Assessment of Inflammatory Markers in Women with PCOS and their Correlation with Insulin Resistance

2021 ◽  
Vol 67 (11/2021) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anuradha Khichar ◽  
Shallu Gupta ◽  
Sandhya Mishra ◽  
Mohan Meena
2007 ◽  
Vol 292 (1) ◽  
pp. E353-E358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcello Maggio ◽  
Fulvio Lauretani ◽  
Gian Paolo Ceda ◽  
Stefania Bandinelli ◽  
Shehzad Basaria ◽  
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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a strong risk factor for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Conditions associated with hyperandrogenism are often associated with glucose intolerance and other features of MetS in young women. As the prevalence of MetS increases with age and is probably multifactorial, it is reasonable to hypothesize that age-related changes in androgens and other hormones might contribute to the development of MetS in older persons. However, this hypothesis has never been tested in older women. We hypothesized that high levels of testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S), and cortisol and low levels of sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and IGF-I would be associated with MetS in a representative cohort of older Italian women independently of confounders (including inflammatory markers). After exclusion of participants on hormone replacement therapy and those with a history of bilateral oophorectomy, 512 women (≥65 yr) had complete data on testosterone, cortisol, DHEA-S, SHBG, fasting insulin, total and free IGF-I, IL-6, and C-reactive protein (CRP). MetS was defined according to ATP-III criteria. Insulin resistance was calculated according to HOMA. MetS was found in 145 women (28.3%). Participants with vs. those without MetS had higher age-adjusted levels of bioavailable testosterone ( P < 0.001), IL-6 ( P < 0.001), CRP ( P < 0.001), and HOMA ( P < 0.001) and lower levels of SHBG ( P < 0.001). After adjustment for potential confounders, participants with decreased SHBG had an increased risk of MetS ( P < 0.0001) vs. those with low SHBG. In a further model including all hormones and confounders, log SHBG was the only independent factor associated with MetS (OR: 0.44, 95% CI 0.21–0.91, P = 0.027). In older women, SHBG is negatively associated with MetS independently of confounders, including inflammatory markers and insulin resistance. Further studies are needed to support the notion that raising SHBG is a potential therapeutic target for prevention and treatment of MetS.


2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ângela Cristine Bersch-Ferreira ◽  
Geni Rodrigues Sampaio ◽  
Marcella Omena Gehringer ◽  
Elizabeth Aparecida Ferraz da Silva Torres ◽  
Maria Beatriz Ross-Fernandes ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-8
Author(s):  
T.V. Ashcheulova ◽  
O.A Kochubiei O.A ◽  
T.G. Ovrakh

PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY, PRECLINICAL DIAGNOSES: OLD PROBLEMS – NEW APPROACHESAshcheulova T.V., Kochubiei O.A., Ovrakh T.GThe article discusses the new Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice (2016) which summarized novel approaches of detection of such risk factors as overweigh, obesity, abdominal obesity, smoking, dyslipidemia (cholesterolemia, triglyceridemia), blood pressure (BP) levels, glucose, insulin, insulin resistance, inflammatory markers, such as c-reactive protein, which can be widely used in practice.KeyWords: Cardiovascular disease, preventive cardiology, risk assessment and stratification, strategy for prevention of cardiovascular diseases. ПРЕВЕНТИВНА КАРДІОЛОГІЯ, ДОКЛІНІЧНА ДІАГНОСТИКА: СТАРІ ПРОБЛЕМИ - НОВІ ПІДХОДИАщеулова Т.В., Кочубєй О.А., Оврах Т.Г. У статті розглядаються нові рекомендації з профілактики серцево-судинних захворювань в клінічній практиці (2016 г.), що узагальнюють нові підходи виявлення таких факторів ризику, як надмірна маса тіла, ожиріння, абдомінальне ожиріння, куріння, дисліпідемія (холестеринемія, тригліцеридемія),  артеріальний тиск (АТ), рівень глюкози, інсуліну, резистентність до інсуліну, запальні маркери, такі як С-реактивний білок, які можуть знайти широке застосування у практичній охороні здоров’я.Ключові слова: Серцево-судинні захворювання, профілактична кардіологія, оцінка і стратифікація ризику, стратегія профілактики серцево-судинних захворювань. ПРЕВЕНТИВНАЯ КАРДИОЛОГИЯ, ДОКЛИНИЧЕСКАЯ ДИАГНОСТИКА: СТАРЫЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ - НОВЫЕ ПОДХОДЫАщеулова Т.В., Кочубей О.А., Оврах Т.Г. В статье рассматриваются новые рекомендации по профилактике сердечно-сосудистых заболеваний в клинической практике (2016 г.), обобщены новые подходы выявления таких факторов риска, как избыточная масса тела, ожирение, абдоминальное ожирение, курение, дислипидемия (холестеринемия, гипертриглицеридемия), повышение артериального давления, уровень глюкозы, инсулина, резистентность к инсулину, маркеры воспаления, такие как С-реактивный белок, которые могут найти широкое применение в практическом здравоохранении.Ключевые слова: сердечно-сосудистые заболевания, профилактическая кардиология, оценка и стратификация риска, стратегия профилактики сердечно-сосудистых заболеваний. 


2012 ◽  
Vol 167 (4) ◽  
pp. 569-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco J Ortega ◽  
Mónica Sabater ◽  
José M Moreno-Navarrete ◽  
Neus Pueyo ◽  
Patricia Botas ◽  
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ObjectiveIncreased circulating calprotectin has been reported in obese subjects but not in association with measures of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes (T2D). The main aim of this study was to determine whether calprotectins in plasma and urine are associated with insulin resistance.DesignWe performed both cross-sectional and longitudinal (diet-induced weight loss) studies.MethodsCirculating calprotectin concentrations (ELISA), other inflammatory markers, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and parameters of glucose and lipid metabolism were evaluated in 298 subjects (185 with normal (NGT) and 62 with impaired (IGT) glucose tolerance and 51 T2D subjects). Calprotectin was also evaluated in urine samples from 71 participants (50 NGT and 21 subjects with IGT). Insulin sensitivity (SI, Minimal Model) was determined in a subset of 156 subjects, and the effects of weight loss were investigated in an independent cohort of obese subjects (n=19).ResultsCirculating calprotectin was significantly increased in IGT–T2D (independently of BMI) and positively associated with HOMA-IR, obesity measures, inflammatory markers, and parameters of glucose and lipid metabolism. Similar findings were reported for calprotectin concentrations in urine. In the subset of subjects, the association of calprotectin withSIwas independent of BMI and age. In fact,SItogether with C-reactive protein contributed to 27.4% of calprotectin variance after controlling for age and blood neutrophils count. Otherwise, weight loss led to decreased circulating calprotectin in parallel to fasting glucose and HOMA-IR.ConclusionThese findings suggest that circulating and urinary concentrations of calprotectin are linked to chronic low-grade inflammation and insulin resistance beyond obesity.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernst Mayerhofer ◽  
Franz Ratzinger ◽  
Nina Elvira Kienreich ◽  
Annika Stiel ◽  
Nadine Witzeneder ◽  
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