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Karras SN, Koufakis T, Popovic DS, Adamidou L, Karalazou P, Thisiadou K, Zebekakis P, Makedou K, Kotsa K. A Mediterranean Eating Pattern Combining Energy and Time-Restricted Eating Improves Vaspin and Omentin Concentrations Compared to Intermittent Fasting in Overweight Individuals. Nutrients 2023; 15:5058. [PMID: 38140318 PMCID: PMC10745393 DOI: 10.3390/nu15245058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Athonian Orthodox fasting (AOF) is characterized by energy- and time-restricted eating (TRE) and is based on the Mediterranean diet. We aimed to investigate the impact of AOF compared to another TRE model on vaspin, omentin, nesfatin, and visfatin levels. We included 25 individuals (mean age 50.3 ± 8.6 years, 24% men) who practiced AOF and abstained from animal products, with the exception of seafood and fish. This group adopted a 12 h eating interval (08.00 to 20.00). In total, 12 participants (mean age 47.7 ± 8.7 years, 33.3% men) who practiced 16:8 TRE (eating from 09:00 to 17:00) and were allowed to consume meat served as the controls. Anthropometric and dietary data and adipokine levels were prospectively collected at three time points: at baseline, after the end of the diets (7 weeks), and 5 weeks after the participants returned to their typical eating habits (12 weeks from baseline). Vaspin levels decreased [795.8 (422.1-1299.4) (baseline) vs. 402.7 (203.8-818.9) (7 weeks) pg/mL, p = 0.002] and omentin levels increased [568.5 (437.7-1196.5) (baseline) vs. 659.0 (555.7-1810.8) (12 weeks) pg/mL, p = 0.001] in the AOF group, while none of the analyzed adipokines changed significantly in the TRE group. The variations observed in vaspin and omentin concentrations in the AOF group were independent of age, sex, changes in anthropometry and fat intake. In conclusion, AOF can significantly reduce vaspin and increase omentin, whose levels are known to increase and decrease, respectively, in obesity and type 2 diabetes. The implications of these findings for cardiometabolic health warrant further investigation.
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- Spyridon N. Karras
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, First Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1 St. Kiriakidi Street, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece; (S.N.K.); (P.Z.)
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- Second Propaedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration General Hospital, 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia;
- Medical Faculty, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, AHEPA University Hospital, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, AHEPA General Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece; (P.K.); (K.T.); (K.M.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, AHEPA General Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece; (P.K.); (K.T.); (K.M.)
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, First Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1 St. Kiriakidi Street, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece; (S.N.K.); (P.Z.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, AHEPA General Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece; (P.K.); (K.T.); (K.M.)
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, First Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1 St. Kiriakidi Street, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece; (S.N.K.); (P.Z.)
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Zhou B, Liu Y, Ren Y, Yan X, Fan J, Tang L, Wen M. Serum Vaspin Levels in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis. Metab Syndr Relat Disord 2023; 21:535-544. [PMID: 37883666 DOI: 10.1089/met.2023.0089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential relationship between serum vaspin levels and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The PubMed, EBSCO, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, and the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database were searched for articles published before December 2022. The publication language was restricted to English and Chinese. A meta-analysis was conducted by combining all studies that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Twenty-two studies (1990 women with GDM and 1597 pregnant women without GDM) were ultimately included in this meta-analysis. The meta-analysis showed that the serum vaspin levels are significantly higher in GDM compared with the controls (standardized mean difference: 0.720, 95% confidence interval: 0.440-1.000, Z = 5.041, P < 0.001). Subgroup analyses by stage of pregnancy and body mass index showed results similar to the overall outcome. No publication bias was identified, and the sensitivity analysis confirmed the robustness of the final result. Our results show that the serum vaspin levels are significantly higher in GDM. These findings suggest that high vaspin concentration is closely related to GDM and the serum vaspin levels might be a potential biomarker to indicate risk of GDM, more randomized control trials comparing the expression levels of vaspin between early and standard diagnosis of GDM are needed to strengthen our findings.
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- Bo Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
- Guizhou Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Chemical Drug R&D, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
- College of Pharmacy, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
- Guizhou Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Chemical Drug R&D, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
- College of Pharmacy, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
- Guizhou Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Chemical Drug R&D, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
- College of Pharmacy, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
- Guizhou Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Chemical Drug R&D, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
- College of Pharmacy, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
- Guizhou Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Chemical Drug R&D, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
- College of Pharmacy, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
- Guizhou Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Chemical Drug R&D, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
- College of Pharmacy, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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Xie L, Li X. Editorial: Roles and mechanisms of adipokines in metabolic diseases. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1303966. [PMID: 38027208 PMCID: PMC10657989 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1303966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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- Liwei Xie
- School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- The Institute of Life Science, School of Basic Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Abdelhamed W, Morsy KH, Hefny HM, Abudeif A. The role of serum visfatin and vaspin in hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis C-related liver cirrhosis. Clin Exp Hepatol 2023; 9:210-220. [PMID: 37790689 PMCID: PMC10544062 DOI: 10.5114/ceh.2023.130499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023] Open
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Aim of the study To investigate the role of the novel adipokines visfatin and vaspin in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-cirrhotic patients with and without hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and their association with tumour characteristics and liver dysfunction. Material and methods This case-control study was carried out between March 2021 and September 2021. Serum visfatin and vaspin were measured in 67 HCV-cirrhotic patients (37 had HCC, and 30 did not) and 20 healthy individuals using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results Serum visfatin and vaspin were substantially elevated in HCC patients compared to those without HCC and healthy controls (p = 0.001, < 0.0001, respectively) and significantly associated with hepatic dysfunction. At a cut-off value of 12.1 ng/ml, the sensitivity and specificity of the serum visfatin in detecting HCC were 67.6% and 83.3%, respectively. Serum vaspin at a cut-off value of 321 ng/dl had a sensitivity of 94.6% and specificity of 66.7%. In multivariate regression analysis, serum vaspin and albumin were independent risk factors for HCC development. Patients with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage D had significantly the highest serum levels of visfatin and vaspin (p = 0.03, 0.008, respectively). Conclusions Serum visfatin and vaspin were substantially higher in HCC patients, associated with tumour stage, and might be considered as potential biomarkers of HCC, but this should be confirmed in larger independent cohorts of patients with liver cirrhosis. Serum vaspin and albumin were independent risk factors for HCC development. There was a substantial association between visfatin, vaspin, and the severity of the underlying liver dysfunction.
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- Walaa Abdelhamed
- Department of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt
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- Department of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt
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- Department of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt
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Sezgin D, Aslan G, Sahin K, Tuzcu M, İlhan N, Sahna E. The effects of melatonin against atherosclerosis-induced endothelial dysfunction and inflammation in hypercholesterolemic rats. Arch Physiol Biochem 2023; 129:476-483. [PMID: 33156709 DOI: 10.1080/13813455.2020.1838550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of melatonin on the serum asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) levels and the expressions of vaspin, visfatin, dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH), and signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT-3) for evaluation of endothelial function and inflammation in the hypercholesterolemic rats. Rats were divided into 5 groups: (1) control, (2) hypercholesterolaemia, (3) melatonin administrated concurrently with cholesterol diet, (4) melatonin administrated only last 2 weeks and fed with cholesterol diet, (5) atorvastatin administered only last 2 weeks fed with cholesterol diet. Although an increase was observed in the expressions of visfatin and STAT-3 and the serum ADMA levels, the vaspin and DDAH protein expressions were found to decrease with hypercholesterolemic diets. Melatonin was determined to restore all the parameters to the normal levels. In conclusion, melatonin may have protective and therapeutic effects on hypercholesterolaemia by regulating vaspin, STAT-3, DDAH, and ADMA signalling pathways and create similar effects with atorvastatin.
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- Dilşad Sezgin
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Disorders, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Fırat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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Pietrzyk D, Tkacz P, Kozłowski M, Kwiatkowski S, Rychlicka M, Pius-Sadowska E, Machaliński B, Cymbaluk-Płoska A. Could Vaspin Be a Potential Diagnostic Marker in Endometrial Cancer? Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:4999. [PMID: 36981906 PMCID: PMC10049014 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20064999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Obesity and being overweight are risk factors for many types of cancer, including endometrial cancer. Adipose tissue is thought to be an endocrine organ that produces various hormones, including one known as vaspin. Insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes are all associated with higher vaspin levels. A total of 127 patients divided into study (endometrial cancer) and control groups (non-cancerous) participated in this research. Serum vaspin levels were measured for all patients. The analysis was performed while taking into account grading and staging. In order to assess the usefulness of the tested protein as a new diagnostic marker, we used the plotting of a curve (ROC) and the calculation of the AUC curve to characterize the sensitivity and specificity of the parameters tested. We concluded that there were significantly lower vaspin levels in patients with endometrial cancer compared to patients with benign endometrial lesions. Vaspin may be a useful diagnostic marker in separating benign lesions from endometrial cancer.
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- Dominika Pietrzyk
- Department of Reconstructive Surgery and Gynecological Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Al. Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Reconstructive Surgery and Gynecological Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Al. Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Reconstructive Surgery and Gynecological Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Al. Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Al. Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of General Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Al. Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of General Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Al. Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Reconstructive Surgery and Gynecological Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Al. Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
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Cao XH, Chen X, Yang K, Wang YL, Liang MX, Fei YJ, Tang JH. Vaspin accelerates the proliferation, invasion and metastasis of Triple-Negative breast cancer through MiR-33a-5p/ABHD2. Cancer Med 2023; 12:4530-4542. [PMID: 36125462 PMCID: PMC9972114 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.5241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To explore the influence and the underlying mechanism of vaspin (visceral adipose tissue-derived serpin) on the development of triple-negative breast malignancy. METHODS First, we analyzed medical records and screened out 22 breast cancer patients with different BMI according to inclusion and exclusion criterion, and measured serum vaspin of those patients. Then we studied the effects of vaspin on TNBC cell lines by using EdU assay, colony formation, transwell and wound-healing assay. Later, we used bioinformatics analysis to identify downstream effectors and verify with qRT-PCR, luciferase assay, western blot, etc. RESULTS: We found the vaspin level was positively correlated with BMI in breast malignant patients and vaspin could significantly enhance the proliferation, infiltration and transferring of triple-negative breast cancer cells by restraining the expression of miR-33a-5p. By using bioinformatic analysis and luciferase assay, we identified miR-33a-5p directly regulating ABHD2. CONCLUSION Vaspin, as a cancer-promoting cytokine, may inhibit miR-33a-5p thus increasing the level of ABHD2 to promote the development of the triple-negative breast cancer.
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- Xin-Hui Cao
- School of Clinical Medicine, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, People's Republic of China.,Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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Ji M, Li Y, Liu Y, Ma G. Vaspin Ameliorates Cardiac Remodeling by Suppressing Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase/Protein Kinase B Pathway to Improve Oxidative Stress in Heart Failure Rats. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2022; 80:442-52. [PMID: 36067399 DOI: 10.1097/FJC.0000000000001291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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ABSTRACT This study aimed to explore whether vaspin could alleviate cardiac remodeling through attenuating oxidative stress in heart failure rats and to determine the associated signaling pathway. Cardiac remodeling was induced by myocardial infarction, transverse aortic constriction, or angiotensin (Ang) II infusion in vivo, and the neonatal rat cardiomyocytes (NRCMs) and neonatal rat cardiac fibroblasts (NRCFs) were treated with Ang II. Vaspin treatment alleviated fibrosis in myocardial infarction, transverse aortic constriction, and Ang II-treated rats. The Ang II-induced increases of atrial natriuretic peptide and brain natriuretic peptide in NRCMs and Ang II-induced increases of collagen I and collagen III in NRCFs were reduced after vaspin treatment. Vaspin administration inhibited the Ang II-induced increases of phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/Akt) pathway, superoxide anions, malondialdehyde, and NADPH oxidases activity in NRCMs and NRCFs. The overexpression of PI3K, Akt, or NADPH oxidases 1 reversed the attenuating effects of vaspin on Ang II-induced elevation of atrial natriuretic peptide and brain natriuretic peptide in NRCMs, as well as Ang II-induced increases of collagen I and collagen III in NRCFs. The administration of wortmannin (PI3K inhibitor) or MK2206 (Akt inhibitor) inhibited the oxidative stress induced by Ang II in NRCMs and NRCFs. The above results suggest that vaspin can alleviate cardiac dysfunction and remodeling in heart failure rats. Vaspin attenuates Ang II-induced hypertrophy of NRCMs and fibrosis of NRCFs through suppressing PI3K/Akt pathway to alleviate oxidative stress.
