Circulating Betatrophin Concentrations Are Decreased in Human Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
Journal Title: | The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2014-10, Vol.99 (10), p.E2004-E2009 |
Main Author: | Gómez-Ambrosi, Javier |
Other Authors: | Pascual, Eider , Catalán, Victoria , Rodríguez, Amaia , Ramírez, Beatriz , Silva, Camilo , Gil, María J , Salvador, Javier , Frühbeck, Gema |
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Publisher: | United States: Endocrine Society |
ID: | ISSN: 0021-972X |
Link: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25050901 |
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title: | Circulating Betatrophin Concentrations Are Decreased in Human Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes |
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description: | Context: Betatrophin is a secreted protein recently involved in β-cell replication with a potential role in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). Objective: The aim of the present study was to compare the circulating concentrations of betatrophin in human obesity and T2D. Design, Setting, and Participants: Serum concentrations of betatrophin were measured by ELISA in 153 subjects: 75 obese normoglycemic subjects (OB-NG), 30 obese subjects with impaired glucose tolerance (OB-IGT), and 15 obese subjects with T2D (OB-T2D) matched by sex, age, and body adiposity, in comparison with 33 lean normoglycemic individuals (LN-NG). Results: Circulating levels of betatrophin were significantly decreased in obese individuals and further diminished in IGT and T2D participants (LN-NG, 45.1 ± 24.4 ng/mL; OB-NG, 26.9 ± 15.4 ng/mL; OB-IGT, 18.3 ± 10.7 ng/mL; OB-T2D, 13.5 ± 8.8 ng/mL; P < .001). A marked sexual dimorphism was found, with betatrophin levels being significantly higher in women than in men (males, 21.1 ± 16.0 ng/mL; females, 34.1 ± 20.1 ng/mL; P < .001). Interestingly, betatrophin levels were positively correlated with the quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (r = 0.46; P < .001) and with high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol concentrations (r = 0.51; P < .001). Conclusions: We conclude that serum betatrophin is decreased in human obesity, being further reduced in obesity-associated insulin resistance. Betatrophin levels are closely related to obesity-associated cardiometabolic risk factors, emerging as a potential biomarker of insulin resistance and T2D. |
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