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ArticleMolecular biology reports2021

Osteoprotegerin expression and serum values in obese women with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Nearmeen M Rashad, Amal S El-Shal, Sally M Shalaby, Hanim M Abdel-Nour, Walaa M Sarhan

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Nearmeen M RashadInternal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Amal S El-ShalMedical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Human Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt. amalelshal@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9142-1921
Sally M ShalabyMedical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Human Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Hanim M Abdel-NourMedical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Human Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Walaa M SarhanMedical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Human Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.

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backgroundObesity and diabetes prevalence are increasing worldwide. We aimed to detect the possible association of osteoprotegerin (OPG) gene expression with visceral adiposity indices and cardiometabolic risk factors among obese women. METHODS AND

resultsThe study enrolled 150 controls and 150 obese cases subdivided into two subgroups non-diabetic (n = 70) and 80 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Circulating OPG gene expression levels were figured out by real time PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction). Serum OPG levels were assessed by Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay. Our results explored that OPG serum levels were lower in the obese women compared to control group (p < 0.001) and obese diabetics had higher serum levels of OPG in comparison to obese non-diabetic patients (p < 0.001). Expression levels of OPG were higher in obese women than controls (p < 0.001). Moreover, the blood expression levels of OPG gene were higher in diabetic obese patients than non-diabetics. We found positive correlations between parameters of metabolic syndrome and obesity indices. After adjustment of the traditional risk factors, stepwise linear regression analysis test revealed that OPG expression levels were independently correlated with glycated hemoglobin, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, and waist-to-hip ratio.

conclusionsOPG mRNA levels were associated with surrogate markers of insulin resistance in Egyptian obese women.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Gene Expression RegulationObesityOsteoprotegerinAdultBiomarkersEgyptFemaleHumansInsulin ResistanceMiddle AgedBiomarkersOsteoprotegerinTNFRSF11B protein, humanDiabetes mellitusMetabolic syndromeObesityOsteoprotegerinReal time polymerase chain reactionType 2 diabetes mellitus

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