL, and UA. Conclusion. ApN behaved differently in relation to albuminuria, increasing with its progression in type 1 diabetes and decreasing in type 2 diabetes. It was however increased in the subgroups with decreased CrCl in both types of diabetes. Albuminuria seems to be more important than renal insufficiency in the definition of ApN levels in type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
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- Spomenka Ljubic
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, Vuk Vrhovac University Clinic, Merkur University Hospital, Zajceva 19, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Forestry, University of Zagreb, Svetosimunska 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Vuk Vrhovac University Clinic, Merkur University Hospital, Zajceva 19, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, Vuk Vrhovac University Clinic, Merkur University Hospital, Zajceva 19, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Rijeka University Hospital Center, Kresimirova 42, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
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- Department of Diabetes, Vuk Vrhovac University Clinic, Merkur University Hospital, Zajceva 19, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dubrava Clinical Hospital, Avenija Gojka Suska 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Cardiology, Merkur University Hospital, Zajceva 19, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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There is emerging evidence in the literature to suggest that disruption of the normal circadian rhythm (sleep-wake cycle signalling) is a potential risk factor to explain the increased incidence of metabolic syndrome. Over the last century, obesity, diabetes and other components of metabolic syndrome have been on the rise. On the other hand, the amount of sleep has decreased from an average of 6-8 h per night. Furthermore, the quality of sleep has declined with more individuals voluntarily decreasing their amount of sleep to work or enjoy leisure activities. Over the last decade, researchers have examined the relationship between disruption in human circadian system and the emergence of symptoms related to metabolic syndrome. Indeed, epidemiological studies suggest a relation between sleep duration and diabetes and obesity. Moreover, experimental animal and human studies suggest such a relation. These studies propose optimum sleep duration of 7-8 h per night to avoid circadian rhythm disruption and suggest that sleep disturbance, whether iatrogenic or disease-related, should be considered as a risk factor for metabolic syndrome, and be addressed. This field is in its infancy and further understanding of specific pathophysiological pathways of circadian desynchronisation will help in developing novel preventive and therapeutic strategies.
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- Mae Sheikh-Ali
- Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, USA
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Fisman EZ, Tenenbaum A. Adiponectin: a manifold therapeutic target for metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and coronary disease? Cardiovasc Diabetol 2014; 13:103. [PMID: 24957699 PMCID: PMC4230016 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2840-13-103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2014] [Accepted: 05/26/2014] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Adiponectin is the most abundant peptide secreted by adipocytes, being a key component in the interrelationship between adiposity, insulin resistance and inflammation. Central obesity accompanied by insulin resistance is a key factor in the development of metabolic syndrome (MS) and future macrovascular complications. Moreover, the remarkable correlation between coronary artery disease (CAD) and alterations in glucose metabolism has raised the likelihood that atherosclerosis and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) may share a common biological background. We summarize here the current knowledge about the influence of adiponectin on insulin sensitivity and endothelial function, discussing its forthcoming prospects and potential role as a therapeutic target for MS, T2DM, and cardiovascular disease. Adiponectin is present in the circulation as a dimer, trimer or protein complex of high molecular weight hexamers, >400 kDa. AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 are its major receptors in vivo mediating the metabolic actions. Adiponectin stimulates phosphorylation and AMP (adenosin mono phosphate) kinase activation, exerting direct effects on vascular endothelium, diminishing the inflammatory response to mechanical injury and enhancing endothelium protection in cases of apolipoprotein E deficiency. Hypoadiponectinemia is consistently associated with obesity, MS, atherosclerosis, CAD, T2DM. Lifestyle correction helps to favorably modify plasma adiponectin levels. Low adiponectinemia in obese patients is raised via continued weight loss programs in both diabetic and nondiabetic individuals and is also accompanied by reductions in pro-inflammatory factors. Diet modifications, like intake of fish, omega-3 supplementation, adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern and coffee consumption also increase adiponectin levels. Antidiabetic and cardiovascular pharmacological agents, like glitazones, glimepiride, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers are also able to improve adiponectin concentration. Fibric acid derivatives, like bezafibrate and fenofibrate, have been reported to enhance adiponectin levels as well. T-cadherin, a membrane-associated adiponectin-binding protein lacking intracellular domain seems to be a main mediator of the antiatherogenic adiponectin actions. The finding of novel pharmacologic agents proficient to improve adiponectin plasma levels should be target of exhaustive research. Interesting future approaches could be the development of adiponectin-targeted drugs chemically designed to induce the activaton of its receptors and/or postreceptor signaling pathways, or the development of specific adiponectin agonists.
