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Srikanth M, Rasool M. Resistin - A Plausible Therapeutic Target in the Pathogenesis of Psoriasis. Immunol Invest 2024; 53:115-159. [PMID: 38054436 DOI: 10.1080/08820139.2023.2288836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Resistin, a cytokine hormone predominantly secreted by adipose tissue, is elevated in various metabolic disorders such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. In addition to its involvement in metabolic regulation, resistin has been implicated in the pathogenesis of psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory skin disorder. Numerous studies have reported increased resistin levels in psoriatic skin lesions, suggesting a possible association between resistin and psoriasis. Recent studies have suggested the potential involvement of resistin in the development and progression of certain cancers. Resistin is overexpressed in breast, colorectal, and gastric cancers. This suggests that it may play a role in the development of these cancers, possibly by inducing inflammation and cell growth. The link between resistin and cancer raises the possibility of shared underlying mechanisms driving the pathogenesis of psoriasis. Chronic inflammation, one such mechanism, is a hallmark of psoriasis and cancer. Further research is needed to fully understand the relationship between resistin and psoriasis. Identifying potential therapeutic targets is crucial for effective management of psoriasis. By doing so, we may be able to develop more effective treatment options for individuals living with psoriasis and ultimately improve their quality of life. Ultimately, a more comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms underlying the impact of resistin on psoriasis is essential for advancing our knowledge and finding new ways to treat and manage this challenging condition.
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- Manupati Srikanth
- Immunopathology Lab, School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, India
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- Immunopathology Lab, School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, India
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Shi Y, Zhu N, Qiu Y, Tan J, Wang F, Qin L, Dai A. Resistin-like molecules: a marker, mediator and therapeutic target for multiple diseases. Cell Commun Signal 2023; 21:18. [PMID: 36691020 PMCID: PMC9869618 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-022-01032-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Resistin-like molecules (RELMs) are highly cysteine-rich proteins, including RELMα, RELMβ, Resistin, and RELMγ. However, RELMs exhibit significant differences in structure, distribution, and function. The expression of RELMs is regulated by various signaling molecules, such as IL-4, IL-13, and their receptors. In addition, RELMs can mediate numerous signaling pathways, including HMGB1/RAGE, IL-4/IL-4Rα, PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathways, and so on. RELMs proteins are involved in wide range of physiological and pathological processes, including inflammatory response, cell proliferation, glucose metabolism, barrier defense, etc., and participate in the progression of numerous diseases such as lung diseases, intestinal diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and cancers. Meanwhile, RELMs can serve as biomarkers, risk predictors, and therapeutic targets for these diseases. An in-depth understanding of the role of RELMs may provide novel targets or strategies for the treatment and prevention of related diseases. Video abstract.
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- Yaning Shi
- Laboratory of Stem Cell Regulation with Chinese Medicine and its Application, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China
- Science and Technology Innovation Center, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410021, Hunan, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell Regulation with Chinese Medicine and its Application, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Translational Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Translational Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell Regulation with Chinese Medicine and its Application, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China.
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Translational Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Translational Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China.
- Department of Respiratory Diseases, Medical School, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China.
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410021, Hunan, China.
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Ebihara T, Matsumoto H, Matsubara T, Matsuura H, Hirose T, Shimizu K, Ogura H, Kang S, Tanaka T, Shimazu T. Adipocytokine Profile Reveals Resistin Forming a Prognostic-Related Cytokine Network in the Acute Phase of Sepsis. Shock 2021; 56:718-726. [PMID: 33606478 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0000000000001756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Cytokines compose a network and play crucial roles in the pathogenesis and prognosis of sepsis. Adipose tissue is an important immune endocrine organ that releases adipocytokines. This study aimed to evaluate adipocytokines in sepsis from a network perspective. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective study of 37 patients with sepsis and 12 healthy controls was conducted from February 2014 to July 2015. Blood samples were collected from patients on days 1 (within 24 h of diagnosis), 2, 4, 6, 8, 11, and 15 and from healthy controls. Adipocytokines (adiponectin, leptin, resistin, chemerin, visfatin, vaspin, CXCL-12/SDF-1, angiotensinogen), inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12/IL-23p40, TNF-α, monocyte chemotactic protein [MCP-1]), and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 were measured. Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score was evaluated on day 1, and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score and Japanese Association for Acute Medicine (JAAM) and International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis overt disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) scores were assessed at the times of blood sampling. RESULTS Hierarchical clustering analysis showed the cluster formed by resistin, IL-6, IL-8, MCP-1, and IL-10 on days 1, 2, and 4 represented the cytokine network throughout the acute phase of sepsis. Each cytokine in this network was significantly associated with SOFA and JAAM DIC scores over the acute phase. A Cox proportional hazards model focusing on the acute phase showed a significant relation of these five cytokines with patient prognosis. CONCLUSIONS Adipocytokines and an inflammatory cytokine profile assessed over time in sepsis patients showed that resistin was involved in an inflammatory cytokine network including IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, and MCP-1 in the acute phase of sepsis, and this network was associated with severity and prognosis of sepsis.
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- Takeshi Ebihara
- Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Immune Regulation, Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Medical Affairs Bureau, Osaka Habikino Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Aitken-Buck HM, Babakr AA, Fomison-Nurse IC, van Hout I, Davis PJ, Bunton RW, Williams MJA, Coffey S, Jones PP, Lamberts RR. Inotropic and lusitropic, but not arrhythmogenic, effects of adipocytokine resistin on human atrial myocardium. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2020; 319:E540-E547. [PMID: 32715745 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00202.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The adipocytokine resistin is released from epicardial adipose tissue (EAT). Plasma resistin and EAT deposition are independently associated with atrial fibrillation. The EAT secretome enhances arrhythmia susceptibility and inotropy of human myocardium. Therefore, we aimed to determine the effect of resistin on the function of human myocardium and how resistin contributes to the proarrhythmic effect of EAT. EAT biopsies were obtained from 25 cardiac surgery patients. Resistin levels were measured by ELISA in 24-h EAT culture media (n = 8). The secretome resistin concentrations increased over the culture period to a maximal level of 5.9 ± 1.2 ng/mL. Coculture with β-adrenergic agonists isoproterenol (n = 4) and BRL37344 (n = 13) had no effect on EAT resistin release. Addition of resistin (7, 12, 20 ng/mL) did not significantly increase the spontaneous contraction propensity of human atrial trabeculae (n = 10) when given alone or in combination with isoproterenol. Resistin dose-dependently increased trabecula-developed force (maximal 2.9-fold increase, P < 0.0001), as well as the maximal rates of contraction (2.6-fold increase, P = 0.002) and relaxation (1.8-fold increase, P = 0.007). Additionally, the postrest potentiation capacity of human trabeculae was reduced at all resistin doses, suggesting that the inotropic effect induced by resistin might be due to altered sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ handling. EAT resistin release is not modulated by common arrhythmia triggers. Furthermore, exogenous resistin does not promote arrhythmic behavior in human atrial trabeculae. Resistin does, however, induce an acute dose-dependent positive inotropic and lusitropic effect.
