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ArticleJournal of diabetes research2018

Association of Markers of Proinflammatory Phenotype and Beige Adipogenesis with Metabolic Syndrome in Chinese Centrally Obese Adults.

Wilson K C Leung, Angus P Yu, Christopher W K Lai, Parco M Siu

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Article in Journal of diabetes research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wilson K C LeungDepartment of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.
Angus P YuSchool of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Christopher W K LaiDepartment of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-8010-7232
Parco M SiuSchool of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Polytechnic University · HKUniversity of Hong Kong · HK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVisceral adiposity is associated with higher productions of C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6). Inflammation of obese adipose tissues could contribute to systemic metabolic dysregulation, especially thermogenic activity of white adipose tissues, namely, beige adipogenesis, characterized by altered irisin expression. Thus, we investigated the roles of inflammation and adipocyte beiging in Chinese centrally obese (CO) adults with metabolic syndrome (MetS).

methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted on 54 CO and 58 non-CO subjects drawn from 1492 Chinese people with age and sex matched during November 2010 and August 2013. Twenty (37.0%) of the CO subjects fulfilled the IDF worldwide definition of MetS. Serum CRP, IL-6, and irisin levels were examined.

resultsHigher CRP and IL-6, but lower irisin, levels were manifested in MetS versus non-MetS subjects with or without CO. Multiple linear regression identified high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level as the only independent risk factor for irisin level. Categorized by median of CRP and IL-6 levels, a lower irisin level was only observed in high CRP group.

conclusionUnder the condition of central obesity, chronic inflammation and impaired beige adipogenesis are associated with MetS in Chinese adults.

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Adipocytes, BeigeAdipogenesisAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersChinaC-Reactive ProteinCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFibronectinsHumansInflammationInterleukin-6MaleMetabolic SyndromeBiomarkersC-Reactive ProteinFibronectinsFNDC5 protein, ratInterleukin-6

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