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- Enrique Z Fisman
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
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High glucose production contributes to fed and fasted hyperglycemia in Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). The breakdown of the adiponectin signaling pathway in T1D and the reduction of circulating adiponectin in T2D contribute to this abnormal increase in glucose production. Sufficient amounts of insulin could compensate for the loss of adiponectin signaling in T1D and T2D and reduce hyperglycemia. However, the combination of low adiponectin signaling and high insulin resembles an insulin resistance state associated with cardiovascular disease, fatty liver disease and decreased life expectancy. The future development of "adiponectin sensitizers", medications that correct the deficiency in adiponectin signaling, could restore the metabolic balance in T1D and T2D and reduce the need for insulin. This article reviews the adiponectin signaling pathway in the liver through T-cadherin, AdipoR1, AdipoR2, AMPK, ceramidase activity, APPL1 and the recently discovered Suppressor Of Glucose from Autophagy (SOGA).
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- Terry P Combs
- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27516, USA,
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Effects of the traditional Mediterranean diet on adiponectin and leptin concentrations in men and premenopausal women: do sex differences exist? Eur J Clin Nutr 2014; 68:561-6. [DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2014.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2013] [Revised: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 01/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Bisphenol A regulation of testicular endocrine function in male rats is affected by diet. Toxicol Lett 2014; 225:479-87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2014.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2013] [Revised: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 01/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Thanakun S, Watanabe H, Thaweboon S, Izumi Y. Comparison of salivary and plasma adiponectin and leptin in patients with metabolic syndrome. Diabetol Metab Syndr 2014; 6:19. [PMID: 24528653 PMCID: PMC3926677 DOI: 10.1186/1758-5996-6-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2013] [Accepted: 02/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The relationship of saliva with plasma protein levels makes saliva an attractive diagnostic tool. Plasma levels of adiponectin and leptin in healthy individuals or diabetes mellitus patients have been previously reported. Nevertheless, salivary levels of these adipocytokines in patients with metabolic syndrome (MS) have never been investigated. This study was aimed to determine adiponectin and leptin levels in saliva and plasma from patients with metabolic syndrome, and evaluate any correlation of these levels with MS. METHODS Forty-six healthy and 82 MS patients were enrolled. Demographic data and blood biochemistries were recorded. Saliva and plasma adiponectin and leptin levels were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RESULTS Adiponectin and leptin were higher in plasma than in saliva (p < .001). Plasma adiponectin was decreased and plasma leptin increased in patients with MS (p < .001). Salivary adiponectin and salivary leptin were not different between healthy subjects and MS patients (p = .619 and p = .523). Correlation between salivary and plasma adiponectin showed significant association (r = .211, p = .018) while salivary and plasma leptin had no correlation (r = -.161, p = .069). Significant correlation was observed between the salivary adiponectin/salivary leptin ratio and plasma adiponectin (r = .371, p < .001), but not with any component of MS. Increased triglyceride and waist circumference were associated with risk of having a low level of plasma adiponectin (OR = 1.009; 95% CI 1.002-1.015 and OR = 1.125; 95% CI 1.029-1.230). For leptin, body mass index and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) were associated with a high level of plasma leptin (OR = 1.621; 95% CI 1.212-2.168 and OR = .966; 95% CI .938-.996). The OR for MS as predicted by plasma adiponectin was .928 (95% CI .881-.977). CONCLUSIONS This study showed that salivary adiponectin and leptin do not correlate with MS. Although correlation between salivary and plasma adiponectin was observed, no association with MS was observed. Only plasma adiponectin may be useful for the prediction of MS.
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- Supanee Thanakun
- Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, 6 Yodhi Str., Rajthewee, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
- Dental Center, Golden Jubilee Medical Center, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Periodontology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral Microbiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Periodontology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
- Global Center of Excellence Program for Tooth and Bone Research, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bangkok, Japan
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Miazgowski T, Dziwura-Ogonowska J, Safranow K, Iskierska K, Widecka K. Changes in adiponectin level and fat distribution in patients with type 2 diabetes. Eur J Clin Invest 2014; 44:192-9. [PMID: 24251799 DOI: 10.1111/eci.12207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2013] [Accepted: 11/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the impact of standard hypoglycaemic treatment strategies on adiponectin levels and fat distribution in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). MATERIAL AND METHODS This was a prospective observational study of 50 women with newly diagnosed T2DM, aged 64·6 ± 7·9 years and treated for 12 months with lifestyle modification alone (n = 24) or in combination with metformin (n = 26), according to current standards of diabetic care and clinical practice guidelines. None of the patients required insulin therapy during the entire study period. Total (BF), abdominal (android) and hip (gynoid) fat were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry at the baseline and after 12 months of treatment. Total adiponectin, glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) and fasting glucose were measured in 3-month intervals. RESULTS Baseline adiponectin level was low (9·37 ± 2·81 μg/mL). Lifestyle modifications and metformin produced comparable changes in adiponectin levels, which were not associated with changes in BF, HbA1c, glucose and regional fat depots. Baseline adiponectin was inversely correlated with triglycerides (R = -0·441; P = 0·0007) and the android/gynoid ratio (R = -0·272; P = 0·042). Treatment with metformin was associated with a significant weight reduction (P = 0·033), which resulted from a decrease in BF% (P = 0·044) but was not associated with changes in android and gynoid depots. CONCLUSIONS In postmenopausal women with newly diagnosed T2DM, lifestyle modifications alone or combined with metformin produced comparable changes in adiponectin levels. Weight reduction in patients treated with metformin was associated with significant decrease in %BF but not in regional fat depots.
