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ArticleMolecular metabolism2017

Plasma 2-arachidonoylglycerol is a biomarker of age and menopause related insulin resistance and dyslipidemia in lean but not in obese men and women.

Flaminia Fanelli, Marco Mezzullo, Ilaria Belluomo, Valentina Diana Di Lallo, Margherita Baccini, Daniela Ibarra Gasparini, Elena Casadio, Marianna Mastroroberto, Valentina Vicennati, Alessandra Gambineri and 3 more

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13 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Flaminia FanelliEndocrinology Unit and Center for Applied Biomedical Research, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: flaminia.fanelli@gmail.com.
Marco MezzulloEndocrinology Unit and Center for Applied Biomedical Research, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: marco.mezzullo@gmail.com.
Ilaria BelluomoEndocrinology Unit and Center for Applied Biomedical Research, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: ilaria.belluomo@gmail.com.
Valentina Diana Di LalloEndocrinology Unit and Center for Applied Biomedical Research, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: valedilallo@gmail.com.
Margherita BacciniEndocrinology Unit and Center for Applied Biomedical Research, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: margherita.baccini@gmail.com.
Daniela Ibarra GaspariniEndocrinology Unit and Center for Applied Biomedical Research, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: danielita.ig@gmail.com.
Elena CasadioEndocrinology Unit and Center for Applied Biomedical Research, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: elena.casadio82@gmail.com.
Marianna MastrorobertoDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: marianna.mastroroberto@gmail.com.
Valentina VicennatiEndocrinology Unit and Center for Applied Biomedical Research, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: vicennati@aosp.bo.it.
Alessandra GambineriEndocrinology Unit and Center for Applied Biomedical Research, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: alessandra.gambineri@aosp.bo.it.
Antonio Maria Morselli-LabateDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: antonio.morselli@unibo.it.
Renato PasqualiEndocrinology Unit and Center for Applied Biomedical Research, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: renato.pasquali@unibo.it.
Uberto PagottoEndocrinology Unit and Center for Applied Biomedical Research, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: uberto.pagotto@unibo.it.
IRCCS Azienda Ospedliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di Sant'Orsola · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe endocannabinoid system hypertonicity features obesity. Excess circulating 2-arachidonoylglycerol was variously associated with obesity-related metabolic impairment; however, unstandardized experimental and analytical settings have clouded its usefulness as a dysmetabolism biomarker. We aimed at assessing the influence of body mass index (BMI), menopause in women, and aging in men on 2-arachidonoylglycerol relationship with metabolic parameters.

methodsAdult, unmedicated women (premenopausal (preMW): n = 103; menopausal (MW): n = 81) and men (n = 144) were stratified in normal weight (NW; BMI: 18.5-24.9 kg/m

results2-arachidonoylglycerol level was raised by menopause (P < 0.001) and by obesity in preMW (P < 0.001) and in men (P = 0.019). In the overall cohorts, 2-arachidonoylglycerol displayed BMI-independent relationships with dyslipidemia (preMW, MW and men), insulin resistance (MW and men), and hypertension (men), but not with waist circumference. Within preMW BMI classes, 2-arachidonoylglycerol correlations were found with triglycerides (P = 0.020) and total cholesterol (TC; P = 0.040) in OB women. In MW, 2-arachidonoylglycerol correlation with triglycerides was found in NW (P = 0.001) and OW (P = 0.034), but not in OB class. Moreover, we found 2-arachidonoylglycerol correlations with TC (P = 0.003), glucose (P < 0.001), and HOMA-IR (P = 0.035) specific for NW MW class. In men, 2-arachidonoylglycerol correlated with triglycerides in NW, OW (both P < 0.001), and OB (P = 0.029), with SBP (P = 0.023) and diastolic BP (DBP; P = 0.048) in OB, and with TC (P < 0.001) in OW class. In NW class 2-arachidonoylglycerol correlations were found with insulin (P = 0.003) and HOMA-IR (P = 0.001), both enhanced by aging (both P = 0.004), and with glucose (P = 0.015) and HDL (P = 0.004).

conclusionsPlasma 2AG is a biomarker of clustering metabolic dysfunctions, especially in lean men and menopausal women, and could be of help in identifying subjects with elevated cardiometabolic risk despite a healthy anthropometric appearance.

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Insulin ResistanceAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAgingArachidonic AcidsBiomarkersDyslipidemiasEndocannabinoidsFemaleGlyceridesHumansMaleMenopauseMiddle AgedObesityArachidonic AcidsBiomarkersEndocannabinoidsGlyceridesglyceryl 2-arachidonate1AG, 1-arachidonoylglycerol2AG, 2-arachidonoylglycerol2-ArachidonoylglycerolAgingBMI, body mass indexDBP, diastolic blood pressureDysmetabolismEC, endocannabinoidECS, endocannabinoid systemEndocannabinoid systemHDL, high density lipoproteinHOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistanceInt, interactionLC-MS/MS, liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometryMenopauseNW, normal weightObesityOB, obeseOW, overweightSBP, systolic blood pressureSD, standard deviation

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