title: Plasma resistin levels in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus and in healthy controls.
abstract: Resistin is a recently discovered hormone that is exclusively expressed in adipose tissue. Its expression in rodents was reported to be elevated or suppressed in genetic and diet-induced obesity, respectively. Resistin treatment impaired glucose tolerance and insulin action. Immunoneutralization of resistin improved insulin sensitivity, while thiazolidinedione treatment reduced resistin expression. Therefore, resistin could play a critical role in the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes. In this study were determined resistin plasma levels in humans suffering from type 1 and type 2 diabetes and in healthy controls. Plasma levels of resistin in healthy controls were 38.78 ng/ml. They were not statistically different in individuals with a broad BMI range. Resistin plasma levels in type 2 diabetes were 38.7 ng/ml, and 39.4 ng/ml in type 1 diabetes. Thiazolidinedione treatment did not influence resistin plasma levels. We conclude from our data: 1. resistin can be detected in human plasma, 2. plasma resistin levels are not different in type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Practice for Internal Medicine, Marburg, Germany. C.Fehmann@web.de
authors.forename: H-C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Fehmann
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heyn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006729:Hormones, Ectopic / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D052243:Resistin; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D045162:Thiazolidinediones
chemical_list: D006729:Hormones, Ectopic; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; C499624:RETN protein, human; C486574:RETNLB protein, human; D052243:Resistin; D013844:Thiazoles; D045162:Thiazolidinediones; C089946:2,4-thiazolidinedione