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Tseng SY, Chang HY, Li YH, Chao TH. Effects of Cilostazol on Angiogenesis in Diabetes through Adiponectin/Adiponectin Receptors/Sirtuin1 Signaling Pathway. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232314839. [PMID: 36499166 PMCID: PMC9739574 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232314839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Cilostazol is an antiplatelet agent with vasodilating effects that functions by increasing the intracellular concentration of cyclic adenosine monophosphate. We have previously shown that cilostazol has favorable effects on angiogenesis. However, there is no study to evaluate the effects of cilostazol on adiponectin. We investigated the effects of cilostazol on angiogenesis in diabetes in vitro and in vivo through adiponectin/adiponectin receptors (adipoRs) and the sirtuin 1 (SIRT1)/AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling pathway. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and human aortic smooth muscle cells (HASMCs) were cocultured under high glucose (HG) conditions. Adiponectin concentrations in the supernatants were significantly increased when HASMCs were treated with cilostazol but not significantly changed when only HUVECs were treated with cilostazol. Cilostazol treatment enhanced the expression of SIRT1 and upregulated the phosphorylation of AMPK in HG-treated HUVECs. By sequential knockdown of adipoRs, SIRT1, and AMPK, our data demonstrated that cilostazol prevented apoptosis and stimulated proliferation, chemotactic motility, and capillary-like tube formation in HG-treated HUVECs through the adipoRs/SIRT1/AMPK signaling pathway. The phosphorylation of downstream signaling molecules, including acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), was downregulated when HUVECs were treated with a SIRT1 inhibitor. In streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice, cilostazol treatment could improve blood flow recovery 21-28 days after inducing hindlimb ischemia as well as increase the circulating of CD34+CD45dim cells 14-21 days after operation; moreover, these effects were significantly attenuated by the knockdown of adipoR1 but not adipoR2. The expression of SIRT1 and phosphorylation of AMPK/ACC and Akt/eNOS in ischemic muscles were significantly attenuated by the gene knockdown of adipoRs. Cilostazol improves HG-induced endothelial dysfunction in vascular endothelial cells and enhances angiogenesis in diabetic mice by upregulating the expression of adiponectin/adipoRs and its SIRT1/AMPK downstream signaling pathway.
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- Shih-Ya Tseng
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 704, Taiwan
- Department of Biological Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 704, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 704, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 704, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 704, Taiwan
- Health Management Center, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan 704, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-6-23523535 (ext. 2392); Fax: +886-6-2753834
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Kajikawa M, Higashi Y. Obesity and Endothelial Function. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10071745. [PMID: 35885049 PMCID: PMC9313026 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10071745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 07/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Obesity is a major public health problem and is related to increasing rates of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Over 1.9 billion adults are overweight or obese worldwide and the prevalence of obesity is increasing. Obesity influences endothelial function through obesity-related complications such as hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. The excess fat accumulation in obesity causes adipocyte dysfunction and induces oxidative stress, insulin resistance, and inflammation leading to endothelial dysfunction. Several anthropometric indices and imaging modalities that are used to evaluate obesity have demonstrated an association between obesity and endothelial function. In the past few decades, there has been great focus on the mechanisms underlying endothelial dysfunction caused by obesity for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular events. This review focuses on pathophysiological mechanisms of obesity-induced endothelial dysfunction and therapeutic targets of obesity.
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- Masato Kajikawa
- Division of Regeneration and Medicine, Medical Center for Translational and Clinical Research, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan;
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- Division of Regeneration and Medicine, Medical Center for Translational and Clinical Research, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan;
- Department of Regenerative Medicine, Division of Radiation Medical Science, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-82-257-5831
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Zocchi M, Della Porta M, Lombardoni F, Scrimieri R, Zuccotti GV, Maier JA, Cazzola R. A Potential Interplay between HDLs and Adiponectin in Promoting Endothelial Dysfunction in Obesity. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10061344. [PMID: 35740366 PMCID: PMC9220412 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10061344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 06/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Obesity is an epidemic public health problem that has progressively worsened in recent decades and is associated with low-grade chronic inflammation (LGCI) in metabolic tissues and an increased risk of several diseases. In particular, LGCI alters metabolism and increases cardiovascular risk by impairing endothelial function and altering the functions of adiponectin and high-density lipoproteins (HDLs). Adiponectin is an adipokine involved in regulating energy metabolism and body composition. Serum adiponectin levels are reduced in obese individuals and negatively correlate with chronic sub-clinical inflammatory markers. HDLs are a heterogeneous and complex class of lipoproteins that can be dysfunctional in obesity. Adiponectin and HDLs are strictly interdependent, and the maintenance of their interplay is essential for vascular function. Since such a complex network of interactions is still overlooked in clinical settings, this review aims to highlight the mechanisms involved in the impairment of the HDLs/adiponectin axis in obese patients to predict the risk of cardiovascular diseases and activate preventive countermeasures. Here, we provide a narrative review of the role of LGCI in altering HDLs, adiponectin and endothelial functions in obesity to encourage new studies about their synergic effects on cardiovascular health and disease.
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- Monica Zocchi
- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20157 Milan, Italy; (M.Z.); (M.D.P.); (F.L.); (R.S.); (G.V.Z.); (J.A.M.)
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20157 Milan, Italy; (M.Z.); (M.D.P.); (F.L.); (R.S.); (G.V.Z.); (J.A.M.)
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20157 Milan, Italy; (M.Z.); (M.D.P.); (F.L.); (R.S.); (G.V.Z.); (J.A.M.)
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20157 Milan, Italy; (M.Z.); (M.D.P.); (F.L.); (R.S.); (G.V.Z.); (J.A.M.)
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20157 Milan, Italy; (M.Z.); (M.D.P.); (F.L.); (R.S.); (G.V.Z.); (J.A.M.)
- Department of Pediatrics, Ospedale dei Bambini, 20154 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20157 Milan, Italy; (M.Z.); (M.D.P.); (F.L.); (R.S.); (G.V.Z.); (J.A.M.)
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20157 Milan, Italy; (M.Z.); (M.D.P.); (F.L.); (R.S.); (G.V.Z.); (J.A.M.)
- Correspondence:
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Cohen KE, Katunaric B, Schulz ME, SenthilKumar G, Young MS, Mace JE, Freed JK. Role of Adiponectin Receptor 1 in Promoting Nitric Oxide-Mediated Flow-Induced Dilation in the Human Microvasculature. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:875900. [PMID: 35444544 PMCID: PMC9014203 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.875900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Chronic administration of exogenous adiponectin restores nitric oxide (NO) as the mediator of flow-induced dilation (FID) in arterioles collected from patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Here we hypothesize that this effect as well as NO signaling during flow during health relies on activation of Adiponectin Receptor 1 (AdipoR1). We further posit that osmotin, a plant-derived protein and AdipoR1 activator, is capable of eliciting similar effects as adiponectin. Human arterioles (80-200 μm) collected from discarded surgical adipose specimens were cannulated, pressurized, and pre-constricted with endothelin-1 (ET-1). Changes in vessel internal diameters were measured during flow using videomicroscopy. Immunofluorescence was utilized to compare expression of AdipoR1 during both health and disease. Administration of exogenous adiponectin failed to restore NO-mediated FID in CAD arterioles treated with siRNA against AdipoR1 (siAdipoR1), compared to vessels treated with negative control siRNA. Osmotin treatment of arterioles from patients with CAD resulted in a partial restoration of NO as the mediator of FID, which was inhibited in arterioles with decreased expression of AdipoR1. Together these data highlight the critical role of AdipoR1 in adiponectin-induced NO signaling during shear. Further, osmotin may serve as a potential therapy to prevent microvascular endothelial dysfunction as well as restore endothelial homeostasis in patients with cardiovascular disease.