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Objective: The influence of vaspin on vascular health had been investigated, yielding conflicting results. This study is intended to investigate the relation between vaspin and stroke severity and stroke outcome in a cohort Chinese patient with acute ischemic stroke (AIS).Methods: This was a prospective single-center observational study in Xinxiang, China. From 1 July 2017 to 30 November 2019, all patients with first-ever AIS were consecutively included. Serum levels of vaspin, stroke severity at (assessed by NIHSS score) admission and functional outcome (assessed by modified Rankin Scale (mRS)) at discharge were recorded. Multivariate analyses were assessed using logistic regression models.Results: Finally, 340 patients with AIS were included. The median age of those patients was 65 (interquartile range [IQR], 56-74) years and 61.8% were men. At admission, 88 patients (25.9%) experienced severe stroke (NIHSS>10) and serum levels of vaspin (median [IQR]: 0.72[0.48-0.90]ng/ml) in those patients were significantly lower than in those mild(0.92[0.70-1.19]ng/ml) and moderate stroke (0.93[0.63-1.21]ng/ml). At discharge, 113 patients (33.2%) experienced poor functional outcome (mRS >2) and vaspin serum levels in those patients were lower as compared with patients who experienced good outcome (0.71[0.45-0.98] vs. 0.91[0.71-1.19]ng/ml). In multivariate analyses, lower level of vaspin (< median) was associated with a 2.5-fold (odds ratio [OR] 2.46; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.75-4.45) increased risk for severe stroke and a 2.1-fold (2.03; 1.42-3.58) increased risk for poor outcome.Conclusion: In conclusion, reduced serum levels of vaspin at admission are significantly related to stroke severity and prognosis, which illustrates a predictive role of reduced vaspin in ischemic stroke.
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- Ping Zhang
- Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
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Tariq S, Tariq S, Abualhamael SA, Shahzad M. Effect of Ibandronate Therapy on Serum Chemerin, Vaspin, Omentin-1 and Osteoprotegerin (OPG) in Postmenopausal Osteoporotic Females. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:822671. [PMID: 35222038 PMCID: PMC8864312 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.822671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Osteoporosis is a condition in which bone mineral density is reduced due to altered bone microstructure, which results in increased skeletal fragility and incidence of various types of fractures. Adipokines such as chemerin, vaspin, omentin-1 and osteoprotegerin are involved in bone remodeling. The current study was designed to determine the changes in circulating chemerin, vaspin, omentin-1, and osteoprotegerin levels after treatment with oral ibandronate 150 mg in postmenopausal osteoporotic females. The present study enrolled 107 postmenopausal osteoporotic females from a tertiary care hospital in Faisalabad, Pakistan, based on stringent inclusion and exclusion criteria. Sixty-six healthy postmenopausal, non-osteoporotic females with no systemic illness were chosen from the general population. The assessment of bone mineral density (BMD) was done using a DEXA scan. Serum levels of chemerin, vaspin, omentin-1 and osteoprotegerin were estimated using commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits. The collected data were analyzed with the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 24. Following 6 months of ibandronate treatment, there was a significant decrease of 24.24% (p < .033) in serum chemerin levels, as well as a significant increase in serum vaspin levels 343.32% (p < .001) and osteoprotegerin levels 19.57% (p < .001), with no significant change in omentin-1 levels. Thus, an increase in serum chemerin levels and a decrease in serum vaspin and osteoprotegerin levels could be implicated in osteoporosis.
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- Saba Tariq
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University Medical and Dental College, The University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.,Department of Pharmacology, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University Medical and Dental College, The University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.,Department of Physiology, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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Aktaş HŞ, Uzun YE, Kutlu O, Pençe HH, Özçelik F, Çil EÖ, Irak L, Altun Ö, Özcan M, Özsoy N, Aydın Yoldemir Ş, Kalyon S, Arman Y, Tükek T. The effects of high intensity-interval training on vaspin, adiponectin and leptin levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Arch Physiol Biochem 2022; 128:37-42. [PMID: 31516017 DOI: 10.1080/13813455.2019.1662450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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AIM We aimed to investigate the metabolic effects of HIIT exercise on PCOS patients and how it affects adiponectin, vaspin and leptin. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty women with PCOS were included in the study and were divided into two groups. HIIT program was applied for 10 PCOS and Medium Intensity Continuous Training (MICT) program was applied for other 10 PCOS. At the beginning and at the end of the study, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), triglyceride(TG), insulin, Adiponectin, Leptin, Vaspin levels of both PCOS groups were evaluated. RESULTS When PCOS patients by performed HIIT exercise for 12 weeks, we found that the levels of leptin and vaspin did not change while adiponectin levels increased. Moreover serum levels of insulin, TG, total cholesterol, LDL-C decreased but levels of HDL-C increased. CONCLUSION HIIT increased in the adiponectin levels in women with PCOS and provided more weight loss.
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- H Ş Aktaş
- Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Internal Medicine, Health Sciences University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Health Sciences University, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Health Sciences University, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Health Sciences University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Health Sciences University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Health Sciences University, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology, Health Sciences University, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Health Sciences University, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Health Sciences University, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Health Sciences University, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Health Sciences University, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Health Sciences University, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Health Sciences University, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Health Sciences University, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Jung HN, Jung CH. The Role of Anti-Inflammatory Adipokines in Cardiometabolic Disorders: Moving beyond Adiponectin. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222413529. [PMID: 34948320 PMCID: PMC8707770 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222413529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The global burden of obesity has multiplied owing to its rapidly growing prevalence and obesity-related morbidity and mortality. In addition to the classic role of depositing extra energy, adipose tissue actively interferes with the metabolic balance by means of secreting bioactive compounds called adipokines. While most adipokines give rise to inflammatory conditions, the others with anti-inflammatory properties have been the novel focus of attention for the amelioration of cardiometabolic complications. This review compiles the current evidence on the roles of anti-inflammatory adipokines, namely, adiponectin, vaspin, the C1q/TNF-related protein (CTRP) family, secreted frizzled-related protein 5 (SFRP5), and omentin-1 on cardiometabolic health. Further investigations on the mechanism of action and prospective human trials may pave the way to their clinical application as innovative biomarkers and therapeutic targets for cardiovascular and metabolic disorders.
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- Han Na Jung
- Asan Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea;
- Asan Diabetes Center, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 05505, Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea;
- Asan Diabetes Center, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 05505, Korea
- Correspondence:
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Chondrogianni M, Lambadiari V, Katsanos AH, Stefanou MI, Palaiodimou L, Triantafyllou AS, Karagiannis G, Konstantakos V, Ioakeimidis M, Triantafyllou S, Zompola C, Liantinioti C, Pappa A, Rizos I, Voumvourakis K, Tsivgoulis G, Boutati E. Omentin Is Independently Associated with Stroke Severity and Ipsilateral Carotid Artery Stenosis in Patients with Acute Cerebral Ischemia. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10245797. [PMID: 34945092 PMCID: PMC8703878 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10245797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 11/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Mounting evidence indicates an association between adipokines and inflammation-related atherosclerosis. Here, we sought to investigate the association of vaspin and omentin with clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with acute cerebral ischemia (ACI). Consecutive ACI patients were evaluated within 24 h from symptom-onset. Stroke aetiology was classified using TOAST criteria. Adipokines were assayed using quantikine enzyme immunoassay commercially available kits. Stroke severity was assessed by NIHSS-score, and ipsilateral carotid stenosis (≥50% by NASCET criteria) by ultrasound and CT/MR angiography. Major cerebrovascular events were assessed at three months. We included 135 ACI patients (05 (78%) and 30 (22%) with acute ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack, respectively; mean age ± SD: 59 ± 10 years; 68% men; median NIHSS-score: 3 (IQR:1–7)). Omentin was strongly correlated to admission stroke severity (Spearman rho coefficient: +0.303; p < 0.001). Patients with ipsilateral carotid stenosis had higher omentin levels compared to patients without stenosis (13.3 ± 8.9 ng/mL vs. 9.5 ± 5.5 ng/mL, p = 0.014). Increasing omentin levels were independently associated with higher stroke severity (linear regression coefficient = 0.290; 95%CI: 0.063–0.516; p = 0.002) and ipsilateral carotid stenosis (linear regression coefficient = 3.411; 95%CI: 0.194–6.628; p = 0.038). No association of vaspin with clinical characteristics and outcomes was found. Circulating omentin may represent a biomarker for the presence of atherosclerotic plaque, associated with higher stroke severity in ACI patients.
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- Maria Chondrogianni
- Second Department of Neurology, “Attikon” University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 124 62 Athens, Greece; (M.C.); (A.H.K.); (M.I.S.); (L.P.); (A.S.T.); (G.K.); (V.K.); (M.I.); (S.T.); (C.Z.); (C.L.); (A.P.); (K.V.)
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, “Attikon” University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 124 62 Athens, Greece; (V.L.); (E.B.)
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- Second Department of Neurology, “Attikon” University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 124 62 Athens, Greece; (M.C.); (A.H.K.); (M.I.S.); (L.P.); (A.S.T.); (G.K.); (V.K.); (M.I.); (S.T.); (C.Z.); (C.L.); (A.P.); (K.V.)
- Division of Neurology, McMaster University and Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, ON L8S 3L8, Canada
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- Second Department of Neurology, “Attikon” University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 124 62 Athens, Greece; (M.C.); (A.H.K.); (M.I.S.); (L.P.); (A.S.T.); (G.K.); (V.K.); (M.I.); (S.T.); (C.Z.); (C.L.); (A.P.); (K.V.)
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- Second Department of Neurology, “Attikon” University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 124 62 Athens, Greece; (M.C.); (A.H.K.); (M.I.S.); (L.P.); (A.S.T.); (G.K.); (V.K.); (M.I.); (S.T.); (C.Z.); (C.L.); (A.P.); (K.V.)
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- Second Department of Neurology, “Attikon” University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 124 62 Athens, Greece; (M.C.); (A.H.K.); (M.I.S.); (L.P.); (A.S.T.); (G.K.); (V.K.); (M.I.); (S.T.); (C.Z.); (C.L.); (A.P.); (K.V.)
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- Second Department of Neurology, “Attikon” University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 124 62 Athens, Greece; (M.C.); (A.H.K.); (M.I.S.); (L.P.); (A.S.T.); (G.K.); (V.K.); (M.I.); (S.T.); (C.Z.); (C.L.); (A.P.); (K.V.)
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- Second Department of Neurology, “Attikon” University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 124 62 Athens, Greece; (M.C.); (A.H.K.); (M.I.S.); (L.P.); (A.S.T.); (G.K.); (V.K.); (M.I.); (S.T.); (C.Z.); (C.L.); (A.P.); (K.V.)
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- Second Department of Neurology, “Attikon” University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 124 62 Athens, Greece; (M.C.); (A.H.K.); (M.I.S.); (L.P.); (A.S.T.); (G.K.); (V.K.); (M.I.); (S.T.); (C.Z.); (C.L.); (A.P.); (K.V.)
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- Second Department of Neurology, “Attikon” University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 124 62 Athens, Greece; (M.C.); (A.H.K.); (M.I.S.); (L.P.); (A.S.T.); (G.K.); (V.K.); (M.I.); (S.T.); (C.Z.); (C.L.); (A.P.); (K.V.)
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- Second Department of Neurology, “Attikon” University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 124 62 Athens, Greece; (M.C.); (A.H.K.); (M.I.S.); (L.P.); (A.S.T.); (G.K.); (V.K.); (M.I.); (S.T.); (C.Z.); (C.L.); (A.P.); (K.V.)
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- Second Department of Neurology, “Attikon” University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 124 62 Athens, Greece; (M.C.); (A.H.K.); (M.I.S.); (L.P.); (A.S.T.); (G.K.); (V.K.); (M.I.); (S.T.); (C.Z.); (C.L.); (A.P.); (K.V.)
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- Second Department of Neurology, “Attikon” University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 124 62 Athens, Greece; (M.C.); (A.H.K.); (M.I.S.); (L.P.); (A.S.T.); (G.K.); (V.K.); (M.I.); (S.T.); (C.Z.); (C.L.); (A.P.); (K.V.)
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- Second Department of Cardiology, “Attikon” University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 124 62 Athens, Greece;
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- Second Department of Neurology, “Attikon” University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 124 62 Athens, Greece; (M.C.); (A.H.K.); (M.I.S.); (L.P.); (A.S.T.); (G.K.); (V.K.); (M.I.); (S.T.); (C.Z.); (C.L.); (A.P.); (K.V.)
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- Second Department of Neurology, “Attikon” University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 124 62 Athens, Greece; (M.C.); (A.H.K.); (M.I.S.); (L.P.); (A.S.T.); (G.K.); (V.K.); (M.I.); (S.T.); (C.Z.); (C.L.); (A.P.); (K.V.)
- Department of Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +30-6937178635; Fax: +30-2105832471
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, “Attikon” University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 124 62 Athens, Greece; (V.L.); (E.B.)