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- Hamish M Aitken-Buck
- Department of Physiology and HeartOtago, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Physiology and HeartOtago, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Physiology and HeartOtago, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Physiology and HeartOtago, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Medicine and HeartOtago, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Medicine and HeartOtago, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Physiology and HeartOtago, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Physiology and HeartOtago, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Biernat W, Kirsz K, Szczesna M, Zieba DA. Resistin regulates reproductive hormone secretion from the ovine adenohypophysis depending on season. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2018; 65:95-100. [PMID: 30086525 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2018.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Revised: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Work in cattle and rodents has shown that resistin, in addition to its roles in insulin resistance and inflammation, is involved in the regulation of gonadal steroidogenesis. However, the role of resistin in the regulation of reproductive processes in other species, such as seasonally breeding sheep, is completely unknown. Herein, we tested the hypothesis that resistin can influence the secretion of anterior pituitary hormones and that its effect in ewes is dependent on the day length. Thirty Polish Longwool ewes, a breed that exhibits a strong seasonal reproductive pattern, were ovariectomized with estrogen replacement using subcutaneously inserted estradiol implants. Ewes were fed ad libitum and housed under a natural photoperiod (longitude: 19°57' E, latitude: 50° 04' N). Intravenous treatments consisted of control or recombinant bovine resistin (rbresistin) in saline: (1) control (saline; n = 10), (2) low resistin dose (1.0 μg/kg BW; n = 10), and (3) high resistin dose (10.0 μg/kg BW; n = 10). Experiments were conducted during both short-day (SD) and long-day (LD) seasons using 5 sheep per group within each season. Blood samples were collected every 10 min over 4 h. Blood plasma concentrations of FSH, LH, and prolactin (PRL) were assayed using RIA. A season × dose interaction was observed for all hormonal variables measured. Greater concentrations (P < 0.001) of LH and FSH were observed during SDs than during LDs in all groups. During SDs, the high dose (10 μg/kg BW) decreased (P < 0.001) basal LH levels and amplitude (P < 0.05) of LH pulses and increased (P < 0.001) circulating concentrations of FSH. However, the low dose of resistin decreased (P < 0.001) FSH concentrations compared to those of controls. During LDs, both the low and high resistin doses increased mean concentrations of LH (P < 0.001 and P < 0.05, respectively) and FSH (P < 0.001). A high dose of rbresistin increased (P < 0.001) the mean circulating concentrations of PRL during both seasons. However, in all groups, concentrations of PRL were greater during LDs than SDs. These results demonstrate for the first time that resistin is involved in the regulation of pituitary hormone secretion and that this effect is differentially mediated during LDs and SDs.
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- Weronika Biernat
- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Krakow, Laboratory of Biotechnology and Genomics, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Krakow, Laboratory of Biotechnology and Genomics, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Krakow, Laboratory of Biotechnology and Genomics, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Krakow, Laboratory of Biotechnology and Genomics, Krakow, Poland.
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Miao J, Benomar Y, Al Rifai S, Poizat G, Riffault L, Crépin D, Taouis M. Resistin inhibits neuronal autophagy through Toll-like receptor 4. J Endocrinol 2018; 238:77-89. [PMID: 29773580 DOI: 10.1530/joe-18-0096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Autophagy is a non-selective degradation pathway induced in energy-deprived cells and in non-starved cells by participating in cellular inflammatory responses mainly through the elimination of injured and aged mitochondria that constitute an important source of reactive oxygen species. We have previously reported that resistin/TLR4 signaling pathway induces inflammation and insulin resistance in neuronal cell. However, the impact of resistin-induced inflammation on neuronal autophagy is unknown. In the present study, we hypothesized that resistin-induced neuroinflammation could be attributed, at least partially, to the impairment of autophagy pathways in neuronal cells. Our data show that resistin decreases neuronal autophagy as evidenced by the repression of the main autophagy markers in SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cell line. Furthermore, the silencing of TLR4 completely abolished these effects. Resistin also inhibits AMPK phosphorylation and increases that of Akt/mTOR contrasting with activated autophagy where AMPK phosphorylation is augmented and mTOR inhibited. In vivo, resistin treatment inhibits the mRNA expression of autophagy markers in the hypothalamus of WT mice but not in Tlr4-/- mice. In addition, resistin strongly diminished LC3 (a marker of autophagy) labeling in the arcuate nucleus of WT mice, and this effect is abolished in Tlr4-/- mice. Taken together, our findings clearly reveal resistin/TLR4 as a new regulatory pathway of neuronal autophagy.
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- Jie Miao
- UMR 9197Molecular Neuroendocrinology of Food Intake, University Paris-Sud, University Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
- Department of Molecules and CircuitsCNRS UMR 9197, Molecular Neuroendocrinology of Food Intake, Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience, Orsay, France
- Department of GeriatricsRuijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- UMR 9197Molecular Neuroendocrinology of Food Intake, University Paris-Sud, University Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
- Department of Molecules and CircuitsCNRS UMR 9197, Molecular Neuroendocrinology of Food Intake, Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience, Orsay, France
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- UMR 9197Molecular Neuroendocrinology of Food Intake, University Paris-Sud, University Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
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- UMR 9197Molecular Neuroendocrinology of Food Intake, University Paris-Sud, University Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
- Department of Molecules and CircuitsCNRS UMR 9197, Molecular Neuroendocrinology of Food Intake, Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience, Orsay, France
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- UMR 9197Molecular Neuroendocrinology of Food Intake, University Paris-Sud, University Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
- Department of Molecules and CircuitsCNRS UMR 9197, Molecular Neuroendocrinology of Food Intake, Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience, Orsay, France
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- UMR 9197Molecular Neuroendocrinology of Food Intake, University Paris-Sud, University Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
- Department of Molecules and CircuitsCNRS UMR 9197, Molecular Neuroendocrinology of Food Intake, Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience, Orsay, France
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- UMR 9197Molecular Neuroendocrinology of Food Intake, University Paris-Sud, University Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
- Department of Molecules and CircuitsCNRS UMR 9197, Molecular Neuroendocrinology of Food Intake, Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience, Orsay, France
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Habeeballah H, Alsuhaymi N, Stebbing MJ, Badoer E. Effects of central administration of resistin on renal sympathetic nerve activity in rats fed a high-fat diet: a comparison with leptin. J Neuroendocrinol 2017. [PMID: 28650080 DOI: 10.1111/jne.12495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Similar to leptin, resistin acts centrally to increase renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA). In high-fat fed animals, the sympatho-excitatory effects of leptin are retained, in contrast to the reduced actions of leptin on dietary intake. In the present study, we investigated whether the sympatho-excitatory actions of resistin were influenced by a high-fat diet. Further, because resistin and leptin combined can induce a greater sympatho-excitatory response than each alone in rats fed a normal chow diet, we investigated whether a high-fat diet (22%) could influence this centrally-mediated interaction. Mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR) and RSNA were recorded before and for 3 hours after i.c.v. saline (control; n=5), leptin (7 μg; n=4), resistin (7 μg; n=5) and leptin and resistin combined (n=6). Leptin alone and resistin alone significantly increased RSNA (71±16%, 62±4%, respectively). When leptin and resistin were combined, there was a significantly greater increase in RSNA (195±41%) compared to either hormone alone. MAP and HR responses were not significantly different between hormones. When the responses in high-fat fed rats were compared to normal chow fed rats, there were no significant differences in the maximum RSNA responses. The findings indicate that sympatho-excitatory effects of resistin on RSNA are not altered by high-fat feeding, including the greater increase in RSNA observed when resistin and leptin are combined. Our results suggest that diets rich in fat do not induce resistance to the increase in RSNA induced by resistin alone or in combination with leptin.
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- H Habeeballah
- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Adipose tissue secretes a variety of bioactive substances that are associated with chronic inflammation, insulin resistance, and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. While resistin was first known as an adipocyte-secreted hormone (adipokine) linked to obesity and insulin resistance in rodents, it is predominantly expressed and secreted by macrophages in humans. Epidemiological and genetic studies indicate that increased resistin levels are associated with the development of insulin resistance, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Resistin also appears to mediate the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis by promoting endothelial dysfunction, vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation, arterial inflammation, and the formation of foam cells. Thus, resistin is predictive of atherosclerosis and poor clinical outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease and heart failure. Furthermore, recent evidence suggests that resistin is associated with atherogenic dyslipidemia and hypertension. The present review will focus on the role of human resistin in the pathogeneses of inflammation and obesity-related diseases.
