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ArticleNutrition & diabetes2019

Association between serum and adipose tissue resistin with dysglycemia in South Asian women.

Sulochana Wijetunge, R M C J Ratnayake, H M S R B Kotakadeniya, Shanthini Rosairo, Kembra Albracht-Schulte, Latha Ramalingam, Naima Moustaid-Moussa, Nishan Sudheera Kalupahana

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Article in Nutrition & diabetes, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Sulochana WijetungeDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
R M C J RatnayakeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
H M S R B KotakadeniyaDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Shanthini RosairoDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Kembra Albracht-SchulteDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Latha RamalingamDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Naima Moustaid-MoussaDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. naima.moustaid-moussa@ttu.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-7508-8030
Nishan Sudheera KalupahanaDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. skalupahana@pdn.ac.lk.ORCID 0000-0001-7129-5588
University of Peradeniya · LK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesMechanisms of obesity-associated insulin resistance and dysglycemia in South Asians remain relatively unknown. The objective of this study was to detect subcutaneous (SAT) vs. visceral (VAT) adipose tissue characteristics and adipocytokines associated with obesity, insulin resistance, and dysglycemia in South Asian women. SUBJECTS/

methodsThis was a hospital-based cross-sectional study conducted in Sri Lanka. Subjects comprised of 58 adult women who underwent routine abdominal surgeries. SAT and VAT were obtained from anterior abdominal wall and omentum, respectively. Measures of adiposity, serum insulin and glucose, SAT and VAT crown-like structures (CLS), macrophages, resistin by immunohistochemistry, mean adipocyte area (MAA), and serum adipocytokines were examined.

resultsThe homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) score significantly correlated with age and waist circumference (WC), but not with body mass index (BMI). Although the number of CLS positively correlated with BMI, there were no significant differences between the number of CLS in women with normal fasting glucose (NFG) vs. those with impaired fasting glucose (IFG), indicating that adipose tissue macrophage infiltration is unlikely to be related to dysglycemia. In contrast, serum resistin level was on average 60% higher in women with IFG compared to ones with NFG (p < 0.05). Serum resistin levels correlated with age (r = 0.36, p < 0.05) and WC (r = 0.27, p < 0.05). There were no associations in serum levels of other adipocytokines with IFG. Adipose immunohistochemistry showed that women with IFG had a higher percentage of resistin positive adipocytes in SAT compared to ones with NFG. MAA of VAT, but not SAT, correlated with both BMI and WC.

conclusionsResistin may be an important adipokine linking central adiposity and insulin resistance in South Asian women. Both systemic and adipose tissue resistin are linked to dysglycemia in these individuals and may be a potential biomarker for diabetes in this population.

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Adipose TissueAdiposityAdolescentAdultAgedBlood GlucoseBody Mass IndexCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGlucose Tolerance TestHumansHyperglycemiaInsulin ResistanceMiddle AgedOverweightResistinBlood GlucoseResistinRETN protein, human

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