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- Katie E. Cohen
- Department of Medicine-Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
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- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
- Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
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- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
- Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
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- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
- Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
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- Department of Medicine-Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
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- Department of Surgery-Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
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- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
- Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
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Peña AS, Harrington J, Peters Black SK, Gent R, Hirte C, Couper JJ, Wiltshire E. Vascular Function and Distribution of Adiponectin Isomers during Puberty in Children and Adolescents with Obesity. Horm Res Paediatr 2022; 94:186-193. [PMID: 34348299 DOI: 10.1159/000518649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Youth with obesity have abnormal vascular function that relates to the anti-atherogenic adipose-derived hormone, adiponectin. The distribution of adiponectin isomers changes during normal puberty, but there are no data in relation to vascular function. We aimed to evaluate vascular function, adiponectin, and its isomers longitudinally in peri-pubertal youth with obesity and controls. METHODS The study is a cohort longitudinal study involving 30 children and adolescents with obesity (body mass index [BMI] z-score 2.31 ± 0.24; age 12.8 ± 3 years, 17 male participants) and 28 age-/sex-matched healthy controls (12.8 ± 3 years, 14 male participants). Vascular function (flow-mediated dilatation [FMD], glyceryl trinitrate-mediated dilatation [GTN]), total adiponectin and isomers, and laboratory and clinical variables were assessed at 0, 18, and 36 months. RESULTS FMD and GTN were stable during puberty in both groups, remaining consistently lower in obese children (p = 0.02, p < 0.001). The change in total (p = 0.02) and high-molecular weight (HMW) (p = 0.02) adiponectin differed between the groups: falling in controls by the end of puberty but not falling further during puberty in obesity. In obesity, impaired GTN was associated longitudinally with lower total (B = 7.85, p = 0.006) and HMW (B = 3.72, p = 0.03) adiponectin. In controls, more favourable GTN was longitudinally associated with a lower BMI z-score (B = -3.04, p = 0.027) and lower waist circumference (B = -0.35, p = 0.009). CONCLUSIONS Vascular dysfunction and lower levels of adiponectin are associated in children and adolescents with obesity during puberty and do not deteriorate further. Healthy children's better vascular function, within the normal range, is associated with a lower BMI z-score and waist circumference.
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- Alexia Sophie Peña
- Robinson Research Institute and Discipline of Paediatrics, University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute and Discipline of Paediatrics, University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute and Discipline of Paediatrics, University of Adelaide, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Otago Wellington, Wellington South, New Zealand
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Wang C, Chen J, Wang P, Qing S, Li W, Lu J. Endogenous Protective Factors and Potential Therapeutic Agents for Diabetes-Associated Atherosclerosis. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:821028. [PMID: 35557850 PMCID: PMC9086429 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.821028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The complications of macrovascular atherosclerosis are the leading cause of disability and mortality in patients with diabetes. It is generally believed that the pathogenesis of diabetic vascular complications is initiated by the imbalance between injury and endogenous protective factors. Multiple endogenous protective factors secreted by endothelium, liver, skeletal muscle and other tissues are recognized of their importance in combating injury factors and maintaining the homeostasis of vasculatures in diabetes. Among them, glucagon-like peptide-1 based drugs were clinically proven to be effective and recommended as the first-line medicine for the treatment of type 2 diabetic patients with high risks or established arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). Some molecules such as irisin and lipoxins have recently been perceived as new protective factors on diabetic atherosclerosis, while the protective role of HDL has been reinterpreted since the failure of several clinical trials to raise HDL therapy on cardiovascular events. The current review aims to summarize systemic endogenous protective factors for diabetes-associated atherosclerosis and discuss their mechanisms and potential therapeutic strategy or their analogues. In particular, we focus on the existing barriers or obstacles that need to be overcome in developing new therapeutic approaches for macrovascular complications of diabetes.
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- Chaoqun Wang
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Jin Lu, ; Wenwen Li,
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Jin Lu, ; Wenwen Li,
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Cohen KE, Katunaric B, SenthilKumar G, McIntosh JJ, Freed JK. Vascular endothelial adiponectin signaling across the life span. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2022; 322:H57-H65. [PMID: 34797171 PMCID: PMC8698498 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00533.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Abstract
Cardiovascular disease risk increases with age regardless of sex. Some of this risk is attributable to alterations in natural hormones throughout the life span. The quintessential example of this being the dramatic increase in cardiovascular disease following the transition to menopause. Plasma levels of adiponectin, a "cardioprotective" adipokine released primarily by adipose tissue and regulated by hormones, also fluctuate throughout one's life. Plasma adiponectin levels increase with age in both men and women, with higher levels in both pre- and postmenopausal women compared with men. Younger cohorts seem to confer cardioprotective benefits from increased adiponectin levels yet elevated levels in the elderly and those with existing heart disease are associated with poor cardiovascular outcomes. Here, we review the most recent data regarding adiponectin signaling in the vasculature, highlight the differences observed between the sexes, and shed light on the apparent paradox regarding increased cardiovascular disease risk despite rising plasma adiponectin levels over time.
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- Katie E. Cohen
- 1Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,5Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- 2Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,5Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- 2Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,3Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,5Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- 3Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,4Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,5Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- 2Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,3Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,5Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Beneficial Effects of Adiponectin on Glucose and Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerotic Progression: Mechanisms and Perspectives. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20051190. [PMID: 30857216 PMCID: PMC6429491 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20051190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 242] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Revised: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Circulating adiponectin concentrations are reduced in obese individuals, and this reduction has been proposed to have a crucial role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases associated with obesity and the metabolic syndrome. We focus on the effects of adiponectin on glucose and lipid metabolism and on the molecular anti-atherosclerotic properties of adiponectin and also discuss the factors that increase the circulating levels of adiponectin. Adiponectin reduces inflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress, which leads to an improvement of insulin resistance. Adiponectin-induced improvement of insulin resistance and adiponectin itself reduce hepatic glucose production and increase the utilization of glucose and fatty acids by skeletal muscles, lowering blood glucose levels. Adiponectin has also β cell protective effects and may prevent the development of diabetes. Adiponectin concentration has been found to be correlated with lipoprotein metabolism; especially, it is associated with the metabolism of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and triglyceride (TG). Adiponectin appears to increase HDL and decrease TG. Adiponectin increases ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 and lipoprotein lipase (LPL) and decreases hepatic lipase, which may elevate HDL. Increased LPL mass/activity and very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) receptor and reduced apo-CIII may increase VLDL catabolism and result in the reduction of serum TG. Further, adiponectin has various molecular anti-atherosclerotic properties, such as reduction of scavenger receptors in macrophages and increase of cholesterol efflux. These findings suggest that high levels of circulating adiponectin can protect against atherosclerosis. Weight loss, exercise, nutritional factors, anti-diabetic drugs, lipid-lowering drugs, and anti-hypertensive drugs have been associated with an increase of serum adiponectin level.
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Maggio ABR, Farpour-Lambert NJ, Aggoun Y, Galan K, Montecucco F, Mach F, Beghetti M. Serum cardiovascular risk biomarkers in pre-pubertal obese children. Eur J Clin Invest 2018; 48:e12995. [PMID: 29992540 DOI: 10.1111/eci.12995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Revised: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Childhood obesity is associated with premature cardiovascular complications. However, little is known about the effect of a family-based behavioural intervention on the relationship between arterial function, blood pressure and biomarkers in pre-pubertal children with obesity. DESIGN This was a single centre randomized controlled trial (RCT) including 74 children randomized to a 6-month behavioural intervention to treat obesity. In 48 children (13 controls and 35 interventions), we assessed: serum level of cytokine (CCL2), adiponectin, and neutrophil product (MMP-8), as well as carotid intima-media thickness, flow-mediated dilation (FMD), nitroglycerin-mediated dilation; arterial stiffness (incremental elastic modulus, Einc), pulse wave velocity (PWV), resting and 24-hour blood pressure (BP). RESULTS At baseline, resting systolic BP was positively associated with MMP-8 levels which was significantly higher in children with hypertension (P = 0.033). Biochemical markers were not related to endothelial function at baseline, but they globally increased after 6 months in the intervention group. The significant increase of CCL2 levels in the intervention group was associated with a decrease in diastolic BP. Furthermore, adiponectin change was positively related to a change in FMD and negatively to change in Einc and PWV. CONCLUSIONS The usefulness of serum biomarkers for the detection of cardiovascular diseases is not well established in children. In our population, MMP-8 concentration was higher in hypertensive children. Furthermore, behavioural interventions resulted in a paradoxical increase in some biomarkers in children, with potentially beneficial effects detected with CCL2 changes. Caution should be taken when using nonspecific serum biomarkers for the clinical monitoring of children with obesity.