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- Hyeong Kyu Park
- Department of Internal Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Correspondence to Rexford S. Ahima, M.D. Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 3rd Floor, #333, 1830 East Monument St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA Tel: +1-443-287-4719 Fax: +1-410-367-2042 E-mail:
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Roumaud P, Martin LJ. Roles of leptin, adiponectin and resistin in the transcriptional regulation of steroidogenic genes contributing to decreased Leydig cells function in obesity. Horm Mol Biol Clin Investig 2016; 24:25-45. [PMID: 26587746 DOI: 10.1515/hmbci-2015-0046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The increase in obesity rate is a major public health issue associated with increased pathological conditions such as type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular diseases. Obesity also contributes to decreased testosterone levels in men. Indeed, the adipose tissue is an endocrine organ which produces hormones such as leptin, adiponectin and resistin. Obesity results in pathological accumulations of leptin and resistin, whereas adiponectin plasma levels are markedly reduced, all having a negative impact on testosterone synthesis. This review focuses on current knowledge related to transcriptional regulation of Leydig cells' steroidogenesis by leptin, adiponectin and resistin. We show that there are crosstalks between the regulatory mechanisms of these hormones and androgen production which may result in a dramatic negative influence on testosterone plasma levels. Indeed leptin, adiponectin and resistin can impact expression of different steroidogenic genes such as Star, Cyp11a1 or Sf1. Further investigations will be required to better define the implications of adipose derived hormones on regulation of steroidogenic genes expression within Leydig cells under physiological as well as pathological conditions.
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Huang WS, Yang JT, Lu CC, Chang SF, Chen CN, Su YP, Lee KC. Fulvic Acid Attenuates Resistin-Induced Adhesion of HCT-116 Colorectal Cancer Cells to Endothelial Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:29370-82. [PMID: 26690142 PMCID: PMC4691117 DOI: 10.3390/ijms161226174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Revised: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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A high level of serum resistin has recently been found in patients with a number of cancers, including colorectal cancer (CRC). Hence, resistin may play a role in CRC development. Fulvic acid (FA), a class of humic substances, possesses pharmacological properties. However, the effect of FA on cancer pathophysiology remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of resistin on the endothelial adhesion of CRC and to determine whether FA elicits an antagonistic mechanism to neutralize this resistin effect. Human HCT-116 (p53-negative) and SW-48 (p53-positive) CRC cells and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were used in the experiments. Treatment of both HCT-116 and SW-48 cells with resistin increases the adhesion of both cells to HUVECs. This result indicated that p53 may not regulate this resistin effect. A mechanistic study in HCT-116 cells further showed that this resistin effect occurs via the activation of NF-κB and the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1). Co-treating cells with both FA and resistin revealed that FA significantly attenuated the resistin-increased NF-κB activation and ICAM-1/VCAM-1 expression and the consequent adhesion of HCT-116 cells to HUVECs. These results demonstrate the role of resistin in promoting HCT-116 cell adhesion to HUVECs and indicate that FA might be a potential candidate for the inhibition of the endothelial adhesion of CRC in response to resistin.
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- Wen-Shih Huang
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi 613, Taiwan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Chiayi, Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Chiayi 613, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan.
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- Department of Medical Research and Development, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Chiayi Branch, Chiayi 613, Taiwan.
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- Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 600, Taiwan.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital & School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan.
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Jiang CY, Wang W, Tang JX, Yuan ZR. The adipocytokine resistin stimulates the production of proinflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-6 in pancreatic acinar cells via NF-κB activation. J Endocrinol Invest 2013; 36:986-92. [PMID: 23765438 DOI: 10.3275/9002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Resistin, an adipocytokine secreted by fat tissues, has been associated with the inflammatory response, though its role in inflammation during acute pancreatitis (AP) remains unclear. OBJECTIVE The proinflammatory response following acinar cell injury impacts pancreatitis severity, necessitating better understanding of functional consequences associated with pancreatic acinar cell resistin exposure and resultant effects on proinflammatory signaling. METHODS Amylase-secreting rat pancreatic acinar AR42J cells were subjected to 1, 10, or 100 ng/ml recombinant rat resistin treatments. Cytotoxicity was evaluated by amylase secretion and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) mRNA and protein expressions were determined by real-time real time-PCR and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, respectively. Nuclear NF-κB p65 subunit protein level was measured by western blotting. RESULTS Significantly increased amylase secretion and LDH release was observed in the 100 ng/ml resistin treatment (p<0.01). Both TNF-α and IL-6 protein expression levels increased in a concentration-dependent manner when treated with resistin. Pretreatment of resistin- treated AR42J cells with the NF-κB inhibitor PDTC, which decreases the NF-κB p65 subunit protein expression levels in the nuclei, produced significantly lower mRNA expression levels for both TNF-α and IL-6 compared with those produced by resistin-treated cells (p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS Resistin exhibits some cytotoxic activity in rat pancreatic acinar AR42J cells and stimulates proinflammatory cytokine TNF-α and IL-6 production via NF-κB activation. Thus, overproduction of obesity-related circulating resistin and associated lowgrade inflammation may result in mild injury to pancreatic acini, increasing AP severity and risk.
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- C Y Jiang
- Department of General Surgery, Huadong Hospital Affiliated To Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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Sassek M, Pruszynska-Oszmalek E, Nowacka-Woszuk J, Szczerbal I, Szczepankiewicz D, Kaczmarek P, Kolodziejski PA, Switonski M, Mackowiak P. Resistin - from gene expression to development of diabetes. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2013; 27:647-654. [PMID: 24152833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Adipocyte-originated hormonal factors, playing a role of signaling particles, are widely engaged in energy control, feeding behavior and general glucose or lipid metabolism. One of them resistin has been suspected to initiate or develop insulin resistance and diabetes. From the moment of discovery of resistin, during last 13 years, numerous investigations put some light on a potential role of this hormone in mammals. In this review knowledge on resistin, including its structure, physiological role related to obesity and diabetes, as well as, gene sequence and phenotypic effects of the identified polymorphisms in human and domestic mammals is discussed.
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- M Sassek
- Poznan University of Life Sciences, Department of Animal Physiology and Biochemistry, Poznan, Poland
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Ziora D, Machura E, Ziora KT, Swietochowska E, Oswiecimska JM, Kasperska-Zajac A. Serum resistin levels are elevated in schoolchildren with atopic asthma. Neuro Endocrinol Lett 2013; 34:212-216. [PMID: 23685419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2012] [Accepted: 01/08/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES There are limited data on the role of adipokines in atopic asthma. DESIGN AND SETTING To determine serum levels of resistin in asthmatic children in relation to body weight, asthma severity and gender, serum resistin (RES) levels were measured using ELISA in 89 asthmatic children (61 boys and 28 girls, aged 7.0-17.0 years) and in 33 healthy children. Among examined asthmatics 59 (19 girls and 40 boys) had normal weight (ANW) and 30 (9 girls and 21 boys) were obese (AO). RESULTS The mean serum levels of resistin were significantly (p<0.01) higher in all non-obese asthmatic children (4.11±0.1 ng/mL) than in healthy children (3.83±0.1 ng/mL). After stratifying by gender only ANW boys and AO boys had significantly higher RES levels than boys from control group. Both AO (4.4±0.2 ng/mL) and ANW girls (4.38±0.2 ng/mL) as well as girls from control (4.09±0.1) group showed significantly higher mean RES serum concentrations than boys from corresponding groups (3.99±0.1 ng/ml, 3.83±0.17 ng/ml and 3.44±0.06 ng/ml, respectively). No relationship between examined adipokine levels and asthma severity, spirometric parameters, degree of allergic sensitization, BMI, BMI-SDS was stated. CONCLUSION Increased serum RES in children with atopic asthma suggest that this adipokine may be implicated in its pathogenesis.
