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Irisin as a predictor of glucose metabolism in children : sexually dimorphic effects
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Al-Daghri, Nasser M., Alkharfy, Khalid M., Rahman, Shakilur, Amer, Osama E., Vinodson, Benjamin, Sabico, Shaun, Piya, Milan K., Harte, Alison L., McTernan, P. G., Alokail, Majed S. and Chrousos, George P. (2014) Irisin as a predictor of glucose metabolism in children : sexually dimorphic effects. European Journal of Clinical Investigation, Volume 44 (Number 2). pp. 119-124. doi:10.1111/eci.12196 ISSN 00142972.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eci.12196
Abstract
Background
Irisin, a novel myokine, increases energy expenditure and glucose tolerance and, thus, improves carbohydrate homeostasis in humans. This hormone has potential therapeutic applications for weight loss and improvement in insulin resistance in subjects with obesity and diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM). In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to associate circulating levels of irisin and several anthropometric and metabolic parameters among Arab children.
Methods
A cohort of 153 Saudi children, 81 boys [age: 12·4 ± 3·2 years; BMI: 19·5 ± 5·9 kg/m2] and 72 girls: [age: 12·9 ± 3·2 years; BMI: 20·6 ± 5·2], were examined. Anthropometry was obtained, and fasted bloods were collected for biochemical analyses. Irisin was assessed by a specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
Results
Girls had higher circulating irisin levels than boys (P = 0·04). There were several significant correlations between circulating irisin and fasting blood glucose (FBG) (r = −0·35, P < 0·001), sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) (r = −0·34, P < 0·001) and HDL cholesterol (r = 0·17, P = 0·04) across the entire cohort studied. Notably in girls, but not in boys, HOMA-IR correlated negatively with irisin levels (r = −0·32, P = 0·02), as previously noted in adults. FBG was a significant predictor of circulating irisin (R2 = 0·16) followed by SAD. In multivariate linear regression analysis, after controlling for potential confounders such as gender, age and BMI, irisin levels were independently associated with FBG (β = −0·34, P = 0·01), particularly in girls.
Conclusion
Serum irisin levels were higher in girls than in boys and correlated negatively with HOMA-IR. They were also independently associated with FBG predominantly in girls, suggesting that this hormone may play a crucial role in glucose metabolism from an early age.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Biomedical Sciences > Translational & Experimental Medicine > Metabolic and Vascular Health (- until July 2016) Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | European Journal of Clinical Investigation | ||||||||||||
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | ||||||||||||
ISSN: | 00142972 | ||||||||||||
Official Date: | 15 January 2014 | ||||||||||||
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Volume: | Volume 44 | ||||||||||||
Number: | Number 2 | ||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 119-124 | ||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.1111/eci.12196 | ||||||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||||||
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