Insulin resistance, leptin and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 levels in diabetic and non-diabetic Afro-Caribbean subjects
Archives of physiology and biochemistry
; 115(1): 22-27, Feb. 2009. tab
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
To determine how the levels of leptin and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) are associated with insulin resistance (IR) in obese, non-obese, diabetic and non-diabetic subjects.METHODS:
112 type 2 diabetics and 43 non-diabetics were studied fasting. Anthropometric indices were measured and glucose, insulin, leptin and MCP-1 were measured in blood. IR was calculated.RESULTS:
MCP-1 level was significantly higher in diabetics than non-diabetics irrespective of gender (p < 0.05). Irrespective of diabetes status, the serum leptin concentration was significantly higher (p < 0.05) in obese and females subjects than in non-obese and male subjects respectively. There were no significant correlations between IR and MCP-1 or leptin in all subgroups of subjects studied. General linear modelling analysis showed that only diabetes state significantly predicted MCP-1 levels (p < 0.05) whereas non of the factors predicted leptin levels (p > 0.05).CONCLUSION:
Routine measurement of leptin and MCP-1 would be potentially useful in assessment of patients for the metabolic syndrome or coronary heart disease especially in black population.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MedCarib
Asunto principal:
Resistencia a la Insulina
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Quimiocina CCL2
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Enfermedad Coronaria
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Síndrome Metabólico
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2
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Obesidad
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Archives of physiology and biochemistry
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article