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- Dariusz Ziora
- Department of Pneumonology and Tuberculosis in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Zabrze, Poland.
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Kosari S, Rathner JA, Badoer E. Central resistin enhances renal sympathetic nerve activity via phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase but reduces the activity to brown adipose tissue via extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2. J Neuroendocrinol 2012; 24:1432-9. [PMID: 22702339 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2012.02352.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Resistin is an adipokine, originally identified in adipose tissue, and its plasma levels are elevated in obesity. Characteristics of obesity include impaired metabolic regulation and cardiovascular dysfunction, such as increased sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) to the kidney and skeletal muscle vasculature. Resistin can affect energy homeostasis through central mechanisms that include reduced food intake and reduced thermogenesis, and can also increase lumbar SNA via a central action. The present study investigated: (i) the effect of centrally-administered resistin on SNA targeting the kidney and (ii) the intracellular signalling pathways mediating the changes in SNA innervating the kidney and brown adipose tissue (BAT) induced by resistin. Intracerebroventricular resistin (7 μg) injected into overnight fasted, anaesthetised rats induced a significant increase in renal SNA by approximately 40%. This response was prevented when phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) was inhibited by i.c.v. administration of LY294002 (5 μg). Resistin reduced BAT SNA and this response was delayed by 150 min when extracellular-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 was inhibited by i.c.v. administration of U0126. The findings indicate that resistin increases renal SNA via PI3K and reduces BAT SNA via ERK1/2.
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- S Kosari
- School of Medical Sciences and Health Innovations Research Institute, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Kosari S, Rathner JA, Chen F, Kosari S, Badoer E. Centrally administered resistin enhances sympathetic nerve activity to the hindlimb but attenuates the activity to brown adipose tissue. Endocrinology 2011; 152:2626-33. [PMID: 21586564 DOI: 10.1210/en.2010-1492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Resistin, an adipokine, is believed to act in the brain to influence energy homeostasis. Plasma resistin levels are elevated in obesity and are associated with metabolic and cardiovascular disease. Increased muscle sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) is a characteristic of obesity, a risk factor for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. We hypothesized that resistin affects SNA, which contributes to metabolic and cardiovascular dysfunction. Here we investigated the effects of centrally administered resistin on SNA to muscle (lumbar) and brown adipose tissue (BAT), outputs that influence cardiovascular and energy homeostasis. Overnight-fasted rats were anesthetized, and resistin (7 μg) was administered into the lateral cerebral ventricle (intracerebroventricular). The lumbar sympathetic nerve trunk or sympathetic nerves supplying BAT were dissected free, and nerve activity was recorded. Arterial blood pressure, heart rate, body core temperature, and BAT temperature were also recorded. Responses to resistin or vehicle were monitored for 4 h after intracerebroventricular administration. Acutely administered resistin increased lumbar SNA but decreased BAT SNA. Mean arterial pressure and heart rate, however, were not significantly affected by resistin. BAT temperature was significantly reduced by resistin, and there was a concomitant fall in body temperature. The findings indicate that resistin has differential effects on SNA to tissues involved in metabolic and cardiovascular regulation. The decreased BAT SNA and the increased lumbar SNA elicited by resistin suggest that it may contribute to the increased muscle SNA and reduced energy expenditure observed in obesity and diabetes.
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- S Kosari
- School of Medical Sciences, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, P.O. Box 71, Bundoora 3083, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Huang HK, Du GH. [Progress in hepatic insulin resistance induced by resistin]. Sheng Li Ke Xue Jin Zhan 2011; 42:108-111. [PMID: 21770258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Hivert MF, Sun Q, Shrader P, Mantzoros CS, Meigs JB, Hu FB. Higher adiponectin levels predict greater weight gain in healthy women in the Nurses' Health Study. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2011; 19:409-15. [PMID: 20814416 PMCID: PMC3119857 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2010.189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Adiponectin and resistin's possible roles in weight regulation have received little attention. We tested the hypothesis that adipokine levels predict future weight gain in women in the Nurses' Health Study. Among women who provided blood samples in 1990, we studied 1,063 women who did not develop diabetes ("healthy") and 984 women who subsequently developed diabetes. Total and high-molecular-weight (HMW) adiponectin and resistin levels were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Women who did not developed diabetes had a mean BMI of 26.3 ± 6.0 kg/m(2) at baseline and gained 2.0 ± 6.1 kg over 4 years. Women who developed diabetes had a mean BMI of 30.1 ± 5.4 kg/m(2) at baseline, and gained 2.4 ± 7.1 kg over 4 years. In women who did not developed diabetes, higher baseline levels of total and HMW adiponectin were associated with significantly greater weight gain after adjustment for age, BMI, physical activity, diet, and other covariates: women in the highest quintile of total adiponectin gained 3.18 kg compared to women in the lowest quintile who gained 0.80 kg (fully adjusted; P for trend <0.0001). Adiponectin was not significantly associated with weight gain in women who subsequently developed diabetes. Resistin levels were not associated with weight gain in either women who did or did not develop diabetes during the follow-up. We conclude that elevated adiponectin levels are associated with higher weight gain in healthy women, independent of confounding risk factors. High adiponectin production by adipocytes might be a sign of "healthy" adipose tissue with further capacity to store fat.
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- M. F. Hivert
- General Medicine Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- General Medicine Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- General Medicine Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Channing Laboratory Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Motoshima H, Tsutsumi A, Kawasaki S, Hanatani S, Araki E. [Resistin, TNF-alpha, PAI-1]. Nihon Rinsho 2011; 69 Suppl 1:225-230. [PMID: 21766602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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- Hiroyuki Motoshima
- Department of Metabolic Medicine, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University
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Al Mutairi SS, Mojiminiyi OA, Shihab-Eldeen A, Al Rammah T, Abdella N. Putative roles of circulating resistin in patients with asthma, COPD and cigarette smokers. Dis Markers 2011; 31:1-7. [PMID: 21846943 PMCID: PMC3826866 DOI: 10.3233/dma-2011-0793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2011] [Accepted: 07/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS To investigate the hypothesis that circulating resistin reflects the degree of pulmonary inflammation, this study explores putative roles of resistin in patients with acute and stable inflammatory obstructive airway diseases and cigarette smokers. METHODS We determined complements C3, C4, fasting resistin, insulin, glucose and lipid profile; calculated insulin resistance (homeostasis model assessment (HOMA-IR) in patients with acute asthma exacerbation (n=34); stable asthma (n=26) and stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; n=26), cigarette smokers (n=81), and healthy control subjects (n=42). We determined the associations between these variables and pulmonary function tests. RESULTS Patients with COPD, acute and stable asthma had significantly higher resistin and insulin than control subjects. Resistin, insulin, HOMA-IR, FEV1% and FEV1/FVC were significantly (p< 0.05) different between patients with acute asthma compared with stable asthma and COPD; smokers had similar levels of resistin, C3 and C4 as patients with asthma and COPD. In smokers, patients with asthma or COPD, resistin showed significant inverse correlations with FEV1%; FEV1/FVC% and positive significant correlations with BMI and HOMA-IR. Logistic regression showed that resistin is associated (p< 0.05) with inflammatory obstructive airways disease - odds ratio (OR)=1.22 and smoking OR=1.18. CONCLUSION Resistin may be a disease activity marker and may contribute to insulin resistance in smokers, asthma and COPD.
