Comparison of Blood Leptin Concentration and Colonic Mucosa Leptin Expression in Colon Adenoma Patients and Healthy Control / 대한소화기학회지
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
; : 354-360, 2014.
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in Ko
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS:
Obesity increases the risk of colorectal cancer and adenomatous polyp, and one of the underlying mechanisms of this increase is considered to be due to the growth promoting effects of adipokines, such as leptin. In order to investigate this finding, leptin expression in the colonic tissue and blood leptin concentration of the colonic adenoma patients were compared to those of the control group.METHODS:
Colonic adenoma tissues were obtained by polypectomy (n=60). In these patients, normal colonic mucosa at remote areas from the polyp was also obtained and blood samples were collected as well. Age and sex matched control subjects were selected among those who showed normal colonic mucosa in health screening colonoscopy (n=60).RESULTS:
There was no significant difference in serum leptin concentration between the colonic adenoma patients and control subjects. Leptin expression was noted in 43.3% of the colonic adenomas, but only in 6.7% of normal colonic mucosa from the control subjects (p<0.01). There were ten cases of concurrent adenocarcinoma in situ in adenoma patients, eight cases of which expressed leptin (p=0.01). In adenoma group, leptin expression rate was significantly high in larger adenomas and in obese patients (p<0.05). However, there was no statistically significant relationship between leptin expression in colonic mucosa and serum leptin level.CONCLUSIONS:
Leptin expression was more frequently observed in colonic adenomas, especially in larger adenomas associated with adenocarcinoma in situ, but blood leptin level was not related to tissue leptin expression. Leptin expression was more frequently observed in obese patients from the adenoma group. Therefore, leptin may play an important role in colonic tumorigenesis and progression, especially in obese patient.Key words
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Main subject:
Adenoma
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Body Mass Index
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Odds Ratio
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Colonic Polyps
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Colonic Neoplasms
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Leptin
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Waist Circumference
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Intestinal Mucosa
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Obesity
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Ko
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
Year:
2014
Type:
Article