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- Tomasz Miazgowski
- Department of Hypertension & Internal Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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Sobrino Crespo C, Perianes Cachero A, Puebla Jiménez L, Barrios V, Arilla Ferreiro E. Peptides and food intake. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2014; 5:58. [PMID: 24795698 PMCID: PMC4005944 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2014.00058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2014] [Accepted: 04/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The mechanisms for controlling food intake involve mainly an interplay between gut, brain, and adipose tissue (AT), among the major organs. Parasympathetic, sympathetic, and other systems are required for communication between the brain satiety center, gut, and AT. These neuronal circuits include a variety of peptides and hormones, being ghrelin the only orexigenic molecule known, whereas the plethora of other factors are inhibitors of appetite, suggesting its physiological relevance in the regulation of food intake and energy homeostasis. Nutrients generated by food digestion have been proposed to activate G-protein-coupled receptors on the luminal side of enteroendocrine cells, e.g., the L-cells. This stimulates the release of gut hormones into the circulation such as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), oxyntomodulin, pancreatic polypeptides, peptide tyrosine tyrosine, and cholecystokinin, which inhibit appetite. Ghrelin is a peptide secreted from the stomach and, in contrast to other gut hormones, plasma levels decrease after a meal and potently stimulate food intake. Other circulating factors such as insulin and leptin relay information regarding long-term energy stores. Both hormones circulate at proportional levels to body fat content, enter the CNS proportionally to their plasma levels, and reduce food intake. Circulating hormones can influence the activity of the arcuate nucleus (ARC) neurons of the hypothalamus, after passing across the median eminence. Circulating factors such as gut hormones may also influence the nucleus of the tractus solitarius (NTS) through the adjacent circumventricular organ. On the other hand, gastrointestinal vagal afferents converge in the NTS of the brainstem. Neural projections from the NTS, in turn, carry signals to the hypothalamus. The ARC acts as an integrative center, with two major subpopulations of neurons influencing appetite, one of them coexpressing neuropeptide Y and agouti-related protein (AgRP) that increases food intake, whereas the other subpopulation coexpresses pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) and cocaine and amphetamine-regulated transcript that inhibits food intake. AgRP antagonizes the effects of the POMC product, α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH). Both populations project to areas important in the regulation of food intake, including the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus, which also receives important inputs from other hypothalamic nuclei.
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- Carmen Sobrino Crespo
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, Department of Systems Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Spain
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, Department of Systems Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Spain
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, Department of Systems Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Spain
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Instituto de Investigación La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, Department of Systems Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Spain
- *Correspondence: Eduardo Arilla Ferreiro, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, Department of Systems Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid E-28871, Spain e-mail:
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Thanakun S, Watanabe H, Thaweboon S, Izumi Y. An effective technique for the processing of saliva for the analysis of leptin and adiponectin. Peptides 2013; 47:60-5. [PMID: 23851006 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2013.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2013] [Revised: 06/14/2013] [Accepted: 06/14/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The recovery of protein from saliva has been extensively investigated as a method to monitor health. The aim of this study was to compare filtration and centrifugation as two methods of saliva processing necessary for determining the levels of salivary leptin and adiponectin. Thirty-seven healthy patients (median age of 45 years; range 35-73) participated in the study. Unstimulated whole saliva was collected by a drooling technique. An aliquot was filtered using a Millex-Millipore(®) (0.45μm PVDF Dura Pore membrane) syringe and a second aliquot was centrifuged at 15000×g for 15min at 4°C. Leptin and adiponectin levels were analyzed using an ELISA kit for serum (RayBio(®), GA, USA) with minor modifications. Leptin and adiponectin levels following the filtration technique yielded comparable results with those after centrifugation. Correlation was observed between filtered and centrifuged salivary leptin levels ((r=0.9155; 95% CI 0.8362-0.9573; p<0.0001) with concordance correlation coefficient k 0.9114 (95% CI 0.8332-0.9539)). Less correlation was observed for adiponectin ((r=0.5718; 95% CI 0.3041-0.7558; p=0.0002) with concordance correlation coefficient k 0.5586 (95% CI 0.2977-0.7419)). Using a Bland-Altman plot, similar measurements for both adipocytokines were observed with mean difference within a 95% CI, and interpreted as no systematic differences between the two processing techniques. This study showed that filtration is an alternative saliva processing technique to retrieve supernatant for protein analysis. Filtered saliva yielded leptin and adiponectin concentrations comparable with those obtained from centrifuged saliva.
