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ArticleBioscience reports2021

Effects of serum irisin, neuregulin 4, and weight management on obese adolescent girls with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Shunshun Cao, Yangyang Hu

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Article in Bioscience reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Asprosin and Neuregulin 4 in Obesity in Children.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025
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  6. Review of Novel Potential Insulin Resistance Biomarkers in PCOS Patients-The Debate Is Still Open.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shunshun CaoPediatric Endocrinology, Genetics and Metabolism, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000 Zhejiang, China.
Yangyang HuReproductive Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000 Zhejiang, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6710-7425
Wenzhou Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The study is aimed at investigating the association of serum irisin, neuregulin 4 (NRG4), and anti-müllerian hormone (AMH) with adolescent obesity with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and the efficacy of weight management interventions. Serum levels of irisin, NRG4, AMH, sex steroid hormone, body mass index (BMI), serum insulin, and C-peptide were measured in 52 obese adolescent girls with PCOS (PCOS group) and 43 obese adolescent girls without PCOS (non-PCOS group). The levels of AMH, NRG4, serum irisin, sex steroid hormones, BMI, serum insulin, and C-peptide were evaluated in obese PCOS girls before and after one year weight management. The levels of AMH, serum insulin, NRG4, and total testosterone of PCOS group were significantly higher than those of non-PCOS group. On the contrary, serum irisin and serum C-peptide in PCOS group were significantly lower than that in non-PCOS group. The levels of fat mass, percent body fat, total testosterone, AMH, NRG4, and serum insulin in the obese girls with PCOS showed significant decreases compared with before weight management intervention. On the contrary, after one year of body weight management intervention, serum irisin and serum C-peptide was significantly increased. Adolescent obesity complicated with PCOS is significantly associated with glucose and lipid metabolism and sex steroid hormone disorders, but the exact pathophysiological and clinical features are highly variable. Weight management intervention can significantly improve the clinical symptoms and hematological indicators, serum irisin and NRG4 can be used as two essential biomarkers for evaluating weight management.

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Diet, HealthyExerciseAdolescentAge FactorsBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesChildFemaleFibronectinsHumansNeuregulinsPediatric ObesityPolycystic Ovary SyndromeProspective StudiesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeBiomarkersFibronectinsFNDC5 protein, humanneuregulin-4Neuregulinsneuregulin4obese adolescentpolycystic ovary syndromeserum irisinweight management

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PMID34427289
PMCPMC8485390
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