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Dinsmoor R. Diabetes definitions. Diabetes Self Manag 2010; 27:70-71. [PMID: 20575331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Zhu Y, Huang D. [Adipocytokines: factors with various suggested functions]. Sheng Wu Yi Xue Gong Cheng Xue Za Zhi 2010; 27:476-480. [PMID: 20481343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Fat accumulation has been shown to play important roles in the development of obesity-related disorders such as atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Recent studies have shown that fat tissue is not a simple energy storage organ, but exerts important endocrine functions. These are achieved predominantly through release of adipocytokines, which include several novel molecules released by adipocytes like leptin, resistin, adiponectin or visfatin, as well as some more classical cytokines released possibly by inflammatory cells, like TNF-alpha and IL-6. Adipocytokines may affect cardiovascular, hepatic, muscular and metabolic function. In this review, the recent research work of adipocytokines will be discussed.
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- Ye Zhu
- Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Liu F, Qiu J, Zhang CM, Ji CB, Guo XR. [Resistin inhibits rat insulinoma cell RINm5F proliferation]. Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi 2010; 12:43-46. [PMID: 20113634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Resistin was thought to link the obesity to type 2 diabetes. This study aimed to investigate the effect of resistin on insulinoma cell proliferation. METHODS pcDNA3.1-resistin was transfected into rat insulinoma cells RINm5F. Cell proliferation was assessed by the MTT assay. The resistin and SOCS3 mRNA levels were assessed by RT-PCR. The total Akt level and the phosphorylation status were assessed by Western blot. RESULTS The over-expressed resistin inhibited the RINm5F cell proliferation (p<0.05). SOCS-3 expression was up-regulated by resistin over-expression (3.2 folds over the control; p<0.05). Akt phosphorylation was down-regulated by resistin over-expression (0.6 fold over the control; p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Resistin impairs the rat insulinoma cell RINm5F proliferation. This might be attributed to a down-regulation of Akt level caused by increased SOCS-3 expression.
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- Feng Liu
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nanjing Children's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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Nogueiras R, Novelle MG, Vazquez MJ, Lopez M, Dieguez C. Resistin: regulation of food intake, glucose homeostasis and lipid metabolism. Endocr Dev 2010; 17:175-184. [PMID: 19955766 DOI: 10.1159/000262538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Resistin has been identified as a hormone secreted by adipocytes that is under hormonal and nutritional control. This hormone has been suggested to be the link between obesity and type 2 diabetes. In rodents, resistin is mainly located and secreted from adipocytes, even though its expression was also found in several other tissues. However, in humans resistin is expressed primarily by macrophages and seems to be involved in the recruitment of other immune cells and the secretion of pro-inflammatory factors, although its role in insulin resistance cannot be ruled out. In addition to its role in glucose metabolism, resistin has been also involved in the control of hypothalamic and peripheral lipid metabolism and in the regulation of food intake. In this short review, we will summarize the most relevant findings of this hormone in rodents.
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Jørgensen SB, Honeyman J, Oakhill JS, Fazakerley D, Stöckli J, Kemp BE, Steinberg GR. Oligomeric resistin impairs insulin and AICAR-stimulated glucose uptake in mouse skeletal muscle by inhibiting GLUT4 translocation. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2009; 297:E57-66. [PMID: 19435854 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.90744.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The hormone resistin is elevated in obesity and impairs glucose homeostasis. Here, we examined the effect of oligomerized human resistin on insulin signaling and glucose metabolism in skeletal muscle and myotubes. This was investigated by incubating mouse extensor digitorum longus (EDL) and soleus muscles and L6 myotubes with physiological concentrations of resistin and assessing insulin-stimulated glucose uptake, cellular signaling, suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS-3) mRNA, and GLUT4 translocation. We found that resistin at a concentration of 30 ng/ml decreased insulin-stimulated glucose uptake by 30-40% in soleus muscle and myotubes, whereas in EDL muscle insulin-stimulated glucose uptake was impaired at a resistin concentration of 100 ng/ml. Impaired insulin-stimulated glucose uptake was not associated with reduced Akt phosphorylation or IRS-1 protein or increased SOCS-3 mRNA expression. To further investigate the site(s) at which resistin impairs glucose uptake we treated myotubes and skeletal muscle with the AMPK activator 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-beta-4-ribofuranoside (AICAR) and found that, although resistin did not impair AMPK activation, it reduced AICAR-stimulated glucose uptake. These data suggested that resistin impairs glucose uptake at a point common to insulin and AMPK signaling pathways, and we thus measured AS160/TBC1D4 Thr(642) phosphorylation and GLUT4 translocation in myotubes. Resistin did not impair TBC1D4 phosphorylation but did reduce both insulin and AICAR-stimulated GLUT4 plasma membrane translocation. We conclude that resistin impairs insulin-stimulated glucose uptake by mechanisms involving reduced plasma membrane GLUT4 translocation but independent of the proximal insulin-signaling cascade, AMPK, and SOCS-3.
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- Sebastian Beck Jørgensen
- St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research and Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Li FP, He J, Li ZZ, Luo ZF, Yan L, Li Y. Effects of resistin expression on glucose metabolism and hepatic insulin resistance. Endocrine 2009; 35:243-51. [PMID: 19184634 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-009-9148-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2008] [Revised: 11/30/2008] [Accepted: 12/05/2008] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In order to observe the effect of increased serum resistin on glucose metabolism, insulin sensitivity, and hepatic insulin resistance (IR), mice were intravenously injected with recombinant adenovirus carrying the resistin gene (Adv-resistin-EGFP). Changes in hepatic glucose metabolism were observed using the Periodic Acid-Schiff method. Hepatic AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation was assessed by Western blot analysis, and glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) mRNA expression was determined using real-time RT-PCR. Although no effect on fasting blood glucose was detected, increased fasting insulin levels, decreased glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity, and reduced hepatic glycogen levels and AMPK activation were seen in the Adv-resistin-EGFP mice. Finally, elevated G6Pase and PEPCK mRNA expression levels were detected upon overexpression of resistin. Resistin may inhibit hepatic AMPK activity, which results in elevated expression of gluconeogenic enzymes thereby affecting glucose metabolism and leading to decreased glycogen storage that contributes to the development of hepatic IR.
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- Fang-Ping Li
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 107 Yanjiang West Road, Guangzhou 510120, China.
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Mouraux T. [Hormones in adipose tissue]. Rev Med Brux 2009; 30:122-124. [PMID: 19517911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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- T Mouraux
- Clinique de diabétologie, H.U.D.E.R.F
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Onuma H, Osawa H, Makino H. [Role of resistin in insulin resistance]. Rinsho Byori 2008; 56:698-704. [PMID: 18800626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Insulin resistance is a major cause of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). To determine the role of human resistin in T2DM, we analyzed single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the human resistin gene. We found that the G/G genotype of a resistin SNP at -420 in the promoter region was associated with T2DM (546 cases and 564 controls). Meta-analysis of 1,888 cases and 1,648 controls confirmed this association. Sp1 and Sp3 transcription factors specifically recognize 420G and enhance promoter activity in vitro. Resistin SNP-420 determines its monocyte mRNA and serum resistin levels. In 198 T2DM and 157 controls, fasting serum resistin levels were higher in subjects with T2DM than the control, and they were higher in subjects who carried -420G/G genotypes. Multiple regression analysis revealed that the SNP-420 genotype was the strongest determinant of serum resistin. The level of serum resistin is in the order of G/G, G/C and C/C genotypes, starting with the highest in the 2,078 community-dwelling Japanese subjects. Serum resistin level was correlated with insulin resistance, lower HDL cholesterol, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in the Japanese general population. Furthermore, serum resistin level was correlated with the number of microangiopathies and the accumulation of metabolic syndrome factor in T2DM. Together, the specific recognition of 420G by Sp1/3 increases human resistin promoter activity in monocytes, leading to enhanced serum resistin levels, thereby inducing insulin resistance, T2DM, and its complications.