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- Albane B R Maggio
- Santé et Mouvement Consultation, Service of Paediatric Specialties, Department of Child and Adolescent, University Hospitals of Geneva and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Obesity Prevention and Care Program "Contrepoids", Service of Therapeutic Education for Chronic Diseases, Department of Community Medicine, Primary Care and Emergency, University Hospitals of Geneva and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Paediatric Sports Medicine Consultation, Service of General Paediatrics, Department of Child and Adolescent, University Hospitals of Geneva and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Paediatric Cardiology Unit, Service of Paediatric Specialties, Department of Child and Adolescent, University Hospitals of Geneva and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Cardiology Division, Foundation for Medical Research, University Hospitals of Geneva and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Cardiology Service, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- First Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.,Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.,Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Cardiology Division, Foundation for Medical Research, University Hospitals of Geneva and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Cardiology Service, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Paediatric Cardiology Unit, Service of Paediatric Specialties, Department of Child and Adolescent, University Hospitals of Geneva and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular risk factors in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivors. Int J Cardiol 2017; 228:621-627. [PMID: 27889551 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2016] [Revised: 08/27/2016] [Accepted: 11/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Fu Z, Gong Y, Löfqvist C, Hellström A, Smith LEH. Review: adiponectin in retinopathy. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2016; 1862:1392-400. [PMID: 27155572 PMCID: PMC4885769 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2016.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2015] [Revised: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Neovascular eye diseases are a major cause of blindness including retinopathy of prematurity, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration in which new vessel formation is driven by hypoxia or metabolic abnormalities affecting the fuel supply. White-adipose-tissue derived adipokines such as adiponectin modulate metabolic responses. Increasing evidence shows that lack of adiponectin may result in retinal neovascularization. Activation of the adiponectin pathway may in turn restore energy metabolism, to suppress the drive for compensatory but ultimately pathological neovessels of retinopathy. In this review, we will summarize our current knowledge of the role of adiponectin in eye diseases of premature infants, diabetic patients as well as the elderly. Further investigations in this field are likely to lead to new preventative approaches for these diseases.
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- Zhongjie Fu
- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
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Childhood obesity-related endothelial dysfunction: an update on pathophysiological mechanisms and diagnostic advancements. Pediatr Res 2016; 79:831-7. [PMID: 26866906 DOI: 10.1038/pr.2016.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Childhood obesity jeopardizes a healthy future for our society's children as it is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality later on in life. Endothelial dysfunction, the first step in the development of atherosclerosis, is already present in obese children and may well represent a targetable risk factor. Technological advancements in recent years have facilitated noninvasive measurements of endothelial homeostasis in children. Thereby this topic ultimately starts to get the attention it deserves. In this paper, we aim to summarize the latest insights on endothelial dysfunction in childhood obesity. We discuss methodological advancements in peripheral endothelial function measurement and newly identified diagnostic markers of vascular homeostasis. Finally, future challenges and perspectives are set forth on how to efficiently tackle the catastrophic rise in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality that will be inflicted on obese children if they are not treated optimally.
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Zeng WF, Li Y, Sheng CS, Huang QF, Kang YY, Zhang L, Wang S, Cheng YB, Li FK, Wang JG. Association of Anthropometric and Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Measures of Adiposity with High Molecular Weight Adiponectin Concentration. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0156041. [PMID: 27227680 PMCID: PMC4882000 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Objective To investigate the relationship between adiposity measures and plasma concentration of high molecular weight (HMW) adiponectin. Methods In a Chinese sample (n = 1081), we performed measurements of anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). We defined overweight and obesity as a body mass index between 24 and 27.4 kg/m² and ≥ 27.5 kg/m², respectively, and central obesity as a waist circumference ≥ 90 cm in men and ≥ 80 cm in women. Plasma HMW adiponectin concentration was measured by the ELISA method. Results Plasma HMW adiponectin concentration was significantly (P < 0.0001) higher in women (n = 677, 2.47 μg/mL) than men (n = 404, 1.58 μg/mL) and correlated with advancing age in men (r = 0.28) and women (r = 0.29). In adjusted analyses, it was lower in the presence of overweight (n = 159, 1.26 μg/mL in men and n = 227, 2.15μg/mL in women) and obesity (n = 60, 1.31 μg/mL and n = 82, 2.10 μg/mL, respectively) than normal weight subjects (n = 185, 2.07μg/mL and n = 368, 2.94 μg/mL, respectively) and in the presence of central obesity (n = 106, 1.28 μg/mL and n = 331, 2.12 μg/mL, respectively) than subjects with a normal waist circumference (n = 298, 1.74 μg/mL and n = 346, 2.74 μg/mL, respectively). In multiple regression analyses stratified for gender, adjusted for confounders and considered separately each of the adiposity measures, all adiposity measures were significantly (r -0.18 to -0.31, P < 0.001) associated with plasma HMW adiponectin concentration. However, in further stratified and adjusted regression analyses considered stepwise all adiposity measures, only waist-to-hip ratio was significantly (P < 0.05) associated with plasma HMW adiponectin concentration in men (r = -0.10) and women (r = -0.15). Conclusions Anthropometric measures of obesity, such as waist-to-hip ratio, but not BIA measures, are independently associated with plasma adiponectin concentration.
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- Wei-Fang Zeng
- Centre for Epidemiological Studies and Clinical Trials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, The Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Department of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Centre for Epidemiological Studies and Clinical Trials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, The Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Department of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Centre for Epidemiological Studies and Clinical Trials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, The Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Department of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Centre for Epidemiological Studies and Clinical Trials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, The Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Department of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Centre for Epidemiological Studies and Clinical Trials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, The Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Department of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Centre for Epidemiological Studies and Clinical Trials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, The Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Department of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Centre for Epidemiological Studies and Clinical Trials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, The Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Department of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Centre for Epidemiological Studies and Clinical Trials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, The Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Department of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Centre for Epidemiological Studies and Clinical Trials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, The Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Department of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Centre for Epidemiological Studies and Clinical Trials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, The Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Department of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Kurozumi A, Okada Y, Arao T, Tanaka Y. Excess Visceral Adipose Tissue Worsens the Vascular Endothelial Function in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Intern Med 2016; 55:3091-3095. [PMID: 27803400 PMCID: PMC5140855 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.55.6940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Objective Visceral fat obesity and metabolic syndrome correlate with atherosclerosis in part due to insulin resistance and various other factors. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between vascular endothelial dysfunction and excess visceral adipose tissue (VAT) in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods In 71 T2DM patients, the reactive hyperemia index (RHI) was measured using an Endo-PAT 2000, and VAT and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) were measured via CT. We also measured various metabolic markers, including high-molecular-weight adiponectin (HMW-AN). Results VAT correlated negatively with the natural logarithm of RHI (L_RHI), the primary endpoint (p=0.042, r=-0.242). L_RHI did not correlate with SAT, VAT/SAT, abdominal circumference, homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance, urinary C-peptide reactivity, HMW-AN, or alanine amino transferase, the secondary endpoints. A linear multivariate analysis via the forced entry method using age, sex, VAT, and smoking history as independent variables and L_RHI as the dependent variable revealed a lack of any determinants of L_RHI. Conclusion Excess VAT worsens the vascular endothelial function, represented by RHI which was analyzed using Endo-PAT, in Japanese patients with T2DM.
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- Akira Kurozumi
- The First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
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Xu P, Fischer-Posovszky P, Bischof J, Radermacher P, Wabitsch M, Henne-Bruns D, Wolf AM, Hillenbrand A, Knippschild U. Gene expression levels of Casein kinase 1 (CK1) isoforms are correlated to adiponectin levels in adipose tissue of morbid obese patients and site-specific phosphorylation mediated by CK1 influences multimerization of adiponectin. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2015; 406:87-101. [PMID: 25724478 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2015.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Revised: 01/29/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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White adipose tissue has now been recognized as an important endocrine organ secreting bioactive molecules termed adipocytokines. In obesity, anti-inflammatory adipocytokines like adiponectin are decreased while pro-inflammatory factors are over-produced. These changes contribute to the development of insulin resistance and obesity-associated diseases. Since members of the casein kinase 1 (CK1) family are involved in the regulation of various signaling pathways we ask here whether they are able to modulate the functions of adiponectin. We show that CK1δ and ε are expressed in adipose tissue and that the expression of CK1 isoforms correlates with that of adiponectin. Furthermore, adiponectin co-immunoprecipitates with CK1δ and CK1ε and is phosphorylated by CK1δ at serine 174 and threonine 235, thereby influencing the formation of adiponectin oligomeric complexes. Furthermore, inhibition of CK1δ in human adipocytes by IC261 leads to an increase in basal and insulin-stimulated glucose uptake. In summary, our data indicate that site-specific phosphorylation of adiponectin, especially at sites targeted by CK1δ in vitro, provides an additional regulatory mechanism for modulating adiponectin complex formation and function.