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- S Thanakun
- Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Tarantino G, Finelli C. What about non-alcoholic fatty liver disease as a new criterion to define metabolic syndrome? World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19:3375-3384. [PMID: 23801829 PMCID: PMC3683675 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i22.3375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2012] [Accepted: 01/24/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is currently not a component of the diagnostic criteria for metabolic syndrome (MetS); however, the development of NAFLD has some common mechanisms with the development of MetS, as they share the pathophysiologic basis of insulin resistance. It is also recognized that NAFLD is the hepatic manifestation of MetS. To define MetS, the presence of at least three of the proposed criteria is required, and sometimes it is sufficient to have only one laboratory value, modified by diet or drugs, for the classification of MetS. Ultrasonographically-detected NAFLD (US-NAFLD) is more stable, only changing during the middle- to long-term. Although controversies over MetS continue, and considering that abdominal ultrasonography for diagnosing NAFLD has high specificity and guidelines to modify the natural course of NAFLD by diet composition or lifestyle have not yet been established, why should we not introduce US-NAFLD as a new criterion to define MetS?
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McCourt HJ, Hunter SJ, Cardwell CR, Young IS, Murray LJ, Boreham CA, McEneny J, Woodside JV, McKinley MC. Adiponectin multimers, body weight and markers of cardiovascular risk in adolescence: Northern Ireland Young Hearts Project. Int J Obes (Lond) 2013; 37:1247-53. [PMID: 23318722 DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2012.214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2012] [Revised: 10/23/2012] [Accepted: 11/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Research examining the relationship between adiponectin (AN) isoforms, body weight and cardiovascular (CV) risk factors is limited, particularly in younger populations. OBJECTIVES To investigate the inter-relationships between AN isoforms and CV risk factors, and their dependence on body weight status, in adolescents. DESIGN Blood samples from 92 obese, 92 overweight and 92 normal weight age- and sex-matched adolescents were analysed for traditional cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk biomarkers and also total, high molecular weight (HMW), medium and low molecular weight (LMW) AN. RESULTS A significant inverse association was observed between total and HMW AN and waist-hip ratio (P=0.015, P=0.006, respectively), triglycerides (P=0.003, P=0.003, respectively) and systolic blood pressure (P=0.012, P=0.024, respectively) and a significant positive association with high-density lipoprotein (P<0.001, P<0.001, respectively) in multi-adjusted analyses. There was no evidence of a relationship between multimeric AN and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein. There was also little evidence of a relationship between LMW AN and CVD risk factors. There was a strong, body mass index (BMI)-independent, association between AN, CVD biomarkers and the hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype. CONCLUSION Prominent, BMI-independent associations between total and HMW AN, but not LMW AN, and CVD risk factors were already evident in this young population. This research in adolescents supports the contention that AN subfractions may have different biological actions. These associations in apparently healthy adolescents suggest an important role for AN and its subfractions in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome traits and indicate that the potential for total or HMW AN to act as early universal biomarkers of CV risk warrants further study.
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- H J McCourt
- Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Science, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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Egger A, Niederseer D, Diem G, Finkenzeller T, Ledl-Kurkowski E, Forstner R, Pirich C, Patsch W, Weitgasser R, Niebauer J. Different types of resistance training in type 2 diabetes mellitus: effects on glycaemic control, muscle mass and strength. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2012; 20:1051-60. [PMID: 22637738 DOI: 10.1177/2047487312450132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Resistance training has become a mainstay of exercise training in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, it remains controversial whether hypertrophy resistance training (HRT) is superior to endurance resistance training (ERT) with regard to its effects on glycaemic control, muscle mass and strength. METHODS Thirty-two patients with T2DM (13 men and 19 women; 64.8 ± 7.8 years) were randomly assigned to either eight weeks of HRT (n = 16; 2 sets, 10-12 repetitions, 70% of the one-repetition maximum (1-RM)) or ERT (n = 16; 2 sets, 25-30 repetitions, 40% 1-RM). In addition, all patients participated in aerobic exercise training (AET; 1 hour/day on 2 non-consecutive days/week; cycle ergometer; 70% of heart rate reserve). RESULTS After eight weeks of intervention, there were time but not group effects for reduced glucose and fructosamine levels, weight, BMI, waist circumference, subcutaneous abdominal fat, resting heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure; muscle mass of the arms and physical exercise capacity increased significantly. Significant time and group effects were documented for maximum strength of the chest, with a greater increase for HRT than ERT (p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Specific maximal resistance training of the chest muscles led to superior gain in strength as compared to endurance resistance training. This, however, did not translate into superior values of glycaemic control, weight, waist circumference, muscle mass and physical work capacity, which all improved significantly by a similar magnitude in both groups. Since overall effects of both protocols were comparable, both may be offered to patients according to their personal preference.
