Serum resistin is associated with C-reactive protein & LDL cholesterol in type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease in a Saudi population.
OBJECTIVE
Resistin is an adipocyte-derived factor implicated in obesity-associated type 2 diabetes (T2DM). This study examines the association between human serum resistin, T2DM and coronary heart disease.


METHODS
One hundred and fourteen Saudi Arabian patients (male: female ratio 46:68; age 51.4 (mean +/- SD)11.7 years; median and range: 45.59 (11.7) years and BMI: 27.1 (mean +/- SD) 8.1 Kgm2 median and range: 30.3 (6.3) were studied. Serum resistin and C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation CRP levels, were measured in all subjects. (35 patients had type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM); 22 patients had coronary heart disease (CHD).


RESULTS
Serum resistin levels were 1.2-fold higher in type 2 diabetes and 1.3-fold higher in CHD than in controls (p = 0.01). In addition, CRP was significantly increased in both T2DM and CHD patients (p = 0.007 and p = 0.002 respectively). The use of regression analysis also determined that serum resistin correlated with CRP levels (p = 0.04, R2 0.045).


CONCLUSIONS
The findings from this study further implicate resistin as a circulating protein associated with T2DM and CHD. In addition this study also demonstrates an association between resistin and CRP, a marker of inflammation in type 2 diabetic patients.
Al-Daghri
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Biochemistry Department, King Saud University College of Science, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. aldaghri2000@hotmail.com
Chetty
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McTernan
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Al-Rubean
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Al-Attas
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Jones
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Kumar
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D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000097:blood*; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012044:Regression Analysis; D052243:Resistin / Q000097:blood*; D012529:Saudi Arabia
D015415:Biomarkers; D001786:Blood Glucose; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D052243:Resistin; D002097:C-Reactive Protein