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- Pengfei Xu
- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Divison of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Ulm, Eythstrasse 24, 89075 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Pathophysiology and Process Development in Anesthesia, University of Ulm, Helmholtzstrasse 8/1, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Divison of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Ulm, Eythstrasse 24, 89075 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
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Fu Z, Lofqvist CA, Shao Z, Sun Y, Joyal JS, Hurst CG, Cui RZ, Evans LP, Tian K, SanGiovanni JP, Chen J, Ley D, Hansen Pupp I, Hellstrom A, Smith LEH. Dietary ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids decrease retinal neovascularization by adipose-endoplasmic reticulum stress reduction to increase adiponectin. Am J Clin Nutr 2015; 101:879-88. [PMID: 25833984 PMCID: PMC4381778 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.114.099291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2014] [Accepted: 01/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a vision-threatening disease in premature infants. Serum adiponectin (APN) concentrations positively correlate with postnatal growth and gestational age, important risk factors for ROP development. Dietary ω-3 (n-3) long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 LCPUFAs) suppress ROP and oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) in a mouse model of human ROP, but the mechanism is not fully understood. OBJECTIVE We examined the role of APN in ROP development and whether circulating APN concentrations are increased by dietary ω-3 LCPUFAs to mediate the protective effect in ROP. DESIGN Serum APN concentrations were correlated with ROP development and serum ω-3 LCPUFA concentrations in preterm infants. Mouse OIR was then used to determine whether ω-3 LCPUFA supplementation increases serum APN concentrations, which then suppress retinopathy. RESULTS We found that in preterm infants, low serum APN concentrations positively correlate with ROP, and serum APN concentrations positively correlate with serum ω-3 LCPUFA concentrations. In mouse OIR, serum total APN and bioactive high-molecular-weight APN concentrations are increased by ω-3 LCPUFA feed. White adipose tissue, where APN is produced and assembled in the endoplasmic reticulum, is the major source of serum APN. In mouse OIR, adipose endoplasmic reticulum stress is increased, and APN production is suppressed. ω-3 LCPUFA feed in mice increases APN production by reducing adipose endoplasmic reticulum stress markers. Dietary ω-3 LCPUFA suppression of neovascularization is reduced from 70% to 10% with APN deficiency. APN receptors localize in the retina, particularly to pathologic neovessels. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that increasing APN by ω-3 LCPUFA supplementation in total parental nutrition for preterm infants may suppress ROP.
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- Zhongjie Fu
- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (ZF, ZS, YS, J-SJ, CGH, RZC, LPE, KT, JC, and LEHS); the Department of Ophthalmology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden (CAL and AH); the Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden (DL and IHP); and National Eye Institute, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Clinical Trials Branch, National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD (JPS)
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- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (ZF, ZS, YS, J-SJ, CGH, RZC, LPE, KT, JC, and LEHS); the Department of Ophthalmology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden (CAL and AH); the Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden (DL and IHP); and National Eye Institute, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Clinical Trials Branch, National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD (JPS)
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- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (ZF, ZS, YS, J-SJ, CGH, RZC, LPE, KT, JC, and LEHS); the Department of Ophthalmology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden (CAL and AH); the Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden (DL and IHP); and National Eye Institute, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Clinical Trials Branch, National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD (JPS)
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- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (ZF, ZS, YS, J-SJ, CGH, RZC, LPE, KT, JC, and LEHS); the Department of Ophthalmology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden (CAL and AH); the Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden (DL and IHP); and National Eye Institute, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Clinical Trials Branch, National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD (JPS)
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- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (ZF, ZS, YS, J-SJ, CGH, RZC, LPE, KT, JC, and LEHS); the Department of Ophthalmology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden (CAL and AH); the Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden (DL and IHP); and National Eye Institute, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Clinical Trials Branch, National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD (JPS)
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- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (ZF, ZS, YS, J-SJ, CGH, RZC, LPE, KT, JC, and LEHS); the Department of Ophthalmology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden (CAL and AH); the Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden (DL and IHP); and National Eye Institute, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Clinical Trials Branch, National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD (JPS)
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- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (ZF, ZS, YS, J-SJ, CGH, RZC, LPE, KT, JC, and LEHS); the Department of Ophthalmology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden (CAL and AH); the Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden (DL and IHP); and National Eye Institute, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Clinical Trials Branch, National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD (JPS)
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- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (ZF, ZS, YS, J-SJ, CGH, RZC, LPE, KT, JC, and LEHS); the Department of Ophthalmology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden (CAL and AH); the Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden (DL and IHP); and National Eye Institute, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Clinical Trials Branch, National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD (JPS)
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- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (ZF, ZS, YS, J-SJ, CGH, RZC, LPE, KT, JC, and LEHS); the Department of Ophthalmology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden (CAL and AH); the Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden (DL and IHP); and National Eye Institute, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Clinical Trials Branch, National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD (JPS)
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- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (ZF, ZS, YS, J-SJ, CGH, RZC, LPE, KT, JC, and LEHS); the Department of Ophthalmology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden (CAL and AH); the Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden (DL and IHP); and National Eye Institute, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Clinical Trials Branch, National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD (JPS)
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- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (ZF, ZS, YS, J-SJ, CGH, RZC, LPE, KT, JC, and LEHS); the Department of Ophthalmology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden (CAL and AH); the Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden (DL and IHP); and National Eye Institute, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Clinical Trials Branch, National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD (JPS)
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- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (ZF, ZS, YS, J-SJ, CGH, RZC, LPE, KT, JC, and LEHS); the Department of Ophthalmology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden (CAL and AH); the Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden (DL and IHP); and National Eye Institute, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Clinical Trials Branch, National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD (JPS)
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- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (ZF, ZS, YS, J-SJ, CGH, RZC, LPE, KT, JC, and LEHS); the Department of Ophthalmology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden (CAL and AH); the Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden (DL and IHP); and National Eye Institute, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Clinical Trials Branch, National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD (JPS)
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- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (ZF, ZS, YS, J-SJ, CGH, RZC, LPE, KT, JC, and LEHS); the Department of Ophthalmology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden (CAL and AH); the Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden (DL and IHP); and National Eye Institute, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Clinical Trials Branch, National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD (JPS)
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- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (ZF, ZS, YS, J-SJ, CGH, RZC, LPE, KT, JC, and LEHS); the Department of Ophthalmology, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden (CAL and AH); the Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden (DL and IHP); and National Eye Institute, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Clinical Trials Branch, National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD (JPS)
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Ebrahimi-Mamaeghani M, Mohammadi S, Arefhosseini SR, Fallah P, Bazi Z. Adiponectin as a potential biomarker of vascular disease. Vasc Health Risk Manag 2015; 11:55-70. [PMID: 25653535 PMCID: PMC4303398 DOI: 10.2147/vhrm.s48753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The increasing prevalence of diabetes and its complications heralds an alarming situation worldwide. Obesity-associated changes in circulating adiponectin concentrations have the capacity to predict insulin sensitivity and are a link between obesity and a number of vascular diseases. One obvious consequence of obesity is a decrease in circulating levels of adiponectin, which are associated with cardiovascular disorders and associated vascular comorbidities. Human and animal studies have demonstrated decreased adiponectin to be an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, in animal studies, increased circulating adiponectin alleviates obesity-induced endothelial dysfunction and hypertension, and also prevents atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, and diabetic cardiac tissue disorders. Further, metabolism of a number of foods and medications are affected by induction of adiponectin. Adiponectin has beneficial effects on cardiovascular cells via its antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiapoptotic, antiatherogenic, vasodilatory, and antithrombotic activity, and consequently has a favorable effect on cardiac and vascular health. Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying the regulation of adiponectin secretion and signaling is critical for designing new therapeutic strategies. This review summarizes the recent evidence for the physiological role and clinical significance of adiponectin in vascular health, identification of the receptor and post-receptor signaling events related to the protective effects of the adiponectin system on vascular compartments, and its potential use as a target for therapeutic intervention in vascular disease.
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MESH Headings
- Adiponectin/immunology
- Adiponectin/metabolism
- Adipose Tissue/immunology
- Adipose Tissue/metabolism
- Adipose Tissue/physiopathology
- Animals
- Biomarkers/metabolism
- Endothelium, Vascular/immunology
- Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism
- Endothelium, Vascular/physiopathology
- Humans
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/immunology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/physiopathology
- Prognosis
- Protective Factors
- Receptors, Adiponectin/metabolism
- Risk Factors
- Signal Transduction
- Vascular Diseases/immunology
- Vascular Diseases/metabolism
- Vascular Diseases/physiopathology
- Vascular Diseases/prevention & control
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- Department of Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, Stem Cell Technology Research Center, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Azuma M, Chihara Y, Yoshimura C, Murase K, Hamada S, Tachikawa R, Matsumoto T, Inouchi M, Tanizawa K, Handa T, Oga T, Mishima M, Chin K. Association Between Endothelial Function (Assessed on Reactive Hyperemia Peripheral Arterial Tonometry) and Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Visceral Fat Accumulation, and Serum Adiponectin. Circ J 2015; 79:1381-9. [DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-14-1303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Masanori Azuma
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Otsu Red Cross Hospital
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
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- Respiratory Care and Sleep Control Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
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- Respiratory Care and Sleep Control Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
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- Respiratory Care and Sleep Control Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
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- Respiratory Care and Sleep Control Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
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Zhao L, Fu Z, Liu Z. Adiponectin and insulin cross talk: the microvascular connection. Trends Cardiovasc Med 2014; 24:319-24. [PMID: 25220977 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2014.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2014] [Revised: 08/02/2014] [Accepted: 08/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Adiponectin exerts both vasodilatory and insulin-sensitizing actions and its levels are decreased in insulin-resistant humans and animals. The mechanisms underlying adiponectin׳s insulin-sensitizing effect have been extensively investigated but remain largely unclear. Muscle microvasculature critically regulates muscle insulin action by modulating insulin delivery to the microvessels nurturing the muscle cells and the trans-endothelial insulin transport. We have recently reported that adiponectin exerts its insulin-sensitizing effect via recruiting muscle microvasculature, expanding the endothelial surface area, and increasing insulin delivery to and thus action in muscle. The current review focuses on the microvascular connection between the adiponectin and insulin cross talk.