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Zhang D, Zhu H, Zhan E, Wang F, Liu Y, Xu W, Liu X, Liu J, Li S, Pan Y, Wang Y, Cao W. Vaspin Mediates the Intraorgan Crosstalk Between Heart and Adipose Tissue in Lipoatrophic Mice. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:647131. [PMID: 34631690 PMCID: PMC8497826 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.647131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Lipoatrophy is characterized as selective loss of adipose tissues, leading to the severity of cardiovascular disorders. Therefore, there was close intraorgan crosstalk between adipose tissue and cardiovascular in lipoatrophy. A-ZIP/F-1 mouse, a well-established lipoatrophic model, and primary cardiomyocytes were used for investigating the pathophysiological changes and molecular mechanisms. A-ZIP/F-1 mice had severe fat loss and impaired ventricular function during growth, but closely associated with the reduction of circulating vaspin levels. Administration of recombinant vaspin protein improved cardiac structural disorders, left ventricular dysfunction, and inflammatory response in lipoatrophic mice. In detail, vaspin decreased cardiac lipid deposits, but enhanced mitochondrial biogenesis and activities. Interestingly, A-ZIP/F-1 mice transplanted with normal visceral adipose tissues exhibited improvement in cardiac structural remodeling and mitochondrial function. Mechanistically, vaspin increased cardiac AKT activity, which guaranteed the mitochondrial benefits of vaspin in lipoatrophic mice and primary mouse cardiomyocytes. The present study suggested that vaspin possessed biological benefits in attenuating lipoatrophy-induced cardiomyopathy onset, and targeting vaspin/AKT signaling was a potential strategy to maintain heart metabolism.
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- Donghui Zhang
- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.,The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Chinese Ministry of Education, Harbin, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.,The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Chinese Ministry of Education, Harbin, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.,The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Chinese Ministry of Education, Harbin, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.,The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Chinese Ministry of Education, Harbin, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.,The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Chinese Ministry of Education, Harbin, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Genome Stability and Disease Prevention, Shenzhen, Guang Dong, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shenzhen People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology), Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.,The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Chinese Ministry of Education, Harbin, China
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Wahba AS, Ibrahim ME, Abo-Elmatty DM, Mehanna ET. Association of the Adipokines Chemerin, Apelin, Vaspin and Omentin and Their Functional Genetic Variants with Rheumatoid Arthritis. J Pers Med 2021; 11:976. [PMID: 34683117 DOI: 10.3390/jpm11100976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Adipokines were shown to exert crucial roles in rheumatic diseases. This study aimed to assess the role of chemerin, apelin, vaspin, and omentin adipokines and their genetic variants rs17173608, rs2235306, rs2236242, and rs2274907, respectively, in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis in Egyptian patients. A total of 150 RA patients and 150 healthy individuals were recruited. Blood samples were collected and used for genotyping. Serum was separated and used for expression analysis by quantitative PCR, and various biochemical markers determination by ELISA. Serum protein levels of chemerin and vaspin, as well as their gene expression levels were higher, while those of apelin and omentin were lower in RA patients and were associated with most of RA clinical and laboratory characteristics. G allele of chemerin rs17173608, T allele of vaspin rs2236242, and T allele of omentin rs2274907 were more frequent in RA patients. Serum levels and gene expression levels of chemerin in GG genotype carriers and vaspin in TT genotype group were significantly higher, while those of omentin in TT genotype carriers were significantly lower than RA patients with other genotypes. There was no association between apelin rs2235306 and RA. Chemerin rs17173608, vaspin rs2236242, and omentin rs2274907 polymorphisms were associated with increased susceptibility to RA.
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Kurowska P, Mlyczyńska E, Dawid M, Dupont J, Rak A. Role of vaspin in porcine ovary: effect on signaling pathways and steroid synthesis via GRP78 receptor and protein kinase A†. Biol Reprod 2021; 102:1290-1305. [PMID: 32149334 PMCID: PMC7703729 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioaa027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Vaspin, visceral-adipose-tissue-derived serine protease inhibitor, is involved in the development of obesity, insulin resistance, inflammation, and energy metabolism. Our previous study showed vaspin expression and its regulation in the ovary; however, the role of this adipokine in ovarian cells has never been studied. Here, we studied the in vitro effect of vaspin on various kinase-signaling pathways: mitogen-activated kinase (MAP3/1), serine/threonine kinase (AKT), signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) protein kinase AMP (PRKAA1), protein kinase A (PKA), and on expression of nuclear factor kappa B (NFKB2) as well as on steroid synthesis by porcine ovarian cells. By using western blot, we found that vaspin (1 ng/ml), in a time-dependent manner, increased phosphorylation of MAP3/1, AKT, STAT3, PRKAA1, and PKA, while it decreased the expression of NFKB2. We observed that vaspin, in a dose-dependent manner, increased the basal steroid hormone secretion (progesterone and estradiol), mRNA and protein expression of steroid enzymes using real-time PCR and western blot, respectively, and the mRNA of gonadotropins (FSHR, LHCGR) and steroids (PGR, ESR2) receptors. The stimulatory effect of vaspin on basal steroidogenesis was reversed when ovarian cells were cultured in the presence of a PKA pharmacological inhibitor (KT5720) and when GRP78 receptor was knocked down (siRNA). However, in the presence of insulin-like growth factor type 1 and gonadotropins, vaspin reduced steroidogenesis. Thus, vaspin, by activation of various signaling pathways and stimulation of basal steroid production via GRP78 receptor and PKA, could be a new regulator of porcine ovarian function.
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- Patrycja Kurowska
- Department of Physiology and Toxicology of Reproduction, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Physiology and Toxicology of Reproduction, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Physiology and Toxicology of Reproduction, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Animal Physiology and Livestock Systems, French National Institute for Agricultural Research-INRA, Nouzilly, France
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- Department of Physiology and Toxicology of Reproduction, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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Al-Naamani N, Pan HM, Anderson MR, Torigian DA, Tong Y, Oyster M, Porteous MK, Palmer S, Arcasoy SM, Diamond JM, Udupa JK, Christie JD, Lederer DJ, Kawut SM. Thoracic Visceral Adipose Tissue Area and Pulmonary Hypertension in Lung Transplant Candidates. The Lung Transplant Body Composition Study. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2020; 17:1393-400. [PMID: 32530703 DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202003-247OC] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Rationale: Obesity is associated with an increased risk of pulmonary hypertension (PH); however, regional adipose tissue deposition is heterogeneous with distinct cardiovascular phenotypes.Objectives: To determine the association of body mass index (BMI) and thoracic visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue areas (VAT and SAT, respectively) with PH in patients with advanced lung disease referred for lung transplantation.Methods: We studied patients undergoing evaluation for lung transplantation at three centers from the Lung Transplant Body Composition Study. PH was defined as mean pulmonary artery pressure >20 mm Hg and pulmonary vascular resistance ≥3 Wood units. VAT and SAT were measured on chest computed tomography and normalized to height squared.Results: One hundred thirty-seven (34%) of 399 patients included in our study had PH. Doubling of thoracic VAT was associated with significantly lower pulmonary vascular resistance (β, -0.24; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], -0.46 to -0.02; P = 0.04), higher pulmonary arterial wedge pressure (β, 0.79; 95% CI, 0.32 to 1.26; P = 0.001), and decreased risk of PH (relative risk, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.74 to 0.99; P = 0.04) after multivariate adjustment. Vaspin levels were higher in patients without PH (median, 101.8 vs. 92.0 pg/ml; P < 0.001) but did not mediate the association between VAT and the risk of PH. SAT and BMI were not independently associated with risk of PH.Conclusions: Lower thoracic VAT was associated with a higher risk of PH in patients with advanced lung disease undergoing evaluation for lung transplantation. The role of adipokines in the pulmonary vascular disease remains to be evaluated.
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Akyol A, Demirkıran D, Akdag S, Naci Aldemir M, Simsek H, Ali Gumrukcuoglu H, Sahin M, Emre H. Serum vaspin levels and carotid intima-media thickness in predialysis patients. Eur J Clin Invest 2021; 51:e13549. [PMID: 33797070 DOI: 10.1111/eci.13549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Visceral adipose tissue-derived serine proteinase inhibitor (vaspin) is an adipokine that correlates with insulin resistance and obesity in human beings. Previous studies have evaluated the serum vaspin levels in several diseases such as chronic haemodialysis patients and coronary artery disease. To our knowledge, serum vaspin levels have not yet been reported in predialysis patients. Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a noninvasive procedure to detect early atherosclerotic changes. The aim of this study was to evaluate serum vaspin levels in predialysis patients and their relationships with glomerular filtration rate and CIMT levels. METHODS A total of twenty-five predialysis patients (14 females and 11 males) and 22 healthy subjects (8 females and 14 males) were enrolled in the study. Serum samples were subjected to the human vaspin RIA system. CIMT was measured by B-mode ultrasonography. RESULTS Serum vaspin levels were significantly lower in predialysis patients than control subjects (P < .05), while CIMT levels were significantly higher (P < .001). Serum vaspin levels were found to be significantly correlated with glomerular filtration rate (r = 0.42, P < .001) and CIMT (r = -0.47, P < .05) in predialysis patients. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report to describe the association between serum vaspin levels and CIMT in predialysis patients. We concluded that serum vaspin levels were decreased in predialysis patients than control subjects. In addition, serum vaspin levels were found to be significantly correlated with glomerular filtration rate and CIMT.
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- Aytac Akyol
- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
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Kurowska P, Mlyczyńska E, Dawid M, Jurek M, Klimczyk D, Dupont J, Rak A. Review: Vaspin (SERPINA12) Expression and Function in Endocrine Cells. Cells 2021; 10:1710. [PMID: 34359881 DOI: 10.3390/cells10071710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Proper functioning of the body depends on hormonal homeostasis. White adipose tissue is now known as an endocrine organ due to the secretion of multiple molecules called adipokines. These proteins exert direct effects on whole body functions, including lipid metabolism, angiogenesis, inflammation, and reproduction, whereas changes in their level are linked with pathological events, such as infertility, diabetes, and increased food intake. Vaspin-visceral adipose tissue-derived serine protease inhibitor, or SERPINA12 according to serpin nomenclature, is an adipokine discovered in 2005 that is connected to the development of insulin resistance, obesity, and inflammation. A significantly higher amount of vaspin was observed in obese patients. The objective of this review was to summarize the latest findings about vaspin expression and action in endocrine tissues, such as the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, adipose tissue, thyroid, ovary, placenta, and testis, as well as discuss the link between vaspin and pathologies connected with hormonal imbalance.
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Guan J, Wu L, Xiao Q, Pan L. Levels and clinical significance of serum homocysteine (Hcy), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), vaspin, and visfatin in elderly patients with different types of coronary heart disease. Ann Palliat Med 2021; 10:5679-5686. [PMID: 34107717 DOI: 10.21037/apm-21-1001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND To investigate the levels and clinical significance of serum homocysteine (Hcy), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), visceral adipose tissue-derived serine protease inhibitor (vaspin), and visceral fat-specific adipokine (visfatin) in elderly patients with different types of coronary heart disease (CHD). METHODS A total of 208 elderly patients with CHD admitted to our hospital were selected as the observation group, and 57 healthy volunteers who received physical examinations during the same period were selected as the healthy control group. The patients in the observation group were divided into a stable angina pectoris (SAP) group, an unstable angina pectoris (UAP) group, and an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) group according to their clinical diagnosis. The levels of serum Hcy, HDL-C, vaspin, visfatin, and coronary angiography Gensini scores were compared among the CHD subgroups and the healthy control group. Pearson linear correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between levels of serum Hcy, HDL-C, vaspin, and visfatin with Gensini scores in elderly patients with different types of CHD. RESULTS The levels of serum Hcy and visfatin in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the healthy control group (P<0.05), while the levels of serum HDL-C and vaspin were significantly lower than those in the healthy control group (P<0.05). There were statistically significant differences in the levels of serum Hcy, vaspin, and visfatin among the CHD subgroups (P<0.05). There were statistically significant differences in the Gensini scores and number of stenotic coronary arteries among the CHD subgroups (P<0.05). Pearson linear correlation analysis showed that the levels of serum Hcy, HDL-C, vaspin, and visfatin in the SAP group were not significantly correlated with Gensini scores (P>0.05). However, the levels of serum Hcy and visfatin in the UAP and AMI groups were positively correlated with Gensini scores (P<0.05), the level of serum vaspin was negatively correlated with Gensini scores (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS The levels of serum Hcy, vaspin, and visfatin vary according to the different types of CHD and are correlated with the degree of coronary artery stenosis. As such, these serum levels can be used as sensitive indicators for early detection and disease evaluation.
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- Jing Guan
- Department of Geriatric ICU, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China; Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Geriatric ICU, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China; Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Geriatric ICU, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China; Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Geriatric ICU, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China; Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, China
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Bongrani A, Mellouk N, Ramé C, Cornuau M, Guerif F, Froment P, Dupont J. Vaspin, a novel adipokine in woman granulosa cells physiology and PCOS pathogenesis? J Endocrinol 2021; 249:57-70. [PMID: 33608490 DOI: 10.1530/joe-20-0550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Vaspin is a novel adipokine mainly expressed in visceral adipose tissue and closely related to obesity and insulin-resistance. Currently, data about its ovarian expression are limited to animal models and its role in human reproduction is largely unexplored. Our study's aims were then to characterise vaspin expression in the human ovary and to study in vitro its effects on granulosa cells physiology. Secondly, we assessed vaspin and its receptor GRP78 variations in granulosa cells and follicular fluid of a cohort of 112 infertile women undergoing an in vitro fertilisation procedure and allocated to three groups, each including normal-weight and obese subjects: 34 PCOS patients, 33 women with isolated polycystic ovary morphology (ECHO group) and 45 controls. Vaspin and GRP78 expression in the ovary was assessed by immunohistochemistry, RT-qPCR and Western blot. Granulosa cells and follicular fluid were analysed by RT-qPCR and ELISA, respectively. In vitro, granulosa cells metabolism was studied after stimulation with recombinant human vaspin, with and without a siRNA directed against GRP78. Vaspin was highly expressed in the human ovary and concentration-dependently enhanced granulosa cells steroidogenesis, proliferation and viability through GRP78 (P < 0.0001). Vaspin levels in both granulosa cells and follicular fluid were significantly higher in obese women (P < 0.0001) and in the normal-weight ECHO group (P < 0.001), which also had the highest expression rates of GRP78 (P < 0.05). Although further investigation is needed, vaspin appears as a novel modulator of human granulosa cells physiology and possibly plays a role in PCOS pathogenesis, notably protecting from insulin-resistance induced complications.