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- Hiroshi Onuma
- Department of Molecular and Genetic Medicine, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon 791-0295
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Sheng CH, Di J, Jin Y, Zhang YC, Wu M, Sun Y, Zhang GZ. Resistin is expressed in human hepatocytes and induces insulin resistance. Endocrine 2008; 33:135-43. [PMID: 18446452 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-008-9065-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2008] [Revised: 03/27/2008] [Accepted: 04/14/2008] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Resistin, known as an adipocyte-specific secretory factor (ADSF), is implicated to modulate insulin resistance in rodents. However, the precise role of this factor for human insulin resistance has remained elusive. Here, we investigate the relationship between human resistin and insulin resistance in hepatocytes and the effect of Metformin on resistin. In this study, the expression of resistin in human hepatocytes and hepatic tissues was examined, and the human resistin eukaryotic expression vector was constructed and stably transfected in HepG2 cells. Data showed that resistin is expressed in human hepatocytes and hepatic tissues. Overexpression of human resistin impaired significantly insulin-stimulated glucose uptake and glycogen synthesis in HepG2 cells. It also decreased the expression of insulin receptor substrate 2 (IRS-2) and c-cbl associated protein (CAP), whereas increased the expression of glycogen synthetase kinase 3beta (GSK-3beta). The result suggested that human resistin induced insulin resistance in hepatocytes by blocking the two insulin signal transduction pathways of PI-3K/Akt and of CAP/c-cbl. We also concluded that Metformin reversed the effect of resistin and downregulated the expression of resistin in hepatocytes.
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- Chun Hua Sheng
- Department of Central Research, The Third Clinical College, Jilin University, Xiantai Street No. 126, Changchun, 130033, China
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In recent years there is increasing evidence of an interaction between metabolic syndrome and testicular function. Metabolic syndrome, in particular obesity, affects testicular function by reducing total testosterone and sex hormone-binding globulin levels, as well as having a detrimental effect on spermatogenesis. On the other hand, hypogonadism further increases insulin resistance, which is the main pathophysiological feature of metabolic syndrome. There are implications that testosterone replacement can improve not only testicular function, but also parameters of the metabolic syndrome. Although the exact pathophysiological mechanisms remain unclear, leptin, resistin and ghrelin appear to play crucial roles in the interaction between metabolic syndrome and testicular function. All of this evidence supports the notion that the metabolic syndrome is a complex clinical entity characterized by pathophysiological mechanisms that affect the endocrine system as a whole; for these reasons it has been proposed to rename it 'metabolic-neuroendocrine syndrome'.
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- Dimitrios G Goulis
- Unit of Reproductive Endocrinology, First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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It was previously believed that obesity and osteoporosis were two unrelated diseases, but recent studies have shown that both diseases share several common genetic and environmental factors. Body fat mass, a component of body weight, is one of the most important indices of obesity, and a substantial body of evidence indicates that fat mass may have beneficial effects on bone. Contrasting studies, however, suggest that excessive fat mass may not protect against osteoporosis or osteoporotic fracture. Differences in experimental design, sample structure, and even the selection of covariates may account for some of these inconsistent or contradictory results. Despite the lack of a clear consensus regarding the impact of effects of fat on bone, a number of mechanistic explanations have been proposed to support the observed epidemiologic and physiologic associations between fat and bone. The common precursor stem cell that leads to the differentiation of both adipocytes and osteoblasts, as well the secretion of adipocyte-derived hormones that affect bone development, may partially explain these associations. Based on our current state of knowledge, it is unclear whether fat has beneficial effects on bone. We anticipate that this will be an active and fruitful focus of research in the coming years.
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- Lan-Juan Zhao
- Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Basic Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- These authors contributed equally to this paper
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- These authors contributed equally to this paper
- Laboratory of Molecular and Statistical Genetics, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Basic Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Basic Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Basic Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Basic Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Laboratory of Molecular and Statistical Genetics, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education and Institute of Molecular Genetics, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Liu Y, Wang Q, Pan YB, Gao ZJ, Liu YF, Chen SH. Effects of over-expressing resistin on glucose and lipid metabolism in mice. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B 2008; 9:44-50. [PMID: 18196612 PMCID: PMC2170468 DOI: 10.1631/jzus.b071479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2007] [Accepted: 12/04/2007] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Resistin, a newly discovered peptide hormone mainly secreted by adipose tissues, is present at high levels in serum of obese mice and may be a potential link between obesity and insulin resistance in rodents. However, some studies of rat and mouse models have associated insulin resistance and obesity with decreased resistin expression. In humans, no relationship between resistin level and insulin resistance or adiposity was observed. This suggests that additional studies are necessary to determine the specific role of resistin in the regulation of energy metabolism and adipogenesis. In the present study, we investigated the effect of resistin in vivo on glucose and lipid metabolism by over-expressing resistin in mice by intramuscular injection of a recombinant eukaryotic expression vector pcDNA3.1-Retn encoding porcine resistin gene. After injection, serum resistin and serum glucose (GLU) levels were significantly increased in the pcDNA3.1-Retn-treated mice; there was an obvious difference in total cholesterol (TC) level between the experiment and the control groups on Day 30. In pcDNA3.1-Retn-treated mice, both free fatty acid (FFA) and high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels were markedly lower than those of control, whereas HDL cholesterol and triglyceride (TG) levels did not differ between the two groups. Furthermore, lipase activity was expressly lower on Day 20. Our data suggest that resistin over-expressed in mice might be responsible for insulin resistance and parameters related to glucose and lipid metabolism were changed accordingly.
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- You Liu
- Biochemistry Center, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- College of Agronomy, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- College of Agronomy, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- College of Agronomy, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Biochemistry Center, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Biochemistry Center, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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Sun Y, Han XZ. [Resistin-like molecules and inflammation response]. Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi 2007; 9:616-618. [PMID: 18082059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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- Yan Sun
- Department of Pediatrics, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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The link between obesity and diabetes is strong as well as complex. Fat cells produce many circulating regulators of insulin sensitivity, including pro-inflammatory cytokines. In rodents, resistin is produced by adipose tissue, and is a significant regulator of glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity. In humans, resistin is derived made mainly from macrophages. Given the emerging interrelationship between inflammation and metabolic disease, hyperresistinemia may be a biomarker, and/or a mediator, of metabolic and inflammatory diseases in humans as well as in rodents.
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- M A Lazar
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, and The Institute for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6149, USA.