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- Lina Zhao
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, PO Box 801410, Charlottesville, VA 22908
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, PO Box 801410, Charlottesville, VA 22908
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, PO Box 801410, Charlottesville, VA 22908.
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Sobh MA. Adipogenesis of Sprague Dawely rats mesenchymal stem cells: a morphological, immunophenotyping and gene expression follow-up study. Anat Cell Biol 2014; 47:83-90. [PMID: 24987544 PMCID: PMC4076425 DOI: 10.5115/acb.2014.47.2.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2014] [Revised: 05/21/2014] [Accepted: 05/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) offer significant promise as a multipotent source for cell-based therapies and could form the basis for the differentiation and cultivation of tissue grafts to replace damaged tissue. However, no gene expression follow up analysis has been undertaken to characterize the in vitro adipogenic differentiated MSCs. The main goal of this study was to focus on MSCs and to analyze their differentiation capacity. To achieve this aim, bone marrow MSCs from sprague dawely rats were isolated, expanded in monolayer culture and characterized with respect to their cluster of differentiation (CD) and ability for adipogenic differentiation capacity. The expression of CD44, CD45, CD29, CD34, and CD90 on bone marrow derived MSCs was characterized using flow cytometry. Adipogenesis was determined by staining with oil-red O and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction assessments of lipoprotein lipase, leptin, adiponectin and adipocyte genes at different time intervals, after 4, 7, 14, and 21 days. Our results revealed that the pattern of CD marker expression was highly positive significant with CD29, CD44, and CD90 when compared with CD34 and CD45. MSCs showed proliferative potential and were capable of adipogenic differentiation characterized by reddish brown-droplets following staining with oil-red O and expression of molecular bands of genes. These results demonstrate, at the morphological, immunophenotyping and gene expression levels, the multipotency of MSCs and thus highlight their potential therapeutic value for cell-based tissue engineering.
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- Mohamed A Sobh
- Department of Zoology, Urology and Nephrology Center, Research Center, Mansoura University, Cairo, Egypt
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A lower serum level of middle-molecular-weight adiponectin is a risk factor for endometrial cancer. Int J Clin Oncol 2013; 19:667-73. [PMID: 23963826 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-013-0603-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2013] [Accepted: 07/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The present study was undertaken to examine the correlation between serum levels of adiponectin isoforms and the risk for endometrial cancer. METHODS This retrospective case-control study included 43 Japanese women with endometrial cancer and 62 Japanese women with no history of cancer. Serum levels of total adiponectin and the respective isoforms were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed on the serum levels of total adiponectin and its isoforms, high molecular weight, middle molecular weight, and low molecular weight adiponectins, after adjustment for confounders (age, body mass index, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus). RESULTS The distribution of body mass index revealed a statistically significant difference between patients and controls (P = 0.001). A statistically significant difference (P < 0.01) was also found in the incidence of diabetes mellitus between the two groups, although there was no significant difference in the incidence of hypertension. In controls, an inverse correlation was observed between body mass index and serum adiponectin levels. However, in patients, an inverse correlation was found only between body mass index and serum middle molecular weight adiponectin level. After adjustment for confounding variables, the factor found to be most closely associated with endometrial cancer was a lower serum level of middle molecular weight adiponectin (adjusted odds ratio 4.89, 95 % confidence interval value 1.25-19.11, P = 0.022). CONCLUSION Low serum level of middle molecular weight adiponectin was the only independent risk factor for endometrial cancer suggesting that the application of adiponectin might prevent or decrease the risk for endometrial cancer.
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Bruyndonckx L, Radtke T, Eser P, Vrints CJ, Ramet J, Wilhelm M, Conraads VM. Methodological considerations and practical recommendations for the application of peripheral arterial tonometry in children and adolescents. Int J Cardiol 2013; 168:3183-90. [PMID: 23972967 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2013] [Accepted: 07/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Endothelial dysfunction is recognized as the primum movens in the development of atherosclerosis. Its crucial role in both cardiovascular morbidity and mortality has been confirmed. In the past, research was hampered by the invasive character of endothelial function assessment. The development of non-invasive and feasible techniques to measure endothelial function has facilitated and promoted research in various adult and paediatric subpopulations. To avoid user dependence of flow-mediated dilation (FMD), which evaluates nitric oxide dependent vasodilation in large vessels, a semi-automated, method to assess peripheral microvascular function, called peripheral arterial tonometry (Endo-PAT(®)), was recently introduced. The number of studies using this technique in children and adolescents is rapidly increasing, yet there is no consensus with regard to either measuring protocol or data analysis of peripheral arterial tonometry in children and adolescents. Most paediatric studies simply applied measuring and analysing methodology established in adults, a simplification that may not be appropriate. This paper provides a detailed description of endothelial function assessment using the Endo-PAT for researchers and clinicians. We discuss clinical and methodological considerations and point out the differences between children, adolescents and adults. Finally, the main aim of this paper is to provide recommendations for a standardised application of Endo-PAT in children and adolescents, as well as for population-specific data analysis methodology.
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- Luc Bruyndonckx
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Antwerp, Belgium; Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Translational Pathophysiological Research, University of Antwerp, Campus Drie Eiken, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Antwerp, Belgium
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Wong HK, Ong KL, Leung RYH, Cheung TT, Xu A, Lam TH, Lam KSL, Cheung BMY. Plasma level of adrenomedullin is influenced by a single nucleotide polymorphism in the adiponectin gene. PLoS One 2013; 8:e70335. [PMID: 23936408 PMCID: PMC3731362 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2013] [Accepted: 06/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Objective Adrenomedullin (ADM) and adiponectin are both involved in inflammation and cardiovascular diseases. The plasma levels of these peptides are influenced by single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the ADM and ADIPOQ genes respectively. There is some evidence that ADM may regulate adiponectin gene expression, but whether adiponectin can regulate ADM expression is unclear, and was therefore investigated. Methods Plasma ADM level was measured in 476 subjects in the Hong Kong Cardiovascular Risk Factor Prevalence Study-2 (CRISPS2). We genotyped them for 2 ADIPOQ SNPs that are known to be associated with plasma adiponectin level. Results The minor allele frequencies of ADIPOQ SNPs rs182052 and rs12495941 were 40.6% and 42.2% respectively. Plasma ADM level was significantly associated with rs182052 after adjusting for age and sex (β = 0.104, P = 0.023) but not with rs12495941 (β = 0.071, P = 0.120). In multivariate analysis, plasma ADM level increased with the number of minor alleles of rs182052 (P = 0.013). Compared to subjects with GG genotype, subjects with AA genotype had 17.7% higher plasma ADM level (95% CI: 3.6%–33.7%). Subgroup analysis revealed that the association was significant in diabetic patients (β = 0.344, P = 0.001) but not in non-diabetic subjects. Conclusion Plasma ADM level is related to SNP rs182052 in the ADIPOQ gene. Our findings provide new evidence of the interplay between these two important peptides in cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Knowing the genotype may help to refine the interpretation of these biomarkers.
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- Hoi Kin Wong
- Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Centre for Vascular Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Assessment of endothelial dysfunction in childhood obesity and clinical use. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2013; 2013:174782. [PMID: 23691262 PMCID: PMC3649697 DOI: 10.1155/2013/174782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2013] [Accepted: 03/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The association of obesity with noncommunicable diseases, such as cardiovascular complications and diabetes, is considered a major threat to the management of health care worldwide. Epidemiological findings show that childhood obesity is rapidly rising in Western society, as well as in developing countries. This pandemic is not without consequences and can affect the risk of future cardiovascular disease in these children. Childhood obesity is associated with endothelial dysfunction, the first yet still reversible step towards atherosclerosis. Advanced research techniques have added further insight on how childhood obesity and associated comorbidities lead to endothelial dysfunction. Techniques used to measure endothelial function were further brought to perfection, and novel biomarkers, including endothelial progenitor cells, were discovered. The aim of this paper is to provide a critical overview on both in vivo as well as in vitro markers for endothelial integrity. Additionally, an in-depth description of the mechanisms that disrupt the delicate balance between endothelial damage and repair will be given. Finally, the effects of lifestyle interventions and pharmacotherapy on endothelial dysfunction will be reviewed.