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- Alice Bongrani
- UMR 85 Physiology of Reproduction and Behaviour, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) Centre Val de Loire, Nouzilly, France
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- UMR 85 Physiology of Reproduction and Behaviour, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) Centre Val de Loire, Nouzilly, France
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- UMR 85 Physiology of Reproduction and Behaviour, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) Centre Val de Loire, Nouzilly, France
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine and Biology, University Hospital of Tours, Tours, France
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- UMR 85 Physiology of Reproduction and Behaviour, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) Centre Val de Loire, Nouzilly, France
- Department of Reproductive Medicine and Biology, University Hospital of Tours, Tours, France
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- UMR 85 Physiology of Reproduction and Behaviour, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) Centre Val de Loire, Nouzilly, France
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- UMR 85 Physiology of Reproduction and Behaviour, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) Centre Val de Loire, Nouzilly, France
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Yu D, Huang B, Wu B, Xiao J. Association of serum vaspin, apelin, and visfatin levels and stroke risk in a Chinese case-control study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e25184. [PMID: 33761698 PMCID: PMC9281956 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000025184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Adipose tissue acts as an active endocrine organ secreting a number of adipokines and may be involved in biological mechanism of stroke. Vaspin, apelin, and visfatin play important roles in the regulation of vascular disorders.Our aim was to evaluate whether the concentrations of vaspin, apelin, and visfatin were associated with stroke risk.A total of 235 patients with stroke (156 patients with ischemic stroke and 79 patients with hemorrhagic stroke) and 235 age- and gender-matched healthy controls were included in this study. A sandwich ELISA was developed to measure the serum vaspin, apelin, and visfatin levels.There was a statistically significant difference in the median levels of serum vaspin, apelin, and visfatin levels between stroke cases and controls (vaspin: 1.50 vs 1.07 ng/ml; apelin: 1.56 vs 1.32 pg/ml; visfatin: 23.40 vs 19.65 ng/ml; all P values <.001). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that, serum vaspin and visfatin levels were significantly inversely associated with increased risk of stroke, and the odds ratios (ORs) in the highest tertile were 2.25 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.38-3.67; P for trend <.001] for vaspin and 2.56 (95% CI 1.46-4.47; P for trend <.001) for visfatin, respectively, compared with the lowest tertile. Higher apelin levels were marginally associated with lower stroke risk (P for trend =.060).Our study indicated that higher vaspin, apelin, and visfatin levels might be associated with increased stroke risk. Necessary prospective cohort studies should be conducted to confirm this association in the future.
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- Dalin Yu
- Department of Neurology, Sichuan Tianfu New District People's Hospital
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- Department of Neurology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Sichuan Tianfu New District People's Hospital
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- Department of Neurology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
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Costa LR, de Castro CA, Marine DA, Fabrizzi F, Furino VDO, Malavazi I, Anibal FDF, Duarte ACGDO. High-Intensity Interval Training Does Not Change Vaspin and Omentin and Does Not Reduce Visceral Adipose Tissue in Obese Rats. Front Physiol 2021; 12:564862. [PMID: 33716759 PMCID: PMC7952996 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.564862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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This study aimed to determine the expression of omentin and vaspin, inflammatory markers, body composition, and lipid profile in diet-induced obese rats and high-intensity interval training (HIIT). Forty Wistar rats were divided into four groups: untrained normal diet, trained normal diet (T-ND), untrained high-fat diet (Unt-HFD), and trained high-fat diet (T-HFD). For the animals of the Unt-HFD and T-HFD groups, a high-fat diet was offered for 4 weeks. After that, all the animals in the T-ND and T-HFD groups were submitted to HITT, three times per week, for 10 weeks (2 weeks of adaptation and 8 weeks of HIIT). Muscle (gastrocnemius), liver, epididymal adipose tissue, retroperitoneal adipose tissue, visceral adipose tissue (VAT), and serum were collected to analyze TNF-α, IL-6, PCR, IL-8, IL-10, IL-4, vaspin, and omentin. A body composition analysis was performed before adaptation to HIIT protocol and after the last exercise session using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Omentin and vaspin in the VAT were quantified using Western blotting. The results showed that, when fed a high-fat diet, the animals obtained significant gains in body fat and elevated serum concentrations of vaspin and blood triglycerides. The HIIT was able to minimize body fat gain but did not reduce visceral fat despite the increase in maximum exercise capacity. Moreover, there was a reduction in the serum levels of adiponectin, IL-6, and IL-10. Finally, we concluded that, although the training protocol was able to slow down the weight gain of the animals, there was no reduction in visceral fat or an improvement in the inflammatory profile, including no changes in omentin and vaspin.
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- Leandro Ribeiro Costa
- Department of Physical Education and Human Motricity – DEFMH, Biological and Health Sciences Center – CCBS, Federal University of São Carlos – UFSCar, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology and Pathology – Biological and Health Sciences Center – CCBS, Federal University of São Carlos – UFSCar, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Education and Human Motricity – DEFMH, Biological and Health Sciences Center – CCBS, Federal University of São Carlos – UFSCar, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Penápolis-Brazil, Penápolis, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Education and Human Motricity – DEFMH, Biological and Health Sciences Center – CCBS, Federal University of São Carlos – UFSCar, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics and Evolution – Biological and Health Sciences Center – CCBS, Federal University of São Carlos – UFSCar, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology and Pathology – Biological and Health Sciences Center – CCBS, Federal University of São Carlos – UFSCar, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Education and Human Motricity – DEFMH, Biological and Health Sciences Center – CCBS, Federal University of São Carlos – UFSCar, São Carlos, Brazil
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Hosseini M, Nezhadali M, Hedayati M. Association of vaspin rs2236242 gene polymorphism with serum vaspin level, insulin resistance and diabetes in an Iranian diabetic/pre-diabetic population. J Med Biochem 2021; 40:33-40. [PMID: 33584138 PMCID: PMC7857855 DOI: 10.5937/jomb0-24671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In recent years, the role of vaspin as an insulin-sensitizer has been studied widely. This is the investigation that examined the association of vaspin polymorphism rs2236242 on the vaspin level and the risk of type 2 diabetes and insulin-resistant Iranian pre-diabetic/diabetic population. METHODS A case-control study was conducted on 160 participants includes 80 participants holding (FBG) fasting blood glucose 3.88-5.55 (mmol/L) in the normal group, and 80 participants holding FBG≥5.55 (mmol/L) in a diabetic/pre-diabetic group. The serum vaspin and insulin were determined with ELISA (enzyme-linked assay) and biochemical variables by standard method. Tetra arms amplification system for the vaspin gene was performed. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS software version 20. RESULTS The means of age, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), FBG, and vaspin were significantly different between normal and type 2 diabetic/impaired fasting blood group (P-value<0.05). rs2236242 showed association with Hip circumference (P-value<0.05). A significant association between allele A of rs2236242 with type 2 diabetes was seen (P-value<0.001). The vaspin levels showed a negative correlation with FBG (r =-0.296, P=0.001). CONCLUSIONS Allele A of rs2236242 is a protective risk for type 2 diabetes, but no association of rs2236242 with insulin resistance was seen. The lower level of vaspin is a predictor for the progression of type 2 diabetes.
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- Maria Hosseini
- Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr Branch, Department of Biology, Islamshahr, Iran
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- Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr Branch, Department of Biology, Islamshahr, Iran
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- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Research Institute for Endocrine Science, Cellular and Molecular Endocrine Research Center, Tehran, Iran
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Grzelak T, Tyszkiewicz-Nwafor M, Dutkiewicz A, Mikulska AA, Dmitrzak-Weglarz M, Slopien A, Czyzewska K, Paszynska E. Vaspin (but not neuropeptide B or neuropeptide W) as a possible predictor of body weight normalization in anorexia nervosa. Arch Med Sci 2021; 17:376-381. [PMID: 33747273 PMCID: PMC7959059 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2018.74969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The aim of the study was to evaluate the correlation between the nutritional status of patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and levels of vaspin (VASP), neuropeptide B (NPB), neuropeptide W (NPW) and total antioxidant status (TAS). MATERIAL AND METHODS Ninety serum samples collected from 30 teenage female patients during the acute stage of AN and 30 healthy persons (CONTR) were subjected to biochemical analysis; patients with AN were examined at the beginning of the study (AN-I) and after hospitalization (AN-II), as a result of which partial stabilization of anthropometric measurements was achieved (an increase of body mass index (BMI) by 3.5 kg/m2). RESULTS Vaspin levels dropped at the end of the hospitalization (compared to AN-I, p < 0.05), achieving values comparable to the CONTR; moreover there was a positive correlation between VASP level and the achieved body weight in AN-II (p < 0.05). Positive correlations were also noted with regard to VASP vs. NPB in AN-I (p < 0.02) (and AN-II, p < 0.013), as well as in the case of VASP vs. NPW in the same groups (p < 0.02 and p < 0.015, respectively). NPB concentration was higher in AN-I (p < 0.05) and AN-II (p < 0.018) than in CONTR, whereas there were no differences (p > 0.05) with regard to levels of VASP, NPW, or TAS. CONCLUSIONS The high level of NPB despite treatment and normalization of VASP level may suggest that there are chronic neuroendocrine disorders at play in anorexia nervosa.
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- Teresa Grzelak
- Department of Physiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Division of Biology of Civilization-Linked Diseases, Department of Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Psychiatric Genetics Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Division of Biology of Civilization-Linked Diseases, Department of Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Integrated Dentistry, Community Dentistry Section, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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Kerget B, Kerget F, Kahraman ÇY, Aksakal A, Araz Ö. The relationship between NLRP3 rs10159239 and Vaspin rs2236242 gene variants and obstructive sleep apnea. Ups J Med Sci 2021; 126:7603. [PMID: 34349888 PMCID: PMC8276347 DOI: 10.48101/ujms.v126.7603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), recurrent upper airway obstruction and apnea/hypopnea episodes result in endothelial dysfunction, which leads to the release of many proinflammatory cytokines and reactive oxygen species (ROS). ROS induces NLRP3, a protein involved in the synthesis of interleukin (IL)-1 and IL-18; vaspin is a serine protease inhibitor that has an important role in suppressing the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of NLRP3 rs10159239 (rs9239) and vaspin rs2236242 (rs6242) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on OSA development. METHODS This study included 220 individuals who underwent polysomnography (118 patients with OSA and 102 healthy controls). NLRP3 rs9239 and vaspin rs6242 mutation frequencies were analyzed. RESULTS The NLRP3 rs9239 SNP genotype analysis revealed no statistically significant differences between the OSA and control groups. In the vaspin gene analysis, the rs6242 AA genotype was significantly more frequent in the OSA group compared with the control group, while the AT genotype was more frequent in controls (P = 0.004, P = 0.02). Comparison of rs6242 allele levels showed that the A allele was significantly more frequent in OSA patients than in controls (P = 0.03). The AA genotype was significantly more frequent in patients with severe OSA than in patients with mild or moderate OSA and the control group (P = 0.001 for all). Serum vaspin levels were significantly lower in carriers of the AA genotype than those with AT and TT genotypes (P = 0.001). CONCLUSION The vaspin rs6242 SNP AA genotype increased susceptibility to OSA, while the AT genotype appeared to be protective. The lower plasma vaspin levels in OSA compared with the control group and in patients with the AA genotype suggest that vaspin may be a protective biomarker for OSA.
