Associations of amylin with inflammatory markers and metabolic syndrome in apparently healthy Chinese.

Autor: Xinwei Hou, Liang Sun, Zongmeng Li, Haiwei Mou, Zhijie Yu, Huaixing Li, Peizhen Jiang, Danxia Yu, Hongyu Wu, Xingwang Ye, Xu Lin, Yingying Le
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 6, Iss 9, p e24815 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024815
Popis: BACKGROUND: Cellular and animal studies implicate multiple roles of amylin in regulating insulin action, glucose and lipid metabolisms. However, the role of amylin in obesity related metabolic disorders has not been thoroughly investigated in humans. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the distribution of circulating amylin and its association with metabolic syndrome (MetS) and explore if this association is influenced by obesity, inflammatory markers or insulin resistance in apparently healthy Chinese. METHODS: A population-based sample of 1,011 Chinese men and women aged 35-54 years was employed to measure plasma amylin, inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein [CRP] and interleukin-6 [IL-6]), insulin, glucose and lipid profiles. MetS was defined according to the updated National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III criteria for Asian-Americans. RESULTS: Plasma amylin concentrations were higher in overweight/obese participants than normal-weight counterparts (P
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