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Wooldridge AA, Edwards HG, Plaisance EP, Applegate R, Taylor DR, Taintor J, Zhong Q, Judd RL. Evaluation of high–molecular weight adiponectin in horses. Am J Vet Res 2012; 73:1230-40. [DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.73.8.1230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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UNLABELLED The global epidemic of obesity is accompanied by an increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), in particular stroke and heart attack. Dysfunctional adipose tissue links obesity to CVD by secreting a multitude of bioactive lipids and pro-inflammatory factors (adipokines) with detrimental effects on the cardiovascular system. Adiponectin is one of the few adipokines that possesses multiple salutary effects on insulin sensitivity and cardiovascular health. Clinical investigations have identified adiponectin deficiency (hypoadiponectinaemia) as an independent risk factor for CVD. In animals, elevation of plasma adiponectin by either pharmacological or genetic approaches alleviates obesity-induced endothelial dysfunction and hypertension, and also prevents atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction and diabetic cardiomyopathy. Furthermore, many therapeutic benefits of the peroxisome-proliferator activated receptor gamma agonists, the thiazolidinediones, are mediated by induction of adiponectin. Adiponectin protects cardiovascular health through its vasodilator, anti-apoptotic, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative activities in both cardiac and vascular cells. This review summarizes recent findings in the understanding of the physiological role and clinical relevance of adiponectin in cardiovascular health, and in the identification of the receptor and postreceptor signalling events that mediate the cardiovascular actions of adiponectin. It also discusses adiponectin-targeted drug discovery strategies for treating obesity, diabetes and CVD. LINKED ARTICLES This article is part of a themed section on Fat and Vascular Responsiveness. To view the other articles in this section visit http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bph.2012.165.issue-3.
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- Xiaoyan Hui
- Department of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Vaiopoulos AG, Marinou K, Christodoulides C, Koutsilieris M. The role of adiponectin in human vascular physiology. Int J Cardiol 2011; 155:188-93. [PMID: 21907426 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.07.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2010] [Revised: 06/22/2011] [Accepted: 07/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Adiponectin (ApN) is an adipose tissue-derived hormone which is involved in a wide variety of physiological processes including energy metabolism, inflammation, and vascular physiology via actions on a broad spectrum of target organs including liver, skeletal muscle, and vascular endothelium. Besides possessing insulin sensitizing and anti-inflammatory properties ApN also exerts a pivotal role in vascular protection through activation of multiple intracellular signaling cascades. Enhancement of nitric oxide generation and attenuation of reactive oxygen species production in endothelial cells along with reduced vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration constitute some of ApN's vasoprotective actions. Additionally, recent data indicate that ApN has direct myocardio-protective effects. Decreased plasma ApN levels are implicated in the pathogenesis of the metabolic syndrome and atherosclerosis and may serve as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker as well as a rational pharmaco-therapeutic target to treat these disorders. This review article summarizes recent work on the cardiovascular actions of ApN.
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Kitahara H, Kobayashi Y, Iwata Y, Fujimoto Y, Komuro I. Effect of pioglitazone on endothelial dysfunction after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation. Am J Cardiol 2011; 108:214-9. [PMID: 21565324 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2011] [Revised: 03/07/2011] [Accepted: 03/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Previous studies have demonstrated endothelial dysfunction after sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) implantation. The present study evaluated the effect of pioglitazone on endothelial dysfunction after SES implantation in nondiabetic patients. A total of 50 nondiabetic patients who had undergone SES implantation were randomly assigned to the pioglitazone group (n = 25) or the control group (n = 25). Endothelial function was estimated by measuring the coronary vasoreactivity in the reference segment within 15 mm proximal and distal to the SES in response to intracoronary acetylcholine infusion (10(-8) and 10(-7) mol/L) at 9 months of follow-up. Endothelium-independent vasomotion was assessed after an intracoronary bolus of nitroglycerin. Changes in the coronary diameter in response to 10(-8) and 10(-7) mol/L acetylcholine in the segment proximal to the SES were not significantly different between the pioglitazone and control groups. In contrast, in the segment distal to the SES, vasoconstrictions to 10(-8) (-3.0 ± 2.8% vs -7.1 ± 4.5%, p <0.01) and 10(-7) mol/L acetylcholine (-6.2 ± 8.0% vs -13.1 ± 8.9%, p <0.01) were attenuated in the pioglitazone group compared to the control group. Endothelium-independent vasodilation to nitrate did not differ between the 2 groups. Multivariate analysis showed that pioglitazone was an independent predictor improving endothelial dysfunction after SES implantation. In conclusion, pioglitazone might improve endothelial dysfunction after SES implantation in nondiabetic patients.
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- Hideki Kitahara
- Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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Wong WT, Tian XY, Xu A, Yu J, Lau CW, Hoo RLC, Wang Y, Lee VWY, Lam KSL, Vanhoutte PM, Huang Y. Adiponectin is required for PPARγ-mediated improvement of endothelial function in diabetic mice. Cell Metab 2011; 14:104-15. [PMID: 21723508 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2011.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2010] [Revised: 03/11/2011] [Accepted: 05/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Rosiglitazone is a PPARγ agonist commonly used to treat diabetes. In addition to improving insulin sensitivity, rosiglitazone restores normal vascular function by a mechanism that remains poorly understood. Here we show that adiponectin is required to mediate the PPARγ effect on vascular endothelium of diabetic mice. In db/db and diet-induced obese mice, PPARγ activation by rosiglitazone restores endothelium-dependent relaxation of aortae, whereas diabetic mice lacking adiponectin or treated with an anti-adiponectin antibody do not respond. Rosiglitazone stimulates adiponectin release from fat explants, and subcutaneous fat transplantation from rosiglitazone-treated mice recapitulates vasodilatation in untreated db/db recipients. Mechanistically, adiponectin activates AMPK/eNOS and cAMP/PKA signaling pathways in aortae, which increase NO bioavailability and reduce oxidative stress. Taken together, these results demonstrate that adipocyte-derived adiponectin is required for PPARγ-mediated improvement of endothelial function in diabetes. Thus, the adipose tissue represents a promising target for treating diabetic vasculopathy.
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- Wing Tak Wong
- Institute of Vascular Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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More than two thirds of the US population are considered overweight or obese. Adipocytes are now appreciated as important endocrine organs, secreting various factors with hormonal effects. Several different adipokines have been identified, including adiponectin, which is associated with improved insulin sensitivity, a better lipoprotein profile, and lower rates of vascular inflammation and cardiovascular disease. Several studies have identified the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system as important in the regulation of adiponectin. These studies lay the fundamental groundwork for developing targeted therapies with potential to reduce the burden of obesity-associated diseases, such as the cardiorenal metabolic syndrome.
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Globular and full-length adiponectin induce NO-dependent vasodilation in resistance arteries of Zucker lean but not Zucker diabetic fatty rats. Am J Hypertens 2011; 24:270-7. [PMID: 21151013 DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2010.239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Adiponectin increases nitric oxide (NO) production in endothelial cell cultures and is reduced in the circulation of obese and diabetic patients, but its functional effect on resistance arteries is not yet studied in detail. METHODS We assessed the direct vasodilatory response of isolated mesenteric resistance arteries of Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rats and Zucker lean (ZL) rats to globular adiponectin (gAd) and full-length adiponectin (fAd) and tested the effect of additional reactive oxygen species (ROS) inhibitors in vitro. Serum adiponectin and insulin levels were measured by ELISA. The mRNA expressions of the adiponectin receptors and the downstream signaling molecules adaptor protein, phosphotyrosine interaction, PH domain and leucine zipper containing 1 (APPL1), adaptor protein, phosphotyrosine interaction, PH domain and leucine zipper containing 2 (APPL2), and endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) in mesenteric resistance arteries were quantified by real-time reverse transcriptase PCR. RESULTS Both gAd and fAd induced a relevant dose-dependent vasodilation in ZL, but not in hypoadiponectinemic ZDF rats. This effect was totally blunted by L-nitroarginine-methyl-ester indicating NO dependency. The addition of ROS inhibitors could not improve the vasodilatory effect of adiponectin. Vasodilatory response to acetylcholine was reduced in ZDF rats, which could not be enhanced by low-dose adiponectin. Adiponectin receptor 1 (AdipoR1) was higher expressed than adiponectin receptor 2 (AdipoR2) with no significant differences between both animal groups, but APPL1 was significantly decreased in ZDF rats. The eNOS expression was not significantly different between ZL and ZDF rats. CONCLUSIONS Adiponectin exerts a NO-dependent vasodilation in resistance arteries of normoglycemic ZL rats, but not diabetic ZDF rats. This may contribute to endothelial dysfunction in ZDF rats. Alterations in the expression of APPL1 may be involved in the observed insensitivity to adiponectin in ZDF rats.