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- Buğra Kerget
- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Ataturk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey
- CONTACT Buğra Kerget
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- Department of Infection Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences University Erzurum Regional Education and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Ataturk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Health Sciences University Erzurum Regional Education and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Ataturk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey
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Kurowska P, Mlyczyńska E, Estienne A, Barbe A, Rajska I, Soból K, Poniedziałek-Kempny K, Dupont J, Rak A. Expression and Impact of Vaspin on In Vitro Oocyte Maturation through MAP3/1 and PRKAA1 Signalling Pathways. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E9342. [PMID: 33302416 PMCID: PMC7762560 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21249342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Oocyte maturation is a critical stage in embryo production and female reproduction. The aims of this study were to determine: (i) the mRNA and protein expression of vaspin and its receptor 78-kDa glucose-regulated (GRP78) in porcine cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) by real-time PCR and Western blot analysis, respectively, and their localisation by immunofluorescence; and (ii) the effects of vaspin on in vitro oocyte maturation (IVM) and the involvement of mitogen ERK1/2 (MAP3/1)- and AMPKα (PRKAA1)-activated kinases in the studied processes. Porcine COCs were matured in vitro for 22 h or 44 h with vaspin at a dose of 1 ng/mL and nuclear maturation assessed by Hoechst 33342 or DAPI staining and the measurement of progesterone (P4) level in the maturation medium. We showed that vaspin and GRP78 protein expression increased in oocytes and cumulus cells after IVM. Moreover, vaspin enhanced significantly porcine oocyte IVM and P4 concentration, as well as MAP3/1 phosphorylation, while decreasing PRKAA1. Using pharmacological inhibitors of MAP3/1 (PD98059) and PRKAA1 (Compound C), we observed that the effect of vaspin was reversed to the control level by all studied parameters. In conclusion, vaspin, by improving in vitro oocyte maturation via MAP3/1 and PRKAA1 kinase pathways, can be a new factor to improve in vitro fertilisation protocols.
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- Patrycja Kurowska
- Department of Physiology and Toxicology of Reproduction, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (P.K.); (E.M.)
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- Department of Physiology and Toxicology of Reproduction, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (P.K.); (E.M.)
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- INRAE, UMR85, Unité Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, 37380 Nouzilly, France; (A.E.); (A.B.); (J.D.)
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- INRAE, UMR85, Unité Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, 37380 Nouzilly, France; (A.E.); (A.B.); (J.D.)
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- Department of Reproductive Biotechnology and Cryopreservation, National Research Institute of Animal Production, 32-083 Balice, Poland; (I.R.); (K.S.); (K.P.-K.)
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- Department of Reproductive Biotechnology and Cryopreservation, National Research Institute of Animal Production, 32-083 Balice, Poland; (I.R.); (K.S.); (K.P.-K.)
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- Department of Reproductive Biotechnology and Cryopreservation, National Research Institute of Animal Production, 32-083 Balice, Poland; (I.R.); (K.S.); (K.P.-K.)
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- INRAE, UMR85, Unité Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, 37380 Nouzilly, France; (A.E.); (A.B.); (J.D.)
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- Department of Physiology and Toxicology of Reproduction, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (P.K.); (E.M.)
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Kazimierczak-Kabzińska A, Marek B, Borgiel-Marek H, Kajdaniuk D, Kos-Kudła B. Assessing the blood concentration of new adipocytokines in patients with ischaemic stroke. Endokrynol Pol 2020; 71:504-511. [PMID: 33283259 DOI: 10.5603/ep.a2020.0082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Ischaemic stroke (IS) is a disease that is a common cause of death and one of the most common causes of disability in adults. There is a continuous need to conduct stroke pathogenesis studies. A certain role here can be attributed to adipose-derived hormones. The aim of this paper is to assess the blood concentration for selected adipocytokines: omentin-1, irisin, protein-1 related with C1q/TNF (CTRP1), vaspin and nesfatin-1 in IS patients, and an attempt to define their role as risk factors for ischaemic stroke. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 46 patients with ischaemic stroke (27 females, 19 males, average 67.6 years of age). The control group consisted of 32 patients (16 females, 16 males, average 64.1 years of age) who had never had cerebrovascular diseases. RESULTS The concentration of omentin-1 and CTRP1 in the group of stroke patients was higher than in the control group, whereas the concentrations of nesfatin-1 and irisin was significantly lower than in the control group. The vaspin level was similar in both groups of patients. Statistical analysis using logistic regression allows us to find that CTRP1 can be a significant stroke risk factor. A statistically significant positive correlation was found between the concentration of CTRP1 and NIHSS. However, no correlation between the concentration of other adipocytokines under investigation and the severity of ischaemic stroke was found. CONCLUSIONS From among the adipocytokines under investigation, higher concentrations of omentin-1 and CTRP1 and lower blood concentrations of nesfatin-1, irisin significantly increase the odds of getting to the group of ischaemic patients. It seems that CTRP1 can be an independent predictive factor of IS.
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Endocrinology, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Craniomaxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Endocrinology, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Endocrinology, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Zabrze, Poland
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Vaspin, visceral adipose tissue-derived serine protease inhibitor, plays important roles in inflammation, obesity, and glucose metabolism. Our recent research has shown the expression and role of vaspin in the function of ovarian follicles. However, whether vaspin regulates steroidogenesis and luteolysis in the corpus luteum (CL) is still unknown. The aim of this study was first to determine the expression of vaspin and its receptor GRP78 in porcine CL at the early, middle, and late stages of the luteal phase. Next, we investigated the hormonal regulation of vaspin levels in luteal cells in response to luteinizing hormone (LH), progesterone (P4), and prostaglandin PGE2 and PGF2α. Finally, we determined vaspin's direct impact on luteal cells steroidogenesis, luteolysis and kinases phosphorylation. Our results are the first to show higher vaspin/GRP78 expression in middle and late vs early stages; immunohistochemistry showed cytoplasmic vaspin/GRP78 localization in small and large luteal cells. In vitro, we found that LH, P4, PGE2, and PGF2α significantly decreased vaspin levels. Furthermore, vaspin stimulated steroidogenesis by the activation of the GRP78 receptor and protein kinase A (PKA). Also, vaspin increased the ratio of luteotropic PGE2 to luteolytic PGF2α secretion via GRP78 and mitogen-activated kinase (MAP3/1). Moreover, vaspin, in a dose-dependent manner, decreased GRP78 expression, while it, in a time-dependent manner, increased kinases PKA and MAPK3/1 phosphorylation. Taken together, we found that vaspin/GRP78 expression depends on the luteal phase stage and vaspin affects luteal cells endocrinology, indicating that vaspin is a new regulator of luteal cells steroidogenesis and CL formation.
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- Patrycja Kurowska
- Department of Physiology and Toxicology of Reproduction, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Physiology and Toxicology of Reproduction, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Physiology and Toxicology of Reproduction, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- INRAE, UMR85, Unité Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, Nouzilly, France
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- Department of Physiology and Toxicology of Reproduction, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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Farahani H, Amri J, Alaee M, Mohaghegh F, Rafiee M. Serum and Saliva Levels of Cancer Antigen 15-3, Carcinoembryonic Antigen, Estradiol, Vaspin, and Obestatin as Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women. Lab Med 2020; 51:620-627. [PMID: 32537654 DOI: 10.1093/labmed/lmaa013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To find suitable biomarkers for diagnosis of Breast cancer in serum and saliva; also, to examine the correlation between salivary and serum concentrations of suitable biomarkers. METHODS This case-control study included 30 women with breast cancer as a case group and 30 healthy women as a matched control group. Blood and saliva specimens were collected from all participants. We evaluated serum and salivary cancer antigen 15-3 (CA15-3), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), estradiol, vaspin, and obestatin concentrations. Mann-Whitney U testing and Spearman correlation coefficients were used for statistical analysis. RESULTS Serum and salivary concentrations of estradiol were significantly higher in patients with breast cancer (BC) than in healthy women (P < .05). Also, serum CEA and salivary obestatin concentrations were significantly higher in BC patients than in the control group (P < .05). However, there was no significant difference between other parameters in patients with BC and controls. We observed a positive correlation between serum and salivary concentrations of CA15-3, as well as a negative correlation between serum and salivary concentrations of vaspin and obestatin. CONCLUSION The results of this study demonstrated that concentrations of CEA and estradiol in serum, obestatin in serum and saliva, and estradiol in saliva were significantly different between the 2 groups.
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- Hyder Farahani
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Genetic, Faculty of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Genetic, Faculty of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.,Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Genetic, Faculty of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.,Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
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- Department of Radiotherapy Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
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Wang J, Chen Z, Guan Z. Vaspin deficiency failed to promote the proliferation of BMSCs in osteoarthritis. Int J Rheum Dis 2020; 24:90-95. [PMID: 33108071 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.14010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to estimate the possible role of vaspin in the proliferation of bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) and its molecular mechanisms in the bone marrow microenvironment of osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS This study included 15 non-obese elderly patients with severe knee OA and 15 non-obese controls with femoral neck fracture. Patients all underwent hip or knee arthroplasty surgery to restore joint shape and function. Bone marrow samples were taken during surgery to estimate vaspin and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 levels by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and to observe the effect of vaspin on BMSCs proliferation by Cell Counting Kit-8. Real-time polymerase chain reaction and western blot were performed to evaluate the effect of vaspin on the genes and proteins of Akt involved in the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. RESULTS Bone marrow vaspin levels were significantly lower in OA patients compared to controls (P = .03). Furthermore, we found a significant correlation between vaspin and TGF-β1 concentrations in bone marrow (r = .60, P < .01). In addition, the in vitro studies indicated the proliferation of BMSCs was significantly promoted when the vaspin treatment concentration was 150 ng/mL (P < .01). Meanwhile, we found that the Akt messenger RNA and pAkt protein levels in BMSCs were increased after vaspin treatment (P < .05). CONCLUSION The findings of this study suggest there was abnormal expression of vaspin in OA bone marrow microenvironment, and vaspin likely had a mediator role in the proliferation of BMSCs, which may work by promoting the activation of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.
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- Junfeng Wang
- Department of Orthopedics, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.,Department of Orthopedics, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.,Department of Orthopedics, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Peking University Shougang Hospital, Beijing, China
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Akcılar R, Yümün G, Bayat Z, Donbaloğlu O, Gür Ö, Gürkan S, Arık Ö. Association of vaspin rs2236242 gene variants and circulating serum vaspin concentrations with coronary artery disease in a Turkish population. J Cell Physiol 2020; 236:3734-3739. [PMID: 33078402 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.30112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the primary cause of death worldwide. Vaspin was a recently described adipokine, playing a protective role in many metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. This study aimed to assess the relation of serum vaspin levels and vaspin rs2236242 polymorphisms with CAD. The study included 105 healthy subjects and 105 CAD patients. Serum vaspin concentrations and vaspin rs2236242 polymorphisms were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and polymerase chain reaction, respectively. There was a statistically significant difference between the genotypes of CAD patients (TT 26.7%, TA 71.4%, and AA 1.9%) and controls (TT 70.5%, TA 28.6%, and AA 1%; χ2 = 40.3; df = 2; p = .000). The TA genotype increased the risk of CAD (odds ratio [OR] = 6.60; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.60-12.1; p = .000) as compared to the TT genotype. There was a statistically significant difference between the allelic distribution of CAD patients (T 62.4% and A 37.6%) and controls (T 84.8% and A 15.2%; χ2 = 27.0; df = 1; p = .000). Those carrying the A allele had a higher risk of CAD compared to those with the T allele (OR = 3.35; 95% CI = 2.10-5.36; p = .000). The serum vaspin concentrations of the patients with TT, TA, and AA genotypes were 30.4 ± 1.72, 28.4 ± 2.89, and 36.4 ± 6.38 pg/ml, respectively, and there was no significant difference between the serum vaspin levels and vaspin genotypes (p = .696). All of the above suggested that the vaspin rs2236242 polymorphism was associated with CAD in the Turkish population.
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- Raziye Akcılar
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kütahya Health Sciences, Kütahya, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Namık Kemal, Tekirdağ, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Dumlupınar, Kütahya, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Namık Kemal, Tekirdağ, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Namık Kemal, Tekirdağ, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Namık Kemal, Tekirdağ, Turkey
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- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kütahya Health Sciences, Kütahya, Turkey
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Kan JY, Lee YC, Lin YD, Ho WY, Moi SH. Effect of Baseline Characteristics and Tumor Burden on Vaspin Expression and Progressive Disease in Operable Colorectal Cancer. Diagnostics (Basel) 2020; 10:diagnostics10100801. [PMID: 33050209 PMCID: PMC7600084 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics10100801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Colorectal cancer is a highly heterogeneous malignancy in the Asian population, and it is considered an important prognostic factor for baseline characteristics, tumor burden, and tumor markers. This study investigated the effect of baseline characteristics and tumor burden on tumor marker expression and progressive disease in colorectal cancer by using partial least squares variance-based path modeling (PLS-PM). PLS-PM can be used to evaluate the complex relationship between prognostic variables and progressive disease status with a small sample of measurements and structural models. A total of 89 tissue samples of colorectal cancer were analyzed. Our results suggested that the expression of visceral adipose tissue-derived serpin (vaspin) is a potential indicator of colorectal cancer progression and may be affected by baseline characteristics such as age, sex, body mass index, and diabetes mellitus. Moreover, according to the characteristics of tumor burden, the expression of vaspin was generally higher in each progressive disease patient. The overall findings suggest that vaspin is a potential indicator of the progressive disease and may be affected by the baseline characteristics of patients.
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- Jung-Yu Kan
- Division of Breast Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80756, Taiwan;
- Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80756, Taiwan
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (Y.-C.L.); (W.-Y.H.)
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan;
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; (Y.-C.L.); (W.-Y.H.)