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- Andreas Egger
- University Institute of Sports Medicine, Prevention and Rehabilitation, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Austria
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Pfaehler A, Nanjappa MK, Coleman ES, Mansour M, Wanders D, Plaisance EP, Judd RL, Akingbemi BT. Regulation of adiponectin secretion by soy isoflavones has implication for endocrine function of the testis. Toxicol Lett 2012; 209:78-85. [PMID: 22155228 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2011.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2011] [Revised: 11/25/2011] [Accepted: 11/26/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Testicular Leydig cells are the predominant source of the male sex steroid hormone testosterone (T), which is required to maintain male fertility. There is now growing evidence that environmental stressors, including chemicals present in food, air and water, may affect energy balance. A relationship between energy balance and reproductive capacity has been proposed for a long time. In the present study, developmental exposures of male rats to soy isoflavones in the maternal diet from gestational day 12 to day 21 post-partum enhanced adiponectin expression in adipose tissue and increased serum adiponectin concentrations in adulthood. However, exposure to soy isoflavones caused a decrease in T production and expression of adiponectin and its receptor (adipoR2) in Leydig cells. In separate experiments, incubation of Leydig cells with recombinant adiponectin in the absence of isoflavones caused a decrease in T biosynthesis associated with diminished expression of the cholesterol transporter steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR). Thus, chemical-induced alterations in serum adiponectin concentrations have implication for steroid hormone secretion. The results also imply that changes in adipose tissue metabolism occasioned by exposure to dietary estrogens, and perhaps other estrogenic agents, possibly contribute to deficiencies in reproductive capacity attributed to these compounds.
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- Andrew Pfaehler
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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Hancox RJ, Landhuis CE. Correlation between measures of insulin resistance in fasting and non-fasting blood. Diabetol Metab Syndr 2011; 3:23. [PMID: 21899745 PMCID: PMC3177770 DOI: 10.1186/1758-5996-3-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2011] [Accepted: 09/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Epidemiological investigation of insulin resistance is difficult. Standard measures of insulin resistance require invasive investigations, which are impractical for large-scale studies. Surrogate measures using fasting blood samples have been developed, but even these are difficult to obtain in population-based studies. Measures of insulin resistance have not been validated in non-fasting blood samples. Our objective was to assess the correlations between fasting and non-fasting measures of insulin resistance/sensitivity. METHODS Fasting and non-fasting measurements of metabolic function were compared in 30 volunteers (15 male) aged 28 to 48 years. Participants provided a morning blood sample after an overnight fast and a second sample approximately 4 hours after lunch on the same day. RESULTS Non-fasting levels of the adipokines leptin, adiponectin, and leptin:adiponectin ratios were not significantly different and highly correlated with fasting values (r values 0.95, 0.96, and 0.95 respectively, P values < 0.001). There were moderate correlations between fasting and non-fasting estimates of insulin sensitivity using the McAuley (r = 0.60, P = 0.001) and QUICKI formulae (r = 0.39, P = 0.037). The HOMA-IR estimate of insulin resistance was also moderately correlated (r = 0.45, P = 0.016). CONCLUSIONS Semi-fasting measures of leptin, adiponectin, and leptin:adiponectin ratios correlate closely with fasting values and are likely to be sufficient for population-based research. Other measures of insulin resistance or sensitivity in semi-fasted blood samples are moderately correlated with values obtained after an overnight fast. These estimates of insulin resistance/sensitivity may also be adequate for many epidemiological studies and would avoid the difficulties of obtaining fasting blood samples.
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- Robert J Hancox
- Department of Preventive & Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Preventive & Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
- Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Applied Humanities, AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand
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Côté M, Cartier A, Reuwer AQ, Arsenault BJ, Lemieux I, Després JP, Wareham NJ, Kastelein JJP, Boekholdt SM, Khaw KT. Adiponectin and risk of coronary heart disease in apparently healthy men and women (from the EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study). Am J Cardiol 2011; 108:367-73. [PMID: 21550577 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.03.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2011] [Revised: 03/14/2011] [Accepted: 03/14/2011] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The objective of the present study was to evaluate the association between adiponectin levels and incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD). We performed a prospective case-control analysis nested in the EPIC-Norfolk cohort. Participants were apparently healthy men and women 45 to 79 years of age who developed fatal or nonfatal CHD during an average follow-up period of 7.7 ± 1.1 years. In total 1,035 participants with incident CHD were matched for age, gender, and enrollment time to 1,920 controls who remained free of CHD over the study follow-up. Baseline nonfasting plasma adiponectin concentrations were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Adiponectin levels were lower in participants with CHD than in matched controls (men 8.74 vs 9.13 μg/ml, p = 0.01; women 12.6 vs 13.4 μg/ml, p = 0.03). A 1-μg/ml increment in adiponectin was associated with decreased CHD risk (odds ratio 0.78, 95% confidence interval 0.63 to 0.96, p = 0.02, in men; odds ratio 0.73, 95% confidence interval 0.55 to 0.96, p = 0.03, in women). However, this association was no longer significant after adjustment for established cardiovascular risk factors. Stratification of participants according to metabolic syndrome status showed that men and women with metabolic syndrome had a higher CHD risk, irrespective of their adiponectin levels. In conclusion, although a low adiponectin concentration is associated with an increased CHD risk, findings of the present study do not suggest that its measurement is useful to refine CHD risk assessment once traditional risk factors and clinical features of the metabolic syndrome have been considered.