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Gao J, Chua CC, Chen Z, Wang H, Xu X, Hamdy RC, McMullen JR, Shioi T, Izumo S, Chua BH. Resistin, an adipocytokine, offers protection against acute myocardial infarction. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2007; 43:601-9. [PMID: 17904155 PMCID: PMC2692307 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2007.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2007] [Accepted: 08/09/2007] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Resistin, an adipocyte-derived hormone, is thought to represent a link between obesity and insulin-resistant diabetes. The potential role of resistin as a cardioprotective agent has not been explored. Our hypothesis is that resistin has a cardioprotective effect that is mediated by the resistin receptor-coupled activation of PI3K/Akt/PKC/K(ATP) dependent pathways. Our studies demonstrated that pretreatment of mouse hearts with 10 nM resistin for 5 min protected the heart against I/R injury in a mouse heart perfusion model. When mouse hearts were subjected to 60 min of LAD ligation followed by 4 h of reperfusion, resistin pretreatment (33 microg/kg) for 30 min or 24 h before ligation was able to significantly reduce the infarct size/risk area. The protective effect of resistin was abolished by wortmannin, as well as by an Akt inhibitor, triciribine. Resistin's protective effect was absent in Akt kinase-deficient mutant mice. The protective effect was also blocked by chelerythrine, a PKC inhibitor, and epsilonV1-2, a PKCepsilon inhibitor. Finally, the protective effect was blocked by 5-hydroxydecanoate, which blocks the opening of mitoK(ATP) channels. Resistin-induced Akt phosphorylation in HL-1 cells was inhibited by wortmannin and triciribine. Resistin also induced PKCepsilon phosphorylation, which was blocked by triciribine. These studies demonstrate that resistin's cardioprotective effect is mediated by PI3K/Akt/PKC dependent pathways. In addition to cardiomyocytes, resistin also induced Akt phosphorylation in endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells, suggesting that resistin receptors are present in these cells. The effect of resistin on apoptosis was assessed in hearts subjected to 30 min of ischemia and 3 h of reperfusion. There were significantly fewer in situ oligo ligation-positive myocyte nuclei in mice treated with resistin. Our results show that resistin can dramatically reduce apoptosis and infarct size, thus protecting the heart against I/R injury.
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- Jinping Gao
- Cecile Cox Quillen Laboratory of Geriatrics, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, and James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Johnson City, TN 37614
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- Cecile Cox Quillen Laboratory of Geriatrics, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, and James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Johnson City, TN 37614
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- Cecile Cox Quillen Laboratory of Geriatrics, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, and James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Johnson City, TN 37614
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- Cecile Cox Quillen Laboratory of Geriatrics, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, and James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Johnson City, TN 37614
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- Cecile Cox Quillen Laboratory of Geriatrics, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, and James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Johnson City, TN 37614
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- Cecile Cox Quillen Laboratory of Geriatrics, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, and James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Johnson City, TN 37614
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- Cardiovascular Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215
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- Cardiovascular Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215
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- Cardiovascular Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215
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- Cecile Cox Quillen Laboratory of Geriatrics, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, and James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Johnson City, TN 37614
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Kong XM, Jiang CT, Li Y. [Resistin and atherosclerosis]. Sheng Li Ke Xue Jin Zhan 2007; 38:255-7. [PMID: 17882987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Wentworth JM, Harrison LC. Does insulin resistance need resistin? J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2007; 92:2036-7. [PMID: 17554055 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-0815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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- M von Eynatten
- Abteilung Nephrologie, Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU München.
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Over the past decade it has been established that adipose tissue is capable of secreting a variety of hormones, cytokines, growth factors, and other peptides that are capable of changing adipocyte biology as well as different organ systems, like the central nervous system, liver, pancreas, and skeletal muscles. Also, it is well known that changes of thyroid function are associated with marked changes in both body weight and energy expenditure. In recent years an extensive research is under way to explore the mutual roles of different adipokines and thyroid hormones. The aim of this review is to summarize our current knowledge on the role of basic peptides of adipose tissue, such as adiponectin, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and resistin, in states of altered thyroid function.
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- Nikolaos Pontikides
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Panagia General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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AIM To investigate the direct effects of resistin and resistin-binding peptide (RBP) on lipid metabolism and endocrine function in adipose tissue. METHODS Rat white adipose tissue was cultured in vitro and incubated for 24 h with 30 ng/mL recombinant rat resistin protein (rResistin) or combined with RBP of varying concentrations(1x10(-12) mol/L, 1x10(-10) mol/L, 1x10(-8) mol/L). Free fatty acids (FFA) released into medium was measured by a colorimetric kit. The levels of protein secretion and mRNA expression of TNF-alpha and adiponectin were detected by ELISA kit and RT-PCR respectively. RESULTS The levels of FFA released into medium were significantly increased after 24 h of exposure to rResistin, but significantly decreased after RBP was applied, although there was no difference between the 3 concentrations. The protein level and gene expression of TNF-alpha in adipose tissue were significantly increased after 24 h of exposure to rResistin, but only obviously decreased after incubated with 1x10(-8) mol/L RBP. The levels of protein secretion and mRNA expression of adiponectin in adipose tissue were significantly decreased after 24 h of exposure to rResistin, but increased after incubated with RBP with the higher concentrations. CONCLUSION RBP can effectively antagonize the role of resistin on the lipid metabolism and endocrine function of adipose tissue.
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- Nan Gu
- Department of Pediatrics, Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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Bertolani C, Sancho-Bru P, Failli P, Bataller R, Aleffi S, DeFranco R, Mazzinghi B, Romagnani P, Milani S, Ginés P, Colmenero J, Parola M, Gelmini S, Tarquini R, Laffi G, Pinzani M, Marra F. Resistin as an intrahepatic cytokine: overexpression during chronic injury and induction of proinflammatory actions in hepatic stellate cells. Am J Pathol 2007; 169:2042-53. [PMID: 17148667 PMCID: PMC1762467 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2006.060081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Obesity and insulin resistance accelerate the progression of fibrosis during chronic liver disease. Resistin antagonizes insulin action in rodents, but its role in humans is still controversial. The aims of this study were to investigate resistin expression in human liver and to evaluate whether resistin may affect the biology of activated human hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), key modulators of hepatic fibrogenesis. Resistin gene expression was low in normal human liver but was increased in conditions of severe fibrosis. Up-regulation of resistin during chronic liver damage was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. In a group of patients with alcoholic hepatitis, resistin expression correlated with inflammation and fibrosis, suggesting a possible action on HSCs. Exposure of cultured HSCs to recombinant resistin resulted in increased expression of the proinflammatory chemokines monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and interleukin-8, through activation of nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB. Resistin induced a rapid increase in intracellular calcium concentration, mainly through calcium release from intracellular inositol triphosphate-sensitive pools. The intracellular calcium chelator BAPTA-AM blocked resistin-induced NF-kappaB activation and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 expression. In conclusion, this study shows a role for resistin as an intrahepatic cytokine exerting proinflammatory actions in HSCs, via a Ca2+/NF-kappaB-dependent pathway and suggests involvement of this adipokine in the pathophysiology of liver fibrosis.
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- Cristiana Bertolani
- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni, 85, I-50134 Florence, Italy, and the Liver Unit, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
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Takeishi Y, Niizeki T, Arimoto T, Nozaki N, Hirono O, Nitobe J, Watanabe T, Takabatake N, Kubota I. Serum Resistin is Associated With High Risk in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure A Novel Link Between Metabolic Signals and Heart Failure. Circ J 2007; 71:460-4. [PMID: 17384443 DOI: 10.1253/circj.71.460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Resistin is derived from fat tissue in rodents, and serum levels are elevated in animal models of obesity and insulin resistance. Recent studies have reported that resistin is correlated with markers of inflammation and oxidative stress and is predictive of coronary atherosclerosis in humans. However, clinical significance of serum resistin has not been examined in heart failure. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine whether: (1) resistin is correlated with the severity of heart failure; and (2) resistin can predict clinical outcomes of patients with heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS Serum levels of resistin in 126 patients hospitalized for heart failure and 18 control subjects were measured. The patients were followed up with end-points of cardiac death and re-hospitalization caused by worsening of heart failure. The serum resistin level was higher in patients with heart failure than in control subjects and increased with advancing New York Heart Association functional class. The normal upper limit of the resistin level was determined as the mean +2 standard deviation value of control subjects (14.1 ng/ml). In heart failure patients, the cardiac event rate was higher in patients with a high resistin level than in those with a normal level. Among age, body mass index, serum levels of resistin, brain natriuretic peptide, loop diuretics selected by the univariate Cox regression hazard analysis, age and resistin were significant predictors of future cardiac events by multivariate Cox analysis. CONCLUSION Serum resistin was related to the severity of heart failure and associated with a high risk for adverse cardiac events in patients with heart failure.