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Association of serum carotenoids with high molecular weight adiponectin and inflammation markers among Japanese subjects. Clin Chim Acta 2010; 411:1330-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2010.05.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2010] [Revised: 05/11/2010] [Accepted: 05/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Okumura K, Cheng XW. Endothelial function for the evaluation of anti-atherosclerotic drugs. Hypertens Res 2010; 33:780-1. [PMID: 20555332 DOI: 10.1038/hr.2010.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Kenji Okumura
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
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Wago T, Yoshimoto T, Akaza I, Tsuchiya K, Izumiyama H, Doi M, Hirata Y. Improvement of endothelial function in patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes after treatment with telmisartan. Hypertens Res 2010; 33:796-801. [DOI: 10.1038/hr.2010.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Gustafsson S, Lind L, Söderberg S, Ingelsson E. Associations of circulating adiponectin with measures of vascular function and morphology. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2010; 95:2927-34. [PMID: 20375206 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-2685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Some previous studies have reported an association between circulating adiponectin and selected measures of vascular function and morphology, but most of these studies have been performed in small samples of patients with preexisting disease. OBJECTIVE We aimed to evaluate associations between circulating adiponectin and comprehensive measures of vascular function and morphology in a large sample of individuals from the community. DESIGN, SETTINGS, AND PARTICIPANTS We conducted a cross-sectional investigation of 981 70-yr-old participants (50% women) of the Prospective Investigation of the Vasculature in Uppsala Seniors (PIVUS). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Measures of outcome included vascular function [common carotid artery (CCA) distensibility, flow-mediated dilation, endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent vasodilation using invasive methods] and vascular morphology [intima-media (IM) thickness, plaque presence, gray scale median (GSM) in the IM and plaques]. RESULTS In age- and sex-adjusted models, adiponectin was positively associated with IM-GSM, plaque GSM, CCA distensibility, endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent vasodilation. In multivariable models (with additional adjustment for body mass index; systolic blood pressure; antihypertensive, antidiabetic, and lipid-lowering medication; fasting blood glucose; total cholesterol; high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; creatinine; and smoking), adiponectin remained positively associated with IM-GSM [beta = 2.06; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.54, 3.58], plaque GSM (beta = 3.11; 95% CI, 0.36, 5.86), and CCA distensibility (beta = 0.04; 95% CI, 0.00, 0.07). CONCLUSIONS Serum levels of adiponectin were positively associated with IM-GSM and plaque GSM (indicating lower fat content in the IM and plaques) and CCA distensibility (indicating higher wall elasticity), independent of potential confounders. Our results imply that adiponectin is associated with less arterial pathology.
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- Stefan Gustafsson
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Box 281, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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Ahn KH, Lee SH, Park HT, Kim T, Hur JY, Kim YT, Kim SH. Effect of adiponectin and sex steroid hormones on bone mineral density and bone formation markers in postmenopausal women with subclinical hyperthyroidism. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2010; 36:370-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2009.01132.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Fargnoli JL, Sun Q, Olenczuk D, Qi L, Zhu Y, Hu FB, Mantzoros CS. Resistin is associated with biomarkers of inflammation while total and high-molecular weight adiponectin are associated with biomarkers of inflammation, insulin resistance, and endothelial function. Eur J Endocrinol 2010; 162:281-8. [PMID: 19920090 PMCID: PMC2828059 DOI: 10.1530/eje-09-0555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Adiponectin and resistin have been linked to inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and/or insulin secretion or resistance. It remains to be elucidated which of these adipokines is associated primarily with biomarkers of all or only some of these categories, i.e. biomarkers of inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and/or insulin secretion or insulinemia. DESIGN AND METHODS We studied 1065 healthy women, Nurses' Health Study participants, who provided blood samples in 1989-1990. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted to assess the relationships between total and high-molecular weight (HMW) adiponectin and resistin with inflammatory markers and biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction, insulin secretion, and insulinemia. RESULTS Resistin was positively associated with the inflammatory markers soluble tumour necrosis factor-alpha receptor II and interleukin-6 but not with any biomarkers of endothelial function, glycemia, insulinemia, or markers of insulin secretion after multivariate adjustment for age and body mass index (BMI). In both crude and multivariate analyses, total adiponectin was inversely associated with insulin, proinsulin, C-peptide, HbA1c, sE-selectin, and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels. HMW adiponectin was inversely associated with circulating insulin, proinsulin, C-peptide, HbA1c, sE-selectin, and CRP concentrations, even after adjustment for age, BMI, lifestyle factors, exercise, the use of medications as well as the other biomarkers of interest. Total and HMW adiponectin demonstrated negative associations with soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1, which became nonsignificant after adjustment for confounders, whereas positive associations between soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 and total adiponectin became significant only after multivariate adjustment. CONCLUSIONS Total and HMW adiponectin are inversely associated with markers of insulin secretion/insulinemia, endothelial function, and inflammation. Resistin is positively associated only with markers of inflammation.
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- Jessica L Fargnoli
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, ST816, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Xu A, Wang Y, Lam KS, Vanhoutte PM. Vascular Actions of Adipokines. CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY - ENDOTHELIAL CONTROL 2010; 60:229-55. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-385061-4.00008-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Parikh NI, Keyes MJ, Larson MG, Pou KM, Hamburg NM, Vita JA, O'Donnell CJ, Vasan RS, Mitchell GF, Hoffmann U, Fox CS, Benjamin EJ. Visceral and subcutaneous adiposity and brachial artery vasodilator function. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2009; 17:2054-9. [PMID: 19282819 PMCID: PMC3086764 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2009.60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Endothelial dysfunction may link obesity to cardiovascular disease (CVD). We tested the hypothesis that visceral abdominal tissue (VAT) as compared with subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) is more related to endothelium-dependent vasodilation. Among Framingham Offspring and Third Generation cohorts (n = 3,020, mean age 50 years, 47% women), we used multivariable linear regression adjusted for CVD and its risk factors to relate computed tomography (CT)-assessed VAT and SAT, BMI, and waist circumference (WC), with brachial artery measures. In multivariable-adjusted models, BMI, WC, VAT, and SAT were positively related to baseline artery diameter and baseline mean flow velocity (all P < 0.001), but not hyperemic mean flow velocity. In multivariable-adjusted models, BMI (P = 0.002), WC (P = 0.001), and VAT (P = 0.01), but not SAT (P = 0.24) were inversely associated with percentage of flow-mediated dilation (FMD%). However, there was little incremental increase in the proportion of variability explained by VAT (R(2) = 0.266) as compared to SAT (R(2) = 0.265), above and beyond traditional risk factors. VAT, but not SAT was associated with FMD% after adjusting for clinical covariates. Nevertheless, the differential association with VAT as compared to SAT was minimal.
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Eren P, Camus S, Matrone G, Ebrahimian TG, François D, Tedgui A, Sébastien Silvestre J, Blanc-Brude OP. Adiponectinemia Controls Pro-Angiogenic Cell Therapy. Stem Cells 2009; 27:2712-21. [DOI: 10.1002/stem.219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Circulating malondialdehyde-modified low-density lipoprotein is strongly associated with very small low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations in healthy men. Clin Chim Acta 2009; 399:74-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2008.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2008] [Revised: 09/14/2008] [Accepted: 09/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The role of obesity in the pathogenesis of hypertension. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 5:101-11. [DOI: 10.1038/ncpneph1022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2008] [Accepted: 11/17/2008] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Mangge H, Almer G, Haj-Yahya S, Pilz S, Gasser R, Möller R, Horejsi R. Preatherosclerosis and adiponectin subfractions in obese adolescents. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2008; 16:2578-84. [PMID: 18846045 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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We evaluated total adiponectin, high-molecular weight (HMW), medium-molecular weight (MMW), low-molecular weight (LMW) adiponectin subfractions, clinical parameters, routine lab parameters, lipids, metabolic, inflammatory biomarkers, and intima-media thickness (IMT) of common carotid arteries in 70 obese juveniles and adolescents with preatherosclerosis and 55 normal weight controls of similar age and gender distribution. Compared with the controls, the obese probands had a significantly increased IMT (P < 0.001) and elevated ultra-sensitive C-reactive protein (P < 0.001) indicating early vascular burden. Total and HMW adiponectin were significantly decreased in the obese cohort. The ratio between HMW and total adiponectin was significantly decreased in obese probands whereas the LMW/total adiponectin ratio was increased. Overall, total-, HMW, and MMW adiponectin were significantly negatively correlated with carotid IMT. The HMW/total adiponectin ratio correlated significantly negatively, and the LMW/total adiponectin ratio significantly positively with the IMT. Furthermore, HMW adiponectin was significantly positively correlated with high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol and serum apolipoprotein A1, and negatively with BMI, triglycerides, homeostatic model assessment (HOMA)-index, leptin, liver transaminases, and uric acid. This remained stable after controlling for gender. Multiple regression analysis of body measures and all other lab parameters showed the strongest correlation between HMW adiponectin and carotid IMT (beta = -0.35, P < 0.001). Taken together, our study provides the first evidence that preatherosclerosis in obese juveniles and adolescents is associated with altered subfractions of adiponectin, whereas after multiple testing the HMW subfraction showed a better correlation to IMT compared with total adiponectin.