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- Center of Cancer Program Development, E-Da Cancer Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-7-6150022 (ext. 6059)
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Tarabeih N, Kalinkovich A, Shalata A, Livshits G. Circulating Levels of Visceral Adipose Tissue-Derived Serine Protease Inhibitor ( Vaspin) Appear as a Marker of Musculoskeletal Pain Disability. Diagnostics (Basel) 2020; 10:E797. [PMID: 33049941 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics10100797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Musculoskeletal pain (MSP), specifically low back pain (LBP), is often associated with several adipose tissue-derived cytokines (adipokines) and body composition, but their correlations with the LBP-related disability/severity phenotypes remain poorly understood. In this cross-sectional study, two self-reported validated questionnaires were used to collect back pain and disability data in an ethnically homogeneous family-based population sample (N = 1078). Plasma levels of relatively new adipokines, vaspin and adipsin, were detected by ELISA. Body composition parameters, including fat, skeletal muscle mass, extracellular water (ECW), and others were assessed through bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) technology. Statistical analysis was conducted, accounting for the familial composition of the sample. The multiple regression analyses with four LBP-related phenotypes as dependent variables consistently showed, for the first time, the significant associations with vaspin levels, regardless of other covariates. The odds ratios (OR)/SD ranged between 1.24 (95%CI = 1.03-1.50) and 1.33 (95%CI = 1.07-1.64), depending on the LBP phenotype. Among the tested body composition covariates, only ECW levels displayed consistent and highly significant associations with all tested LBP phenotypes (OR from 1.43, 95%CI = 1.14-1.79 to 1.68, 95%CI = 1.26-2.24). The results clearly suggest that circulating concentrations of vaspin and ECW levels could serve as biomarkers of MSP/LBP severity and complications.
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Kurowska P, Mlyczyńska E, Dupont J, Rak A. Novel Insights on the Corpus Luteum Function: Role of Vaspin on Porcine Luteal Cell Angiogenesis, Proliferation and Apoptosis by Activation of GRP78 Receptor and MAP3/1 Kinase Pathways. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E6823. [PMID: 32957618 PMCID: PMC7555131 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21186823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Formation and limited lifespan of corpus luteum (CL) are important for proper ovarian periodicity and fertility. Failed vascularization, imbalance between proliferation and apoptosis leads to luteal phase deficiency and infertility. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of vaspin on angiogenesis, apoptosis and proliferation as well as the involvement of 78-kDa glucose-regulated protein receptor (GRP78) and mitogen-activated kinase (MAP3/1) in these processes. Porcine luteal cells were incubated with vaspin (0.1-10 ng/mL) for 24 h to 72 h and then mRNA and protein expression of angiogenesis: vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGFA), fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2), angiopoietin 1 (ANGPT1), VEGFA receptors (VEGFR1, VEGFR2), apoptosis: caspase 3, bcl-2-like protein 4 (BAX), B-cell lymphoma (BCL2), and proliferation: proliferating cells nuclear antigen (PCNA), cyclin A factors as well as secretion of VEGFA, FGF2, ANGT1 were measured by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), immunoblotting and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), respectively. Moreover, apoptosis was assessed by caspase activity using the Caspase-Glo 3/7 assay, while proliferation was by alamarBlue. We found that vaspin enhanced luteal cell angiogenesis, proliferation, and significantly decreased apoptosis. Additionally, using GRP78 siRNA and the pharmacological inhibitor of MAP3/1 (PD98059), we observed that the effect of vaspin was reversed to the control level in all investigated processes. Taken together, our results suggest that vaspin is a new regulator of female fertility by direct regulation of CL formation and maintenance of luteal cell function.
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- Patrycja Kurowska
- Department of Physiology and Toxicology of Reproduction, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (P.K.); (E.M.)
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- Department of Physiology and Toxicology of Reproduction, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (P.K.); (E.M.)
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- INRAE, UMR85, Unité Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, 37380 Nouzilly, France;
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- Department of Physiology and Toxicology of Reproduction, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (P.K.); (E.M.)
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Komosinska-Vassev K, Gala O, Olczyk K, Jura-Półtorak A, Olczyk P. The Usefulness of Diagnostic Panels Based on Circulating Adipocytokines/Regulatory Peptides, Renal Function Tests, Insulin Resistance Indicators and Lipid-Carbohydrate Metabolism Parameters in Diagnosis and Prognosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with Obesity. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10091304. [PMID: 32917052 PMCID: PMC7564028 DOI: 10.3390/biom10091304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The quantitative analysis of selected regulatory molecules, i.e., adropin, irisin, and vaspin in the plasma of obese patients with newly diagnosed, untreated type 2 diabetes mellitus, and in the same patients after six months of using metformin, in relation to adropinemia, irisinemia and vaspinemia in obese individuals, was performed. The relationship between plasma concentration of the adipocytokines/regulatory peptides and parameters of renal function (albumin/creatinine ratio-ACR, estimated glomerular filtration rate-eGFR), values of insulin resistance indicators (Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR2), Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Sensitivity (HOMA-S), Homeostatic Model Assessment of β-cell function (HOMA-B), quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (QUICKI), insulin), and parameters of carbohydrate-lipid metabolism (fasting plasma glucose-FPG, glycated hemoglobin-HbA1C, estimated glucose disposal rate-eGDR, fasting lipid profile, TG/HDL ratio) in obese type 2 diabetic patients was also investigated. Circulating irisin and vaspin were found significantly different in subjects with metabolically healthy obesity and in type 2 diabetic patients. Significant increases in blood levels of both analyzed adipokines/regulatory peptides were observed in diabetic patients after six months of metformin treatment, as compared to pre-treatment levels. The change in plasma vaspin level in response to metformin therapy was parallel with the improving of insulin resistance/sensitivity parameters. An attempt was made to identify a set of biochemical tests that would vary greatly in obese non-diabetic subjects and obese patients with type 2 diabetes, as well as a set of parameters that are changing in patients with type 2 diabetes under the influence of six months metformin therapy, and thus differentiating patients' metabolic state before and after treatment. For these data analyses, both statistical measures of strength of the relationships of individual parameters, as well as multidimensional methods, including discriminant analysis and multifactorial analysis derived from machine learning methods, were used. Adropin, irisin, and vaspin were found as promising regulatory molecules, which may turn out to be useful indicators in the early detection of T2DM and differentiating the obesity phenotype with normal metabolic profile from T2DM obese patients. Multifactorial discriminant analysis revealed that irisin and vaspin plasma levels contribute clinically relevant information concerning the effectiveness of metformin treatment in T2D patients. Among the sets of variables differentiating with the highest accuracy the metabolic state of patients before and after six-month metformin treatment, were: (1) vaspin, HbA1c, HDL, LDL, TG, insulin, and HOMA-B (ACC = 88 [%]); (2) vaspin, irisin, QUICKI, and eGDR (ACC = 86 [%]); as well as, (3) vaspin, irisin, LDL, HOMA-S, ACR, and eGFR (ACC = 86 [%]).
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- Katarzyna Komosinska-Vassev
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland; (O.G.); (K.O.); (A.J.-P.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-32-364-1150
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland; (O.G.); (K.O.); (A.J.-P.)
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland; (O.G.); (K.O.); (A.J.-P.)
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland; (O.G.); (K.O.); (A.J.-P.)
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- Department of Community Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland;
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Ertekin H, Uysal S, Aydın M, İlhan B, Ertekin YH. Correlation between vaspin and PANSS scores in schizophrenia patients with obesity. Int J Psychiatry Med 2020; 55:264-280. [PMID: 32050814 DOI: 10.1177/0091217420905463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Metabolic abnormalities such as diabetes, dyslipidemia, abdominal obesity, metabolic syndrome, and abnormal levels of plasma adipokines have been observed in patients with schizophrenia. This study aimed to investigate the differences and correlations of plasma vaspin levels with metabolic parameters in patients with schizophrenia and to compare with healthy controls. METHOD We measured plasma levels of vaspin and metabolic parameters of 100 patients with schizophrenia and 95 healthy controls. Patients with schizophrenia were evaluated with the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and The Global Assessment of Functioning. RESULTS Mean levels of body mass index, waist circumference, triglyceride, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol of the patients were statistically higher than those of the healthy controls (p = 0.002, p < 0.001, p = 0.03, and p = 0.002, respectively). Plasma levels of vaspin were 0.96 ± 0.73 ng/ml in patients with schizophrenia and 0.29 ± 0.15 ng/ml in the healthy controls (p < 0.001). Plasma vaspin levels were statistically higher in patients with schizophrenia than healthy controls both in groups with and without metabolic syndrome and obesity (p < 0.001). Plasma vaspin levels showed a positive correlation with triglyceride in patients with schizophrenia (r = 0.26, p = 0.007). There were positive correlations between vaspin and PANSS scores in schizophrenia patients with obesity (PANSS Positive: r = 0.42, p = 0.01; PANSS Negative: r = 0.42, p = 0.01; PANSS General: r = 0.43, p = 0.01; PANSS Total: r = 0.47, p = 0.006). CONCLUSIONS Our study showed a significant relationship and positive correlation between vaspin and PANSS scores in schizophrenia patients with obesity. Vaspin may play an important role in the metabolic processes of patients with schizophrenia.
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- Hülya Ertekin
- Department of Psychiatry, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Health Sciences University, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Family Medicine, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey
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Brzoskwinia M, Pardyak L, Rak A, Kaminska A, Hejmej A, Marek S, Kotula-Balak M, Bilinska B. Flutamide Alters the Expression of Chemerin, Apelin, and Vaspin and Their Respective Receptors in the Testes of Adult Rats. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21124439. [PMID: 32580404 PMCID: PMC7378763 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21124439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Adipokines influence energy metabolism and have effects on male reproduction, including spermatogenesis and/or Sertoli cell maturation; however, the relationship between these active proteins and androgens in testicular cells is limited. Here, we studied the impact of short-term exposure to flutamide (an anti-androgen that blocks androgen receptors) on the expression of chemerin, apelin, vaspin and their receptors (CCRL2, CMKLR1, GPR1, APLNR, GRP78, respectively) in adult rat testes. Moreover, the levels of expression of lipid metabolism-modulating proteins (PLIN1, perilipin1; TSPO, translocator protein) and intercellular adherens junction proteins (nectin-2 and afadin) were determined in testicular cells. Plasma levels of adipokines, testosterone and cholesterol were also evaluated. Gene expression techniques used included the quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), Western blot (WB) and immunohistochemistry (IHC). The androgen-mediated effects observed post-flutamide treatment were found at the gonadal level as chemerin, apelin, and vaspin gene expression alterations at mRNA and protein levels were detected, whereas the cellular targets for these adipokines were recognised by localisation of respective receptors in testicular cells. Plasma concentrations of all adipokines were unchanged, whereas plasma cholesterol content and testosterone level increased after flutamide exposure. Differential distribution of adipokine receptors indicates potential para- or autocrine action of the adipokines within the rat testes. Additionally, changes in the expression of PLIN1 and TSPO, involved in the initial step of testosterone synthesis in Leydig cells, suggest that testicular cells represent a target of flutamide action. Increase in the gene expression of PLIN1 and TSPO and higher total plasma cholesterol content indicates enhanced availability of cholesterol in Leydig cells as a result of androgen-mediated effects of flutamide. Alterations in adherens junction protein expression in the testis confirm the flutamide efficacy in disruption of androgen signalling and presumably lead to impaired para- and autocrine communication, important for proper functioning of adipokines.
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- Malgorzata Brzoskwinia
- Department of Endocrinology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (M.B.); (L.P.); (A.K.); (A.H.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Endocrinology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (M.B.); (L.P.); (A.K.); (A.H.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Physiology and Toxicology of Reproduction, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Krakow, Poland;
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- Department of Endocrinology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (M.B.); (L.P.); (A.K.); (A.H.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Endocrinology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (M.B.); (L.P.); (A.K.); (A.H.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Endocrinology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (M.B.); (L.P.); (A.K.); (A.H.); (S.M.)
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- University Centre of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 30-059 Krakow, Poland;
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- Department of Endocrinology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (M.B.); (L.P.); (A.K.); (A.H.); (S.M.)
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Franik G, Plinta R, Madej P, Owczarek A, Bozentowicz-Wikarek M, Chudek J, Skrzypulec-Plinta V, Olszanecka-Glinianowicz M. Circulating vaspin levels and nutritional status and insulin resistance in polycystic ovary syndrome. Ginekol Pol 2020; 91:251-255. [PMID: 32495930 DOI: 10.5603/gp.2020.0056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The study aimed to assess the associations between circulating vaspin levels and nutritional status (assessed on tha basis of BMI) as well as insulin resistance in PCOS. MATERIAL AND METHODS Eighty-seven PCOS women, 48 obese and 39 normal weight, were enrolled in the cross-sectional study. Seventy-two Non-PCOS women, 41 obese and 31 normal weight, constituted a control group. Body mass, height and waist circumference as well as body composition by bioimpedance were measured. In the morning (16h after the last meal) we determined: serum glucose, insulin, androgens, gonadotropin (LH, FSH) and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) as well as plasma vaspin levels. Standard HOMA-IR formula was used to assess insulin resistance (IR). RESULTS Plasma vaspin levels were significantly lower in PCOS, both normal weight and obese, than in Non-PCOS groups. Vaspin levels were similar in normal weight and obese PCOS subgroups. There was no association between plasma vaspin levels and anthropometric parameters in PCOS group. While in Non-PCOS group a negative correlation between plasma vaspin levels and body mass (r = -0.26; p < 0.05) was found. We did not observe correlations between plasma vaspin levels and serum glucose and insulin concentrations as well as HOMA-IR values, however, in multivariable, stepwise backward regression waist circumference and HOMA-IR values explained 18.0% of plasma vaspin levels variability in the study subjects. CONCLUSIONS PCOS occurrence is associated with decreased vaspin levels. The influence of nutritional status on vaspin level observed in Non-PCOS is abolished in PCOS women, possibly by more severe insulin resistance.
