Serum leptin concentrations in patients with combined hyperlipidemia: relationship to serum lipids and lipoproteins.
Leptin is a protein hormone produced predominantly by adipocytes. Serum leptin concentrations in healthy individuals positively correlate with the body fat content and body mass index, i.e. they are higher in obese than in lean subjects. The relations between serum leptin concentration and serum lipids and lipoproteins is not yet clear. The aim of our study was to compare serum leptin concentrations in 22 randomly selected patients with untreated combined hyperlipidemia and 19 healthy control subjects matched for age and the body mass index. The relationship was studied between serum leptin concentrations and serum lipids (total, HDL, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides) and lipoproteins (lipoprotein (a), apolipoprotein B). It was found that serum leptin levels in patients with combined hyperlipidemia did not significantly differ from those of control subjects (6.69+/-4.3 vs 5.78+/-3.2 ng.ml(-1)). Serum leptin concentrations in both groups correlated positively with the body mass index. The relationship between leptin concentrations and lipid or lipoprotein levels found in any of the studied groups was not statistically significant. We conclude that serum leptin concentrations in patients with combined hyperlipidemia as well as in healthy control subjects reflect the body fat content and have no significant relation to serum lipids or lipoproteins.
Haluzík
M
M
Third Department of Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. mhalu@lf1.cuni.cz
Fiedler
J
J
Nedvídková
J
J
Ceska
R
R
D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006950:Hyperlipidemia, Familial Combined / Q000097:blood*; D020738:Leptin / Q000097:blood*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
D020738:Leptin; D008055:Lipids; D008074:Lipoproteins; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol