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Serum soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor in adolescents: interaction of chronic pain and obesity.

Hershel Raff, Jonathan M Phillips, Pippa M Simpson, Steven J Weisman, Keri R Hainsworth

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  1. Probiotic and high-fat diet: effects on pain assessment, body composition, and cytokines in male and female adolescent and adult rats.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2024
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Hershel RaffDepartments of Medicine, Surgery, and Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin and the Endocrine Research Laboratory, Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, Advocate Aurora Research Institute, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Jonathan M PhillipsEndocrine Research Laboratory, Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, Advocate Aurora Research Institute, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Pippa M SimpsonDepartment of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Quantitative Health Sciences, Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Steven J WeismanDepartments of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin and Medical Director, Jane B. Pettit Pain and Headache Center, Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Keri R HainsworthDepartment of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin and the Jane B. Pettit Pain and Headache Center, Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Medical College of Wisconsin · USAurora St. Luke's Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionObesity in adolescents is increasing in frequency and is associated with short-term and long-term negative consequences that include the exacerbation of co-occurring chronic pain.

objectiveTo determine whether the interaction between chronic pain and obesity would be reflected in changes in serum soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) concentrations, a novel marker of systemic inflammation associated with obesity, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular disease.

methodsWe measured serum suPAR levels in 146 adolescent males and females with no pain or obesity (healthy controls; n = 40), chronic pain with healthy weight (n = 37), obesity alone (n = 41), and the combination of chronic pain and obesity (n = 28).

resultsSerum suPAR (median [interquartile range]) was not increased by chronic pain alone (2.2 [1.8-2.4] ng/mL) or obesity alone (2.2 [2.0-2.4] ng/mL) but was increased significantly with the combination of chronic pain and obesity (2.4 [2.1-2.7] ng/mL;

conclusionWe propose that measurement of serum suPAR can be added to the armamentarium of serum biomarkers useful in the evaluation of mechanisms of inflammation in adolescent obesity and chronic pain.

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