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- Grzegorz Franik
- Department of Gynecological Endocrinology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Poland
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- Chair of Physiotherapy, School of Health Science in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Poland
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- Department of Gynecological Endocrinology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Poland
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- Department of Statistics, Department of Instrumental Analysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
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- Pathophysiology Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
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- Pathophysiology Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Poland.,Department of Internal Medicine and Oncological Chemotherapy, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Poland
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- Health Promotion and Obesity Management Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Poland.
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Gajewska J, Kuryłowicz A, Mierzejewska E, Ambroszkiewicz J, Chełchowska M, Weker H, Pietrzykowska M, Puzianowska-Kuźnicka M. Are Omentin Rs2274907 and Vaspin Rs2236242 Gene Polymorphisms Related to Body Composition, Lipid Profile and Other Adipokines in Prepubertal Healthy Children? Endocr Res 2020; 45:24-31. [PMID: 31204527 DOI: 10.1080/07435800.2019.1630842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Purpose/Aim: So far no research concerning the omentin-1 (ITLN1) rs2274907 and vaspin (SERPINA12) rs2236242 polymorphisms has been carried out in a healthy pediatric population. We analyzed associations of these polymorphisms with anthropometric parameters, lipid profile, as well as adiponectin, leptin and soluble leptin receptor (sOB-R) levels in prepubertal healthy children, to search for their possible role in the risk of obesity and obesity-related disorders.Materials and Methods: Frequencies of these polymorphisms were analyzed by the restriction fragment length polymorphism in 89 normal-weight children. The body composition was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Serum levels of adipokines were measured using ELISA methods.Results: We observed differences in values of HDL-cholesterol (p = 0.002) and triglycerides (p = 0.039) in children carrying different genotypes of the ITLN1 rs2274907 polymorphism. In children carrying different genotypes of the SERPINA12 rs2236242 polymorphism differences in BMI (p =0.025) and BMI Z-score (p = 0.01) values were found. Significant relations between anthropometric parameters and levels of HDL-cholesterol and triglycerides were associated with minor alleles of the studied polymorphisms. In addition, leptin/sOB-R ratio was related to HDL-cholesterol (p = 0.004) and triglycerides (p = 0.03) levels in children carrying minor allele of the SERPINA12 rs2236242 SNP.Conclusions: We suggest that both ITLN1 rs2274907 and SERPINA12 rs2236242 polymorphisms influence body composition and lipid profile in prepubertal healthy children. Relations between anthropometric parameters, lipid and adipokine levels may be associated with minor alleles of the studied polymorphisms. The possible role of these polymorphisms in the modulation of the risk of obesity and obesity-related disorders in the later life might be considered.
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- Joanna Gajewska
- Screening Department and Metabolic Diagnostics, Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw Poland
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- Department of Human Epigenetics, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland
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- Screening Department and Metabolic Diagnostics, Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw Poland
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- Screening Department and Metabolic Diagnostics, Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw Poland
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- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Human Epigenetics, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Human Epigenetics, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Medical Centre of Postgraduate Education, Warsaw, Poland
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Kurowska P, Mlyczyńska E, Dawid M, Opydo-Chanek M, Dupont J, Rak A. In Vitro Effects of Vaspin on Porcine Granulosa Cell Proliferation, Cell Cycle Progression, and Apoptosis by Activation of GRP78 Receptor and Several Kinase Signaling Pathways Including MAP3/1, AKT, and STAT3. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E5816. [PMID: 31752432 PMCID: PMC6888539 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20225816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Revised: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Vaspin, a visceral adipose tissue-derived serine protease inhibitor, is expressed in the porcine ovary; it induces the activation of various kinases and steroidogenesis. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of vaspin on granulosa (Gc) proliferation, cell cycle regulation, and apoptosis. Porcine Gc was incubated with vaspin (0.01-10 ng/mL) for 24 to 72 h, proliferation was measured using alamarBlue assay, cell cycle progression was assessed using flow cytometry, and cyclin (D, E, and A) protein expression was measured using immunoblotting. Apoptosis was assessed by measuring caspase activity using Caspase-glo 3/7 assay. Furthermore, histone-associated DNA fragments levels were measured using a cell-death detection ELISA; BAX (bcl-2-like protein 4), BCL2 (B-cell lymphoma 2), caspases (-3, -8, and -9), p53 mRNA, and protein expression were assessed using real time PCR and immunoblotting. We found that vaspin significantly enhanced Gc proliferation and cell cycle progression into the S and G2/M phases and decreased apoptosis. We observed that siRNA silencing of the glucose-regulated protein (GRP78) receptor and pharmacological inhibitors of mitogen-activated kinase (MAP3/1/ERK1/2), Janus kinase (STAT3) and protein kinase B (AKT) blocked the ability of vaspin cell proliferation and enhanced caspase-3/7 activities. These results suggest that vaspin via mitogenic effect on porcine Gc acts as a new regulator of ovarian growth, development, or folliculogenesis.
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- Patrycja Kurowska
- Department of Physiology and Toxicology of Reproduction, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (P.K.); (E.M.); (M.D.)
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- Department of Physiology and Toxicology of Reproduction, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (P.K.); (E.M.); (M.D.)
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- Department of Physiology and Toxicology of Reproduction, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (P.K.); (E.M.); (M.D.)
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- Department of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, 30-387 Krakow, Poland;
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- INRA, UMR85, Unité Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, F37380 Nouzilly, France;
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- Department of Physiology and Toxicology of Reproduction, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (P.K.); (E.M.); (M.D.)
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Li J, Li Q, Zhu YC, Wang YK, Gao CP, Li XY, Ji T, Bai SJ. Association of vaspin rs2236242 gene variants with type 2 diabetes and obesity in a Chinese population: A prospective, single-center study. J Cell Physiol 2019; 234:16097-16101. [PMID: 30786009 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.28267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2018] [Revised: 12/30/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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AIM Vaspin is an adipokine separated from visceral fat tissues of obese diabetic rats. This study was to investigate the association between vaspin rs2236242 gene polymorphism and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) or obesity in a Chinese population. MATERIALS AND METHODS T2DM patients and nondiabetic controls were recruited from Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University (Shanghai, China) from May 1, 2015 to June 30, 2017. Clinicopathologic characteristics were recorded and their blood samples were collected. Serum vaspin levels were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and vaspin rs2236242 genotypes by tetra-amplification refractory mutation system-polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS Two hundred and ninety-nine patients with T2DM and 311 controls were recruited at last. The vaspin genotypes of diabetic patients were distinct from nondiabetic controls (χ 2 = 54.611, p < 0.0001). Genotyping revealed that T2DM patients have a greater prevalence of A allele compared with controls (61.9% vs. 42.1%, p < 0.0001). A allele was associated with an increased risk of T2DM (odds ratio = 2.23, 95% confidence interval = 1.773-2.804, p < 0.0001) compared with T allele. The genotype distribution did not differ among nondiabetic subjects with or without obesity. The serum vaspin levels were higher in T2DM patients and obese controls than the nonobese controls, however, the rs2236242 was not found to be significantly related to serum vaspin levels. CONCLUSIONS Our findings showed the association between vaspin rs2236242 gene variants with obesity and T2DM in a Chinese population. People with rs2236242 A allele had a 2.23-fold increased risk of T2DM. These findings suggest that vaspin rs2236242 may serve as a potential diagnostic and/or therapeutic targets for T2DM.
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- Ji Li
- Department of Nephrology, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, Huai'an Second People's Hospital and The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Huai'an, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Saeidi A, Jabbour G, Ahmadian M, Abbassi-Daloii A, Malekian F, Hackney AC, Saedmocheshi S, Basati G, Ben Abderrahman A, Zouhal H. Independent and Combined Effects of Antioxidant Supplementation and Circuit Resistance Training on Selected Adipokines in Postmenopausal Women. Front Physiol 2019; 10:484. [PMID: 31105587 PMCID: PMC6499001 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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We examined the effects of the independent and combined effects of Zataria Multiflora supplementation and circuit resistance training (CRT) on selected adipokines among postmenopausal women. Forty-eight postmenopausal women were divided into four groups: Exercise (EG, n = 12), Zataria Multiflora (ZMG, n = 12), exercise and Zataria Multiflora (ZMEG, n = 12), and control (CG, n = 12). Participants in experimental groups either performed CRT (3 sessions per week with intensity at 55% of one-repetition maximum) or supplemented with Zataria Multiflora (500 mg every day after breakfast with 100 ml of water), or their combination, for 8 weeks. Blood samples were collected at pre- and post-intervention for measuring selected adipokines, including visfatin, omentin-1, vaspin, FGF-21, adiponectin, leptin, and ghrelin. Our findings demonstrated that visfatin, vaspin, and leptin levels significantly decreased over the intervention period (all p < 0.05), with these values were lower in EG and ZMEG in comparison to CG at post-intervention (all p < 0.05). Visfatin and vaspin levels were also lower in ZMEG in comparison to EG at post-intervention (both p < 0.05). In contrast, omentin-1, ghrelin, adiponectin, and FGF21 significantly increased in EG and EMG (all p < 0.05) after CRT. These findings suggest that Zataria Multiflora supplementation by itself has little effect on measured adipokines; however, its combination with CRT produced noticeable effects on circulating levels of these adipokines, even more than CRT alone. Consequently, a combination of CRT and Zataria Multiflora supplementation may represent a potentially beneficial non-pharmacologic intervention on some selected adipokines in postmenopausal women.
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- Ayoub Saeidi
- Exercise Biochemistry Division, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran
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- Sport Science Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad-e Katul, Iran
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- Southern University Agricultural Land Grant Campus, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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- Department of Exercise & Sports Science, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Exercise Physiology Division, Faculty of Sport Science, Birjand University, Birjand, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
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- Movement Sports Science Laboratory, University of Rennes, Rennes, France
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Trojnar M, Patro-Małysza J, Kimber-Trojnar Ż, Czuba M, Mosiewicz J, Leszczyńska-Gorzelak B. Vaspin in Serum and Urine of Post-Partum Women with Excessive Gestational Weight Gain. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 55:medicina55030076. [PMID: 30909620 PMCID: PMC6473861 DOI: 10.3390/medicina55030076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2019] [Revised: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Background and objectives: Data concerning vaspin in obstetric aspects are limited and conflicting. The aim of the study was to evaluate vaspin concentrations in the serum and urine of women with excessive gestational weight gain (EGWG) in the early post-partum period (i.e., 48 h after delivery), when placental function no longer influences the results. Materials and Methods: The study subjects were divided into two groups of 28 healthy controls and 38 mothers with EGWG. Maternal body composition and hydration status were evaluated by the bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) method. Concentrations of vaspin, fatty acid-binding protein 4 (FABP4), leptin, and ghrelin were determined via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results: Serum vaspin levels were lower in the EGWG group, whereas no significant differences were noted between the groups, with regard to the urine vaspin concentrations. In both studied groups, the serum vaspin concentrations correlated positively with the urine FABP4 levels and negatively with gestational weight gain, body mass index gain in the period from pre-pregnancy to 48 h after delivery (ΔBMI), and fat tissue index (FTI). In the multiple linear regression models, the serum vaspin concentrations were positively dependent on the serum FABP4 levels, as well as negatively dependent on triglycerides, FTI, and ΔBMI. Conclusions: Our study revealed that the EGWG mothers were characterized by significantly lower serum vaspin concentrations in the early post-partum period compared with the subjects that had appropriate gestational weight gain. Our observation supports previous hypotheses that vaspin might be used as a marker of lipid metabolism in pregnancy and maternal adipose tissue. Considering the fact that FABP4 is widely referred to as a pro-inflammatory adipokine, further research on the protective role of vaspin seems crucial, especially in the context of its relationship to FABP4.
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- Marcin Trojnar
- Chair and Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland.
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- Chair and Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland.
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- Chair and Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland.
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- Chair and Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland.
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- Chair and Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland.