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- Mélanie Côté
- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Canada
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He YH, Chen YC, Jiang GX, Huang HE, Li R, Li XY, Ning G, Cheng Q. Evaluation of anthropometric indices for metabolic syndrome in Chinese adults aged 40 years and over. Eur J Nutr 2011; 51:81-7. [PMID: 21479941 DOI: 10.1007/s00394-011-0195-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2010] [Accepted: 03/29/2011] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) is increasing worldwide with a marked impact in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes risk. AIM OF THE STUDY To evaluate the anthropometric indices for metabolic syndrome (MetS) and determine the optimal cut-off values of waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), and waist height ratio (WHtR) for MetS in Chinese adults aged 40 years and over. METHODS A sample of Chinese adults aged 40 years and over including 430 men and 638 women was investigated. Blood pressure, weight, height, and WC were measured; HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C), Triglyceride (TG), and plasma glucose were examined. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve analyses were used to evaluate the optimal cut-off point of WC, BMI, and WHtR for MetS. RESULTS According to the ROC curve analysis, the optimal cut-off point for WC was found to be 84.0 cm in men and 80.0 cm in women; for BMI, it was 26.0 in men and 25.0 in women; and for WHtR, it was 0.5 in both men and women. WHtR has the highest predictive value for fast plasma glucose in women, while BMI has the better prediction of dyslipidemia in men. CONCLUSIONS Anthropometric indices (WC, BMI, and WHtR) are useful screening tools for obesity, MetS, and CVD risk factors. BMI may be a better indicator than the others for screening obesity, dyslipidemia, and other risk components in Chinese men aged 40 years and over, while WHtR may be better for Chinese women, especially among those aged 70 years and over.
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- Yan-Hong He
- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 227 Chong Qing Nan Road, 200025 Shanghai, China
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Serum adiponectin levels in high school girls with polycystic ovary syndrome and hyperandrogenism. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2011; 24:90-3. [PMID: 21190873 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2010.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2010] [Revised: 10/31/2010] [Accepted: 11/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the serum adiponectin levels together with metabolic and hormonal parameters among teenage girls at the early onset of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and hyperandrogenism with controls. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTINGS Education and research hospital, outpatient gynecological endocrinology clinic. PARTICIPANTS Four hundred seventy-nine teenage girls from a school of nursing were interviewed for the signs and symptoms of PCOS. Among them, 42 cases who had a definitive diagnosis of PCOS with hyperandrogenism based on Rotterdam diagnostic criteria were recruited for the study and other causes of hyperandrogenemia had been excluded. The controls were recruited from regularly cycling healthy teenage girls from the same high school of nursing; none of those who agreed to join the study met any of the diagnostic criteria for PCOS (n = 44). INTERVENTIONS Cases were selected as group I: PCOS with body mass index (BMI) < 25 kg/m² (n = 20), group II: PCOS with BMI > 25 kg/m² (n = 22), group III: Controls with BMI < 25 kg/m² (n = 21) and group IV: Controls with BMI > 25 kg/m² (n = 23). Serum adiponectin, metabolic and hormonal parameters were compared in PCOS patients with BMI matched controls. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Difference of serum adiponectin levels, metabolic and hormonal parameters between teenage girls with PCOS and controls. RESULTS Serum adiponectin levels were not significantly different in group I and group II. Serum adiponectin levels were significantly decreased in group I and group II compared with both control groups (III and IV). CONCLUSION Serum adiponectin levels were lower in teenage girls with PCOS and this reduction was independent from BMI.
