Higher Plasma Sclerostin and Lower Wnt Signaling Gene Expression in White Adipose Tissue of Prediabetic South Asian Men Compared with White Caucasian Men

Autor: Laura G.M. Janssen, Andrea D. van Dam, Mark J.W. Hanssen, Sander Kooijman, Kimberly J. Nahon, Hanneke Reinders, Ingrid M. Jazet, Wouter D. van Marken Lichtenbelt, Patrick C.N. Rensen, Natasha M. Appelman-Dijkstra, Mariëtte R. Boon
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Diabetes & Metabolism Journal, Vol 44, Iss 2, Pp 326-335 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2233-6079
2233-6087
DOI: 10.4093/dmj.2019.0031
Popis: BackgroundSouth Asians generally have an unfavourable metabolic phenotype compared with white Caucasians, including central obesity and insulin resistance. The Wnt protein family interacts with insulin signaling, and impaired Wnt signaling is associated with adiposity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. We aimed to investigate Wnt signaling in relation to insulin signaling in South Asians compared with white Caucasians.MethodsTen Dutch South Asian men with prediabetes and overweight or obesity and 10 matched Dutch white Caucasians were included. Blood samples were assayed for the Wnt inhibitor sclerostin. Subcutaneous white adipose tissue (WAT) and skeletal muscle biopsies were assayed for Wnt and insulin signaling gene expression with quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (Clinicaltrials.gov NCT02291458).ResultsPlasma sclerostin was markedly higher in South Asians compared with white Caucasians (+65%, P
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