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- Yasuchika Takeishi
- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Nephrology, Yamagata University School of Medicine.
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Araki E, Tsuruzoe K, Murata Y. [Resistin and TNFalpha]. Nihon Rinsho 2006; 64 Suppl 9:225-30. [PMID: 17458222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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- Eiichi Araki
- Department of Metabolic Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University
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Zhou LB, Chen MD. [Adipokine and metabolic syndrome]. Zhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao 2006; 28:840-4. [PMID: 17260479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Adipose tissue is not simply a depot of energy, but is an active endocrine organ. The adipokines play an important role in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome. The proinflammatory adipokines secreted from expanded visceral adipose tissue directly induce insulin resistance and vascular injuries. A better understanding of the endocrine function of adipose tissue may lead to more rational therapy for metabolic syndrome.
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- Li-bin Zhou
- Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Endocrinology, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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Asano T, Sakosda H, Fujishiro M, Anai M, Kushiyama A, Horike N, Kamata H, Ogihara T, Kurihara H, Uchijima Y. Physiological significance of resistin and resistin-like molecules in the inflammatory process and insulin resistance. Curr Diabetes Rev 2006; 2:449-54. [PMID: 18220647 DOI: 10.2174/1573399810602040449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Resistin was initially identified as a protein, secreted by adipocytes, which inhibits insulin action and adipose differentiation. The three proteins homologous to resistin were termed resistin-like molecules (RELM) alpha, beta and gamma. Resistin and RELMalpha are abundantly expressed in adipose, but RELMbeta and RELMgamma are secreted mainly from the gut. Recently, resistin and RELMs were reported to be associated with inflammation. For example, RELMalpha, viewed as an inflammation-related protein, was originally identified in broncho-alveolar lavage fluid obtained from animals with experimentally induced pulmonary inflammation. RELMbeta is also related to bacterial colonization, but RELMbeta injection or hepatic overexpression of RELMbeta induced insulin resistance. RELMgamma isolated from rat nasal respiratory epithelium was found to be altered by cigarette smoke. Thus, resistin and RELMs could be useful for assessing the inflammatory condition in vivo. On the other hand, whether the serum resistin or RELM concentration is strongly related to insulin resistance remains unclear. However, taking recent studies showing a close relationship between inflammation and insulin resistance in diabetes into consideration, these proteins may have interactive roles linking inflammation and insulin resistance, both of which major involvement in the progression of atherosclerosis. If so, the serum resistin or RELM concentration may be a good marker of atherosclerotic risk. In addition, these proteins or unidentified receptors are potential therapeutic targets for the treatment of diabetes and prevention of atherosclerosis. These possibilities merit further study.
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- Tomoichiro Asano
- Department of Physiological Chemistry and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
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Rothwell SE, Richards AM, Pemberton CJ. Resistin worsens cardiac ischaemia-reperfusion injury. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 349:400-7. [PMID: 16934751 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.08.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2006] [Accepted: 08/11/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We provide the first report of direct effects of resistin upon haemodynamic and neurohumoral parameters in isolated perfused rat heart preparations. Pre-conditioning with 1 nmol L-1 recombinant human resistin prior to ischaemia significantly impaired contractile recovery during reperfusion, compared with vehicle-infused hearts (P<0.05, n=12). This was accompanied by a significant increase in both A-type and B-type natriuretic peptides (P<0.05, n=12 both ANP and BNP vs vehicle), creatine kinase, and tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) release in resistin-infused hearts. Resistin had no significant effect on myocardial glucose uptake. Co-infusion of resistin with Bay 11 7082 (an NF-kappaB inhibitor) improved contractile recovery following ischaemia and reduced both natriuretic peptide and creatine kinase release. This is the first evidence indicating resistin impairs cardiac recovery following ischaemia, stimulates cardiac TNF-alpha secretion, and modulates reperfusion release of natriuretic peptides and biochemical markers of myocardial damage. A TNF-alpha signalling related mechanism is suggested as one component underlying these effects.
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- Sarah E Rothwell
- Christchurch CardioEndocrine Research Group, Department of Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Yamauchi T, Kadowaki T. [Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome]. Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi 2006; 128:133-40. [PMID: 16971775 DOI: 10.1254/fpj.128.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Mohan V, Deepa R. Adipocytokines and the expanding 'Asian Indian Phenotype'. J Assoc Physicians India 2006; 54:685-6. [PMID: 17212014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Dick GM, Katz PS, Farias M, Morris M, James J, Knudson JD, Tune JD. Resistin impairs endothelium-dependent dilation to bradykinin, but not acetylcholine, in the coronary circulation. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2006; 291:H2997-3002. [PMID: 16905596 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01035.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Elevated plasma levels of fat-derived signaling molecules are associated with obesity, vascular endothelial dysfunction, and coronary heart disease; however, little is known about their direct coronary vascular effects. Accordingly, we examined mechanisms by which one adipokine, resistin, affects coronary vascular tone and endothelial function. Studies were conducted in anesthetized dogs and isolated coronary artery rings. Resistin did not change coronary blood flow, mean arterial pressure, or heart rate. Resistin had no effect on acetylcholine-induced relaxation of artery rings; however, resistin did impair bradykinin-induced relaxation. Selective impairment was also observed in vivo, as resistin attenuated vasodilation to bradykinin but not to acetylcholine. Resistin had no effect on dihydroethidium fluorescence, an indicator of superoxide (O(2)(-)) production, and the inhibitory effect of resistin on bradykinin-induced relaxation persisted in the presence of Tempol, a superoxide dismutase mimetic. To determine whether resistin impaired production of and/or responses to nitric oxide (NO) or prostaglandins (e.g., prostacyclin; PGI(2)), we performed experiments with N(omega)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) and indomethacin. The effect of resistin to attenuate bradykinin-induced vasodilation persisted in the presence of L-NAME or indomethacin, suggesting resistin may act at a cell signaling point upstream of NO or PGI(2) production. Resistin-induced endothelial dysfunction is not generalized, and it is not consistent with effects mediated by O(2)(-) or interference with NO or PGI(2) signaling. The site of the resistin-induced impairment is unknown but may be at the bradykinin receptor or a closely associated signal transduction machinery proximal to NO synthase or cyclooxygenase.
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- Gregory M Dick
- Dept. of Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, USA
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Chun HJ, Keum B, Uhm CS. [Adipocyte signals in energy balance and digestive diseases]. Korean J Gastroenterol 2006; 48:67-74. [PMID: 16929149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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For the regulation of energy balance in various internal organs including gut, pancreas and liver, visceral adipose tissue and brain perform important sensing and signaling roles via neural and endocrine pathway. Among these, adipose tissue has been known as a simple energy-storing organ, which stores excess energy in triglyceride. However, it became apparent that adipocytes have various receptors related to energy homeostasis, and secrete adipocytokines by endocrine, paracrine and autocrine mechanisms. In this review, basic roles of adipocytes in energy homeostasis and the correlation between adipocyte signals and digestive diseases are discussed.
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- Hoon Jai Chun
- Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Digestive Disease and Nutrition, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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