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Marecki JC, Ronis MJ, Shankar K, Badger TM. Hyperinsulinemia and ectopic fat deposition can develop in the face of hyperadiponectinemia in young obese rats. J Nutr Biochem 2011; 22:142-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2010.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2009] [Revised: 12/22/2009] [Accepted: 01/04/2010] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Penesova A, Cizmarova E, Belan V, Blazicek P, Imrich R, Vlcek M, Vigas M, Selko D, Koska J, Radikova Z. Insulin resistance in young, lean male subjects with essential hypertension. J Hum Hypertens 2010; 25:391-400. [DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2010.72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Brochu-Gaudreau K, Rehfeldt C, Blouin R, Bordignon V, Murphy BD, Palin MF. Adiponectin action from head to toe. Endocrine 2010; 37:11-32. [PMID: 20963555 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-009-9278-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 218] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2009] [Accepted: 10/14/2009] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Adiponectin, the most abundant protein secreted by white adipose tissue, is known for its involvement in obesity-related disorders such as insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus and atherosclerosis. Moreover, modulation of the circulating adiponectin concentration is observed in pathologies that are more or less obesity-related, such as cancer and rheumatoid arthritis. The wide distribution of adiponectin receptors in various organs and tissues suggests that adiponectin has pleiotropic effects on numerous physiological processes. Besides its well-known insulin-sensitizing, anti-inflammatory and antiatherosclerotic properties, accumulating evidence suggests that adiponectin may also have anticancer properties and be cardioprotective. A beneficial effect of adiponectin on female reproductive function was also suggested. Since adiponectin has numerous beneficial biological functions, its use as a therapeutic agent has been suggested. However, the use of adiponectin or its receptors as therapeutic targets is complicated by the presence of different adiponectin oligomeric isoforms and production sites, by multiple receptors with differing affinities for adiponectin isoforms, and by cell-type-specific effects in different tissues. In this review, we discuss the known and potential roles of adiponectin in various tissues and pathologies. The therapeutic promise of administration of adiponectin and the use of its circulating levels as a diagnostic biomarker are further discussed based on the latest experimental studies.
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Kawano J, Arora R. The role of adiponectin in obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 4:44-9. [PMID: 19245516 DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-4572.2008.00030.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Nearly 1 in 4 adults in the United States is obese. The connection between obesity and insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease is a well researched one. The increasing prevalence of each of these diseases has become a growing concern for the medical community. Adiponectin is a collagen-like plasma protein secreted by adipocytes that has been suggested to play a causal role in the development of insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease. The protein has been found to be decreased in cases of insulin resistance, diabetes, atherosclerosis, and coronary artery disease. Up-regulation of adiponectin and its receptor, through the use of thiazolidinediones, has been found to be partially related to insulin sensitization and thus antidiabetic effects. In this review, we discuss adiponectin's antiatherogenic effects, its association with insulin resistance and obesity, and the possibility of using adiponectin and its receptor as a therapeutic target.
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- Jordan Kawano
- Department of Medicine, Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL 60064, USA
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Sung SH, Chuang SY, Sheu WHH, Lee WJ, Chou P, Chen CH. Relation of adiponectin and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein to pulse-wave velocity and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in the general population. Am J Cardiol 2009; 103:1411-6. [PMID: 19427438 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.01.355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2008] [Revised: 01/21/2009] [Accepted: 01/21/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The roles of metabolic syndrome and chronic subclinical inflammation in arterial stiffening and the development of heart failure remain to be elucidated. Whether adiponectin and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) were independently related to brachial-ankle pulse-wave velocity (ba-PWV) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) in the general population were investigated. Eligible study subjects were 445 Chinese residents aged > or =40 years who participated in a community-based survey, underwent examination of ba-PWV, and had complete data of serum adiponectin, hs-CRP (<10 mg/L), and NT-pro-BNP. Adiponectin, but not hs-CRP, was independently related to ba-PWV (standardized regression parameter -0.107, p <0.05) when age, gender, body mass index, and number of metabolic syndrome components were accounted for. On the other hand, ba-PWV, adiponectin, and hs-CRP were independently related to NT-pro-BNP (standardized regression parameters 0.116, 0.188, and 0.094, respectively; all p <0.05) when age, gender, body mass index, number of metabolic syndrome components, and renal function were accounted for. In conclusion, adiponectin, but not hs-CRP, is independently associated with both ba-PWV and NT-pro-BNP in the general population. Because adiponectin, hs-CRP, ba-PWV, and NT-pro-BNP may represent markers for metabolic syndrome, chronic subclinical inflammation, arterial stiffness, and ventricular dysfunction, respectively, our results suggest that adiponectin may directly modulate both arterial stiffening and ventricular dysfunction. In contrast, hs-CRP may independently contribute to ventricular dysfunction, but not arterial stiffening.
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- Shih-Hsien Sung
- Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Zakikhani M, Dowling RJO, Sonenberg N, Pollak MN. The effects of adiponectin and metformin on prostate and colon neoplasia involve activation of AMP-activated protein kinase. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2009; 1:369-75. [PMID: 19138981 DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-08-0081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 227] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Population studies provide evidence that obesity and insulin resistance are associated not only with elevated serum insulin levels and reduced serum adiponectin levels but also with increased risk of aggressive prostate and colon cancer. We show here that adiponectin activates AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in colon (HT-29) and prostate (PC-3) cancer cells. These results are consistent with prior observations in myocytes, but we show that in epithelial cancer cells AMPK activation is associated with reduction in mammalian target of rapamycin activation as estimated by Ser(2448) phosphorylation, with reduction in p70S6 kinase activation as estimated by Thr(389) phosphorylation, with ribosomal protein S6 activation as estimated by Ser(235/236) phosphorylation, with reduction in protein translation as estimated by [(35)S]methionine incorporation, and with growth inhibition. Adiponectin-induced growth inhibition is significantly attenuated when AMPK level is reduced using small interfering RNA, indicating that AMPK is involved in mediating the antiproliferative action of this adipokine. Thus, adiponectin has the characteristics of a AMPK-dependent growth inhibitor that is deficient in obesity, and this may contribute to the adverse effects of obesity on neoplastic disease. Furthermore, metformin was observed to activate AMPK and to have growth inhibitory actions on prostate and colon cancer cells, suggesting that this compound may be of particular value in attenuating the adverse effects of obesity on neoplasia.
