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ArticleCytokine2021

Resistin levels decrease as insulin resistance increases in a Mexican-American cohort.

Absalon D Gutierrez, Carlos A Flores, Sapna Naik, MinJae Lee, Parisa Asgarisabet, Masha Resman, Miryoung Lee, Joseph B McCormick, Susan P Fisher-Hoch

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Article in Cytokine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Absalon D GutierrezDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address: absalon.d.gutierrez@uth.tmc.edu.
Carlos A FloresDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA.
Sapna NaikDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA.
MinJae LeeDivision of Biostatistics, Department of Population Data Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Parisa AsgarisabetDepartment of Management, Policy and Community Health, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA.
Masha ResmanDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA.
Miryoung LeeDepartment of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, Brownsville Regional Campus, Brownsville, TX, USA.
Joseph B McCormickDepartment of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, Brownsville Regional Campus, Brownsville, TX, USA.
Susan P Fisher-HochDepartment of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, Brownsville Regional Campus, Brownsville, TX, USA.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · USThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

TU SALUD SI CUENTA: A COMMUNITY BASED MEDIA INTERVENTION FOR MEXICAN AMERICANP20MD000170 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI KELDER, STEVEN HAROLD · 2003 to 2012
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NIMHD NIH HHS P20 MD000170
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsLinks between resistin, insulin resistance (IR), and resistin-stimulated cytokine signaling remain unknown in Mexican-Americans. A Mexican-American cohort was examined to determine (1) relationships between circulating resistin and IR, (2) resistin's associations with cytokines and demographic and anthropometric variables, and (3) similar measurements with other adipokines.

methodsFor cross sectional analyses, 953 adults (367 males and 586 females) in the Cameron County Hispanic Cohort (CCHC) were stratified into three groups: normal glucose tolerance, prediabetes, and diabetes mellitus. Differences in resistin and other adipokine levels were examined using linear regression via unadjusted model (Model 1), model adjusted for cytokines (Model 2), and model further adjusted for demographic and anthropometric variables (Model 3).

resultsHOMA-IR increased with worsening glucose tolerance (p < 0.0001). In all models, resistin significantly decreased as glucose tolerance deteriorated. Model 3 resistin was positively associated with IL-1β (p = 0.0252) and IL-8 (p < 0.0001), inversely associated with TNF-α (p = 0.0352), but nonsignificantly associated with IL-6 (p = 0.8671). Model 3 leptin was significantly lower in diabetes mellitus compared to other groups (p < 0.005) and positively associated with female sex (p < 0.0001), age (p = 0.024), and BMI (p < 0.0001), without significant cytokine associations. Adiponectin displayed no significant associations with glucose tolerance, but was significantly associated with sex, BMI, and lipids (Model 3).

conclusionsResistin unexpectedly decreased as IR increased while supporting evidence of a resistin-stimulated cytokine pathway in this Mexican-American cohort. Leptin fell with elevated IR after adjusting for cytokines, demographic and anthropometric variables. Adiponectin nonsignificantly decreased as IR increased while showing significant associations with sex, BMI, and lipids.

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Insulin ResistanceMexican AmericansAdipokinesAdultCohort StudiesFemaleGlucose Tolerance TestHumansLeptinLinear ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisResistinAdipokinesLEP protein, humanLeptinResistinRETN protein, humanAdiponectinInsulin resistanceLeptinMexican-AmericanResistin

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PMID34509726
PMCPMC10960335
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