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Zyśk B, Ostrowska L, Smarkusz-Zarzecka J, Orywal K, Mroczko B, Cwalina U. Evaluation of the Diagnostic Utility of Selected Serum Adipokines and Cytokines in Subjects with MASLD-A Pilot Study. Nutrients 2024; 16:1381. [PMID: 38732626 PMCID: PMC11085733 DOI: 10.3390/nu16091381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2024] [Revised: 04/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
Abstract
Excess adipose tissue, particularly of the visceral type, triggering chronic low-grade inflammation and altering its secretory profile, is a contributing factor to the initiation and progression of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). This study aimed to compare the levels of selected adipokines and cytokines in individuals with normal weight and obesity, assessing their potential for diagnosing MASLD and establishing a cutoff point for body fat content associated with hepatic steatosis development. The research involved 99 participants categorized by body mass index and MASLD presence, undergoing body composition analysis, liver elastography, biochemical tests, and evaluation of adipokines and cytokines in serum. The results indicated elevated IL-6 (interleukin 6) serum levels in individuals with obesity with MASLD compared to the normal-weight group without MASLD. The multivariate regression analysis demonstrated a connection between hepatic steatosis and total adipose tissue content, VAT (visceral adipose tissue), VAT/SAT (subcutaneous adipose tissue) ratio, HOMA-IR (homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance), IL-6, Il-1β (interleukin 1β), and MMP-2 (matrix metalloproteinase 2). Among the adipokines and cytokines examined in this study, interleukin 6 was the strongest predictor of MASLD regardless of gender. In addition, an association between the development of hepatic steatosis and higher serum IL-1β levels and higher adipose tissue was observed in women. However, further studies on a larger group of patients are needed to consider the use of these cytokines as markers of MASLD. The HOMA-IR index demonstrated potential diagnostic utility in identifying hepatic steatosis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Beata Zyśk
- Department of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, Medical University of Bialystok, Mieszka I 4B Street, 15-054 Bialystok, Poland; (L.O.)
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- Department of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, Medical University of Bialystok, Mieszka I 4B Street, 15-054 Bialystok, Poland; (L.O.)
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- Department of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, Medical University of Bialystok, Mieszka I 4B Street, 15-054 Bialystok, Poland; (L.O.)
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- Department of Biochemical Diagnostics, Medical University of Bialystok, Waszyngtona 15A Street, 15-269 Bialystok, Poland (B.M.)
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- Department of Biochemical Diagnostics, Medical University of Bialystok, Waszyngtona 15A Street, 15-269 Bialystok, Poland (B.M.)
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- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Medical University of Bialystok, Szpitalna 37 Street, 15-295 Bialystok, Poland
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Pries R, Kosyna FK, Depping R, Plötze-Martin K, Lange C, Meyhöfer S, Meyhöfer SM, Marquardt JU, Bruchhage KL, Steffen A. Distinguishing the impact of distinct obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and obesity related factors on human monocyte subsets. Sci Rep 2024; 14:340. [PMID: 38172514 PMCID: PMC10764945 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-49921-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and obesity go hand in hand in the majority of patients and both are associated with a systemic inflammation, immune disturbance and comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease. However, the unambiguous impact of OSAS and obesity on the individual inflammatory microenvironment and the immunological consequences of human monocytes has not been distinguished yet. Therefore, aim of this study was to investigate the impact of OSAS and obesity related factors on the inflammatory microenvironment by performing flow cytometric whole blood measurements of CD14/CD16 monocyte subsets in normal weight OSAS patients, patients with obesity but without OSAS, and patients with OSAS and obesity, compared to healthy donors. Moreover, explicitly OSAS and obesity related plasma levels of inflammatory mediators adiponectin, leptin, lipocalin and metalloproteinase-9 were determined and the influence of different OSAS and obesity related factors on cytokine secretion and expression of different adhesion molecules by THP-1 monocytes was analysed. Our data revealed a significant redistribution of circulating classical and intermediate monocytes in all three patient cohorts, but differential effects in terms of monocytic adhesion molecules CD11a, CD11b, CD11c, CX3CR1, CD29, CD49d, and plasma cytokine levels. These data were reflected by differential effects of OSAS and obesity related factors leptin, TNFα and hypoxia on THP-1 cytokine secretion patterns and expression of adhesion molecules CD11b and CD49d. In summary, our data revealed differential effects of OSAS and obesity, which underlines the need for a customized therapeutic regimen with respect to the individual weighting of these overlapping diseases.
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- Ralph Pries
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany.
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- Institute of Physiology, Working Group Hypoxia, Center for Structural and Cell Biology in Medicine, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, Working Group Hypoxia, Center for Structural and Cell Biology in Medicine, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 1, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
- Institute for Endocrinology & Diabetes, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute for Endocrinology & Diabetes, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 1, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany
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Mantovani A, Dalbeni A. NAFLD/MAFLD: New Evidence. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24087241. [PMID: 37108404 PMCID: PMC10138393 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24087241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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The aim of the second edition of our Special Issue, entitled "Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease: New Insights 2 [...].
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- Alessandro Mantovani
- Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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- Section of General Medicine C and Liver Unit, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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