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Sung SH, Chuang SY, Sheu WHH, Lee WJ, Chou P, Chen CH. Adiponectin, but Not Leptin or High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein, Is Associated with Blood Pressure Independently of General and Abdominal Adiposity. Hypertens Res 2008; 31:633-40. [DOI: 10.1291/hypres.31.633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Odden N, Mørkrid L. High molecular weight adiponectin dominates in cord blood of newborns but is unaffected by pre-eclamptic pregnancies. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2007; 67:891-6. [PMID: 17666092 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2007.02981.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study is the first to report high molecular weight (HMW) adiponectin in newborns from normal and pre-eclamptic pregnancies (PE). Adiponectin is adversely related to Metabolic Syndrome-linked diseases such as obesity, dyslipidaemia, insulin resistance and hypertension. It is abundant in human plasma where it circulates as several characteristic multimeric forms of which the HMW form is the most active. As children from PE-pregnancies have a greater susceptibility to hypertensive disorders later in life, we hypothesized that adiponectin measured in cord blood could be a putative risk marker. DESIGN AND PATIENTS Cross-sectional, hospital-based study of newborns from mothers with pre-eclampsia (30 cases and 62 controls). Venous cord blood samples were collected immediately after birth and were analysed for total adiponectin and HMW adiponectin. MEASUREMENTS Total adiponectin and HMW adiponectin were measured by commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits. RESULTS The PE newborns showed a significantly lower gestational age (GA), total adiponectin and HMW adiponectin levels than the controls. No differences in adiponectin levels were found between case and control groups when correcting for GA. In combined groups, log (total adipo) = 0.40 + 0.027*GA; r = 0.43, P < 0.001. Furthermore, the HMW form is the dominant form of adiponectin: HMW adipo = -5.06 + 0.81*total adipo; r = 0.90, P < 0.001. CONCLUSIONS Adiponectin in cord blood from PE pregnancies may not be a tentative risk marker for Metabolic Syndrome-linked diseases. HMW adiponectin is the dominant form of adiponectin in cord blood. Its role during pregnancy and postnatal life should be further explored.
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- Nancy Odden
- Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo and Department of Medical Biochemistry, Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet Medical Center, Oslo, Norway.
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Russell JC, Proctor SD. Increased insulin sensitivity and reduced micro and macro vascular disease induced by 2-deoxy-D-glucose during metabolic syndrome in obese JCR: LA-cp rats. Br J Pharmacol 2007; 151:216-25. [PMID: 17375078 PMCID: PMC2013948 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0707226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The metabolic syndrome, characterized by obesity, insulin resistance and dyslipidemia, is a major cause of cardiovascular disease. The origins of the syndrome have been hypothesized to lie in continuous availability of energy dense foods in modern societies. In contrast, human physiology has evolved in an environment of sporadic food supply and frequent food deprivation. Intermittent food restriction in rats has previously been shown to lead to reduction of cardiovascular risk and a greater life span. The non-metabolizable glucose analogue, 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) is taken up by cells and induces pharmacological inhibition of metabolism of glucose. We hypothesized that intermittent inhibition of glucose metabolism, a metabolic deprivation, may mimic intermittent food deprivation and ameliorate metabolic and pathophysiological aspects of the metabolic syndrome. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Insulin resistant, atherosclerosis-prone JCR:LA-cp rats were treated with 2-DG (0.3% w/w in chow) on an intermittent schedule (2 days treated, one day non-treated, two days treated and two days non-treated) or continuously at a dose to give an equivalent averaged intake. KEY RESULTS Intermittent 2-DG-treatment improved insulin sensitivity, which correlated with increased adiponectin concentrations. Further, intermittent treatment (but not continuous treatment) reduced plasma levels of leptin and the inflammatory cytokine IL-1 beta. Both 2-DG treatments reduced micro-vascular glomerular sclerosis, but only the intermittent schedule improved macro-vascular dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Our findings are consistent with reduction in severity of the metabolic syndrome and protection against end stage micro- and macro-vascular disease through intermittent metabolic deprivation at a cellular level by inhibition of glucose oxidation with 2-DG.
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- J C Russell
- Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases Laboratory, Alberta Institute for Human Nutrition, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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