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Mierzyński R, Poniedziałek-Czajkowska E, Dłuski D, Patro-Małysza J, Kimber-Trojnar Ż, Majsterek M, Leszczyńska-Gorzelak B. Nesfatin-1 and Vaspin as Potential Novel Biomarkers for the Prediction and Early Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20010159. [PMID: 30621139 PMCID: PMC6337752 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20010159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 12/08/2018] [Accepted: 12/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is considered to be one of the most frequent medical complication observed among pregnant women. The role of adipokines in the pathogenesis of GDM remains strictly unknown. Different adipokines have been studied throughout gestation, and they have been proposed as biomarkers of GDM and other pregnancy-related complications; however, there is no biomarker reported for GDM screening at present. The aim of this study was to evaluate serum nesfatin-1 and vaspin levels in GDM and non-GDM women, to characterize the correlation between these adipokines, and to assess the potential role of circulating adipokines in the prediction of risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Serum concentrations of nesfatin-1 and vaspin were measured in 153 women with GDM, and in 84 patients with uncomplicated pregnancy by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits, according to the manufacturer's instructions. Circulating levels of nesfatin-1 and vaspin were significantly lower in the GDM group than in the control group. Nesfatin-1 levels were negatively correlated with vaspin levels. The results of this study point out the possible role of nesfatin-1 and vaspin as potential novel biomarkers for the prediction and early diagnosis of GDM. Further studies are necessary to evaluate the influence of nesfatin-1 and vaspin on glucose metabolism in the early stages of GDM.
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- Radzisław Mierzyński
- Chair and Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland, ul. Jaczewskiego 8, 20-954 Lublin, Poland.
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- Chair and Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland, ul. Jaczewskiego 8, 20-954 Lublin, Poland.
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- Chair and Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland, ul. Jaczewskiego 8, 20-954 Lublin, Poland.
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- Chair and Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland, ul. Jaczewskiego 8, 20-954 Lublin, Poland.
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- Chair and Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland, ul. Jaczewskiego 8, 20-954 Lublin, Poland.
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- Chair and Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland, ul. Jaczewskiego 8, 20-954 Lublin, Poland.
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- Chair and Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland, ul. Jaczewskiego 8, 20-954 Lublin, Poland.
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Nomani H, Khanmohamadian H, Vaisi-Raygani A, Shakiba E, Tanhapour M, Rahimi Z. Chemerin rs17173608 and vaspin rs2236242 gene variants on the risk of end stage renal disease (ESRD) and correlation with plasma malondialdehyde (MDA) level. Ren Fail 2018; 40:350-356. [PMID: 29644922 PMCID: PMC6014516 DOI: 10.1080/0886022x.2018.1459698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Introduction: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is associated with critical kidney illness that seriously affects the lifespan. Genetic factors and oxidative stress could play critical role in the development of ESRD. We assessed the association between chemerin rs17173608 T/G and vaspin rs2236242 T/A genes variants with the risk of ESRD and their correlation with plasma malondialdehyde (MDA) level. Materials and methods: In a case-control study, 131 gender and age-matched unrelated healthy controls and 110 ESRD patients were enrolled. The chemerin rs17173608 T/G and vaspin rs2236242 T/A were detected by Tetra primer-amplification refractory mutation system-polymerase chain reaction (T-ARMS-PCR). The MDA concentration was determined by HPLC. Results: Our findings for the first time revealed that in codominant genetic model (T/G vs. T/T genotype), the T/G genotype of chemerin gene significantly had a protective role against ESRD susceptibility. Also, in the presence of chemerin G allele, the risk of ESRD decreased by 0.79-fold (p = .048) in Kurdish population of Iran. The MDA serum levels in ESRD patients carrying the chemerin T/G + G/G genotype of rs17173608 T/G and also in carriers of A/A + T/A genotype of vaspin rs2236242 T/A were significantly higher compared to those in control subjects. The overall distribution of vaspin rs2236242 T/A genotypes and alleles comparing ESRD patients and healthy subjects were not statistically significant. Conclusion: We found that the G allele of chemerin rs17173608 compared to T allele decreased the risk of ESRD, and there was a significant association between chemerin and vaspin variants with plasma MDA level in a sample of the Iranian population.
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- Hamid Nomani
- a Department of Clinical Biochemistry , Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences , Kermanshah , Iran
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- a Department of Clinical Biochemistry , Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences , Kermanshah , Iran
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- b Fertility and Infertility Research Center , Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences , Kermanshah , Iran
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- a Department of Clinical Biochemistry , Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences , Kermanshah , Iran
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- b Fertility and Infertility Research Center , Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences , Kermanshah , Iran
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- a Department of Clinical Biochemistry , Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences , Kermanshah , Iran.,c Medical Biology Research Center , Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences , Kermanshah , Iran
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Noyin K, Akpinar E, Cadirci E, Cinar I, Aydin P. THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS DOSES OF PREDNISOLONE ADMINISTRATION ON SERUM VASPIN LEVELS IN RATS. Acta Endocrinol (Buchar) 2018; 14:320-323. [PMID: 31149278 PMCID: PMC6525765 DOI: 10.4183/aeb.2018.320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIM The aim of this study was to investigate the dose-dependent effects of prednisolone administration on serum vaspin levels and correlate this with changes in the BMI and lipogenesis in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-four albino Wistar male rats weighing between 190-240 g were divided into four groups, three experimental (5 mg/kg, 10 mg/kg, and 20 mg/kg prednisolone) and one control. The prednisolone groups were given once-daily doses for 30 days, orally. In addition, the rats were weighed, and their height and waist circumferences were measured once a week. At the end of 30 days, vaspin and glucose levels were measured from blood samples. RESULTS In the prednisolone groups, the vaspin levels significantly increased when compared with the control group. The control group has a serum vaspin level of 155 ± 20.99 pg/mL and this level has been increased by prednisolone administration in a dose dependent manner. In the prednisolone groups, especially the 10 mg/kg and 20 mg/kg groups, the glucose levels increased in a dose dependent fashion. CONCLUSION Prednisolone administration significantly increased serum glucose and vaspin levels in a dose dependent manner, indicating that the increase in the serum vaspin levels could be related to the increase in the serum glucose concentration. Vaspin can be a molecule that is released in response to increased glucose and can be a rebound defense mechanism to modulate the blood glucose concentration. We suggest vaspin as a potential target for the treatment and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and other metabolic disorders.
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- K. Noyin
- Ataturk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Ataturk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Ataturk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Ataturk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Erzurum, Turkey
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Sato K, Shirai R, Yamaguchi M, Yamashita T, Shibata K, Okano T, Mori Y, Matsuyama TA, Ishibashi-Ueda H, Hirano T, Watanabe T. Anti-Atherogenic Effects of Vaspin on Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cell/Macrophage Responses and Hyperlipidemic Mouse Plaque Phenotype. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E1732. [PMID: 29891806 PMCID: PMC6032338 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19061732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2018] [Revised: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Vaspin (visceral adipose tissue-derived serine protease inhibitor) was recently identified as a novel adipocytokine with insulin-sensitizing effects. Serum vaspin levels are reported either increased or decreased in patients with coronary artery disease. Our translational research was performed to evaluate the expression of vaspin in human coronary atherosclerotic lesions, and its effects on atherogenic responses in human macrophages and human aortic smooth muscle cells (HASMC), as well as aortic atherosclerotic lesion development in spontaneously hyperlipidemic Apoe−/− mice, an animal model of atherosclerosis. Vaspin was expressed at high levels in macrophages/vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) within human coronary atheromatous plaques. Vaspin significantly suppressed inflammatory phenotypes with nuclear factor κB down-regulation in human macrophages. Vaspin significantly suppressed oxidized low-density lipoprotein-induced foam cell formation with CD36 and acyl-coenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase-1 down-regulation and ATP-binding cassette transporters A1 and G1, and scavenger receptor class B type 1 up-regulation in human macrophages. Vaspin significantly suppressed angiotensin II-induced migration and proliferation with ERK1/2 and JNK down-regulation, and increased collagen production with phosphoinositide 3-kinase and Akt up-regulation in HASMCs. Chronic infusion of vaspin into Apoe−/− mice significantly suppressed the development of aortic atherosclerotic lesions, with significant reductions of intraplaque inflammation and the macrophage/VSMC ratio, a marker of plaque instability. Our study indicates that vaspin prevents atherosclerotic plaque formation and instability, and may serve as a novel therapeutic target in atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases.
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- Kengo Sato
- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo 142-8666, Japan.
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan.
- Department of Pathology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka 565-8565, Japan.
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- Department of Pathology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka 565-8565, Japan.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Metabolism, and Endocrinology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo 142-8666, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan.
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李 雯, 戚 迪, 陈 兰, 赵 燕, 邓 旺, 唐 旭, 王 导. [ Vaspin protects against lipopolysaccharide-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome in mice by inhibiting inflammation and protecting vascular endothelium via PI3K/Akt signal pathway]. Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 2018; 38:283-288. [PMID: 29643033 PMCID: PMC6744174 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-4254.2018.03.07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of Vaspin on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in mice and explore the possible mechanism. METHODS Forty male C57B/L6 mice were randomized equally into control group, LPS group, Vaspin group and wortmannin group with corresponding treatments. The pathological changes of the lung tissues were evaluated by HE staining, and the severity of pulmonary edema was measured according to the wet/dry ratio (W/D) of the lung tissue. The lung permeability was evaluated by detecting total protein concentrations in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) using bicinchoninic acid (BCA) assay. Myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity in the lung tissue was detected using a MPO assay kit, and the levels of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in the lungs were measured using ELISA. Immunohistochemical staining was performed to detect the expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and Western blotting was used to detect the protein expressions of cleaved caspase-3 and p-Akt in the lung tissues. RESULTS Compared with the control group, the mice in LPS group displayed typical ARDS pathological changes in the lungs with significantly increased W/D, total protein concentrations in BALF, lung MPO activity, levels of IL-1β and TNF-α, and pulmonary expressions of VCAM-1 and cleaved caspase-3 (P<0.05) but decreased expression of p-Akt (P<0.05). These changes induced by LPS were significantly alleviated by the administration of Vaspin (P<0.05). The protective effects of Vaspin against ARDS were obviously attenuated by the PI3K inhibitor wortmannin (P<0.05). CONCLUSION Vaspin protects against LPS-induced ARDS in mice possibly by inhibiting inflammation and protecting vascular endothelium through upregulation of the PI3K/Akt signal pathway.
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- 雯 李
- />重庆医科大学附属第二医院呼吸内科,重庆 400010Department of Respiratory Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China
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- />重庆医科大学附属第二医院呼吸内科,重庆 400010Department of Respiratory Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China
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- />重庆医科大学附属第二医院呼吸内科,重庆 400010Department of Respiratory Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China
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- />重庆医科大学附属第二医院呼吸内科,重庆 400010Department of Respiratory Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China
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- />重庆医科大学附属第二医院呼吸内科,重庆 400010Department of Respiratory Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China
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- />重庆医科大学附属第二医院呼吸内科,重庆 400010Department of Respiratory Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China
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- />重庆医科大学附属第二医院呼吸内科,重庆 400010Department of Respiratory Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China
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Cymbaluk-Płoska A, Chudecka-Głaz A, Jagodzińska A, Pius-Sadowska E, Sompolska-Rzechuła A, Machaliński B, Menkiszak J. Evaluation of biologically active substances promoting the development of or protecting against endometrial cancer. Onco Targets Ther 2018; 11:1363-1372. [PMID: 29559794 PMCID: PMC5856062 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s155942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Introduction Adipose tissue is considered an endocrine organ and produces a number of biologically active substances. Aims To consider the role that four adipokines – leptin, omentin-1, vaspin, and galectin-3 – play in the diagnosis of endometrium cancer and to investigate the association between serum concentrations of adipose tissue metabolism products and the diagnostics and prognosis in endometrial cancer. Patients and methods The study included 168 patients with body mass index (BMI) >20 kg/m2 admitted due to post-menopausal bleeding. Results A receiver operating characteristic curves test was performed to determine the diagnostic values of the proteins tested. For leptin and galectin-3 the area under the curve (AUC) values were 0.79/0.68, while for vaspin and omentin-1 the AUC values were 0.82/0.86 for all study patients. The final model identified the following independent risk factors: glucose concentration, BMI, waist circumference, leptin, and vaspin concentrations. Diagnostic values of leptin and galectin-3 with regard to differentiation between high (Fédération Internationale de Gynécologie Obstétrique [FIGO] III and IV) and low (FIGO I and II) stages of clinical tumor advancement and prediction of tumor grading (G1 vs G3) based on the AUC curve were 0.82/0.70 and 0.80/0.74. The AUC values for vaspin and omentin-1 with respect to differentiation between histopathological advancement and grading were 0.86/0.81 and 0.83/0.77, respectively. Significantly lower values of mean omentin-1 and vaspin concentrations were also demonstrated in cases of lymphatic vessel invasion, lymph node metastases, or deep endometrial infiltration (p=0.002, p=0.01, p=0.003, respectively). Conclusion It appears that elevated concentrations of leptin, vaspin, and omentin-1 may indicate the presence of endometrial cancer. Furthermore, leptin serum level and vaspin appear to be useful tools in the assessment of clinical staging of endometrial cancer.
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- Aneta Cymbaluk-Płoska
- Department of Gynecological Surgery and Gynecological Oncology of Adults and Adolescents, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Gynecological Surgery and Gynecological Oncology of Adults and Adolescents, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Gynecological Surgery and Gynecological Oncology of Adults and Adolescents, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- General Pathology Department, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Gynecological Surgery and Gynecological Oncology of Adults and Adolescents, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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