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- Harald Mangge
- Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
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OBJECTIVES Hypoadiponectinemia is associated with coronary artery disease (CAD). Pioglitazone has been shown to increase levels of adiponectin in diabetic patients. We sought to assess whether administration of pioglitazone to patients with CAD and without diabetes would affect plasma adiponectin levels and endothelial function. METHODS Seventeen patients with stable CAD and without evidence of diabetes were treated for 12 weeks with pioglitazone hydrochloride 30 mg daily. Adiponectin levels and endothelium-dependent flow-mediated vasodilation (ED-FMD) measurements were obtained pretreatment, posttreatment, and after a 12-week washout period. RESULTS Treatment with pioglitazone increased adiponectin levels from an average of 10.6 to 21.1 microg/ml (P=0.001) and improved ED-FMD from 4.45 to 8.43% (P=0.001). CONCLUSION Treatment with pioglitazone increased plasma adiponectin levels and improved ED-FMD in patients with stable CAD and no evidence of diabetes or insulin resistance.
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Adiponectin multimer distribution in patients with familial combined hyperlipidemia. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008; 376:164-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.08.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2008] [Accepted: 08/24/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Tso AWK, Xu A, Chow WS, Lam KSL. Adipose tissue and the metabolic syndrome: focusing on adiponectin and several novel adipokines. Biomark Med 2008; 2:239-52. [DOI: 10.2217/17520363.2.3.239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The metabolic syndrome represents a cluster of metabolic risk factors that predispose an individual to an increased risk for Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and their associated morbidity and mortality. Visceral obesity is thought to be a major culprit. Adipokines secreted from the adipose tissue are now believed to be key factors mediating the metabolic and inflammatory effects of obesity. In this review, we shall examine the evidence suggesting that several novel adipokines, adiponectin, adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein, retinol-binding protein-4 and lipocalin-2, may hold promise as important clinical biomarkers to identify individuals at risk for the metabolic syndrome and related comorbidities.
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- Annette WK Tso
- Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
- Research Centre of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Aging, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Keogh JB, Brinkworth GD, Noakes M, Belobrajdic DP, Buckley JD, Clifton PM. Effects of weight loss from a very-low-carbohydrate diet on endothelial function and markers of cardiovascular disease risk in subjects with abdominal obesity. Am J Clin Nutr 2008; 87:567-76. [PMID: 18326593 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/87.3.567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The effects of a very-low-carbohydrate, high-saturated-fat weight-loss diet (LC) on brachial artery flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) and markers of endothelial function are unknown. OBJECTIVE The effect of an LC on markers of endothelial function and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk was compared with that of an isocaloric high-carbohydrate, low-saturated-fat diet (HC). DESIGN FMD and markers of endothelial function (n = 70) and CVD risk were measured before and after 8 wk of weight loss. Ninety-nine subjects aged 50.0 +/- 8.3 y with a body mass index (in kg/m2) of 33.7 +/- 4.1 completed the study. RESULTS Mean (+/-SD) FMD did not change significantly (P = 0.55) with either diet. Pulse wave velocity improved with both diets (P < 0.01). Endothelial markers, E- and P selectin, intracellular and cellular-adhesion molecule-1, tissue-type plasminogen activator, and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 decreased (P < 0.001), with no diet effect. Adiponectin did not change significantly. More weight (P = 0.05 for diet x time interaction) and more abdominal fat mass (P = 0.05 for diet x time interaction) were lost with the LC than with the HC. LDL cholesterol decreased more with the HC than with the LC (P < 0.05, time x diet), and C-reactive protein decreased more with the HC than with the LC (P < 0.05 for diet x time interaction). Homocysteine increased more with the LC (P < 0.01 for diet x time interaction). Folate decreased with the LC and increased with the HC (P < 0.05, time; P < 0.001 for diet x time interaction). CONCLUSION An LC does not impair FMD. We observed beneficial effects of both diets on most of the CVD risk factors measured. This trial was registered with the Australian Clinical Trials Registry as ACTR N0 12606000203550.
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- Jennifer B Keogh
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization-Human Nutrition, Adelaide, Australia.
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Vascular effects of adiponectin: molecular mechanisms and potential therapeutic intervention. Clin Sci (Lond) 2008; 114:361-74. [PMID: 18230060 DOI: 10.1042/cs20070347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Adiponectin is a major adipocyte-secreted adipokine abundantly present in the circulation as three distinct oligomeric complexes. In addition to its role as an insulin sensitizer, mounting evidence suggests that adiponectin is an important player in maintaining vascular homoeostasis. Numerous epidemiological studies based on different ethnic groups have identified adiponectin deficiency (hypoadiponectinaemia) as an independent risk factor for endothelial dysfunction, hypertension, coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction and other cardiovascular complications. Conversely, elevation of circulating adiponectin concentrations by either genetic or pharmacological approaches can alleviate various vascular dysfunctions in animal models. Adiponectin exerts its vasculoprotective effects through its direct actions in the vascular system, such as increasing endothelial NO production, inhibiting endothelial cell activation and endothelium-leucocyte interaction, enhancing phagocytosis, and suppressing macrophage activation, macrophage-to-foam cell transformation and platelet aggregation. In addition, adiponectin reduces neointima formation through an oligomerization-dependent inhibition of smooth muscle proliferation. The present review highlights recent research advances in unveiling the molecular mechanisms that underpin the vascular actions of adiponectin and discusses the potential strategies of using adiponectin or its signalling pathways as therapeutic targets to combat obesity-related metabolic and vascular diseases.
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Post-translational modifications of adiponectin: mechanisms and functional implications. Biochem J 2008; 409:623-33. [PMID: 18177270 DOI: 10.1042/bj20071492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 285] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Adiponectin is an insulin-sensitizing adipokine with anti-diabetic, anti-atherogenic, anti-inflammatory and cardioprotective properties. This adipokine is secreted from adipocytes into the circulation as three oligomeric isoforms, including trimeric, hexameric and the HMW (high-molecular-mass) oligomeric complex consisting of at least 18 protomers. Each oligomeric isoform of adiponectin exerts distinct biological properties in its various target tissues. The HMW oligomer is the major active form mediating the insulin-sensitizing effects of adiponectin, whereas the central actions of this adipokine are attributed primarily to the hexameric and trimeric oligomers. In patients with Type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease, circulating levels of HMW adiponectin are selectively decreased due to an impaired secretion of this oligomer from adipocytes. The biosynthesis of the adiponectin oligomers is a complex process involving extensive post-translational modifications. Hydroxylation and glycosylation of several conserved lysine residues in the collagenous domain of adiponectin are necessary for the intracellular assembly and stabilization of its high-order oligomeric structures. Secretion of the adiponectin oligomers is tightly controlled by a pair of molecular chaperones in the ER (endoplasmic reticulum), including ERp44 (ER protein of 44 kDa) and Ero1-Lalpha (ER oxidoreductase 1-Lalpha). ERp44 inhibits the secretion of adiponectin oligomers through a thiol-mediated retention. In contrast, Ero1-Lalpha releases HMW adiponectin trapped by ERp44. The PPARgamma (peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor gamma) agonists thiazolidinediones selectively enhance the secretion of HMW adiponectin through up-regulation of Ero1-Lalpha. In the present review, we discuss the recent advances in our understanding of the structural and biological properties of the adiponectin oligomeric isoforms and highlight the role of post-translational modifications in regulating the biosynthesis of HMW adiponectin.
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