title: Adiponectin is associated with improvement of endothelial function after rosiglitazone treatment in non-diabetic individuals with metabolic syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The risks of metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) rely on the interaction between insulin resistance, metabolic abnormalities, inflammation and vascular dysfunction. Insulin sensitizers counteract some of these abnormalities. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of rosiglitazone (ROSI) on vascular reactivity, adipokines and inflammatory markers in a group of non-diabetic subjects with MetSyn.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty subjects with NCEP-ATPIII criteria for MetSyn and eight healthy subjects were studied at baseline and 18 subjects with MetSyn were treated with ROSI 8 mg/day for 24 weeks. Venous occlusion plethysmography exams before and during intra-arterial infusions of acetylcholine and sodium nitroprusside were performed to assess endothelial-dependent and independent vasodilation. Forearm blood flow (FBF) and vascular resistance (VR) responses were analyzed. Treatment with ROSI improved endothelial function (235% increment in FBF; p<0.01 and 56% decrement in VR; p=0.01), adiponectin (7.3[3.6-17.9] versus 37.9[19.3-42.4]; p<0.01), HOMA-IR (3.5+/-1.2 versus 2.7+/-1.6; p<0.05), C-reactive protein (CRP) (1.05[0.57-2.07] versus 0.3[0.2-0.8]; p<0.01) and fibrinogen (3.1+/-0.73 versus 2.62+/-0.64; p<0.05) levels. The difference between groups on endothelial-dependent vasodilation, adiponectin and CRP levels disappeared after treatment and the improvement of endothelial function was associated with the increment of adiponectin levels.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  ROSI treatment restored endothelial function in MetSyn subjects, probably through an adiponectin-mediated process.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Pesquisas em Microcirculação (LPM), Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biology Roberto Alcântara Gomes, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. lucianabahia@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Luciana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bahia
authors.forename: Luiz Guilherme K
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Aguiar
authors.forename: Nivaldo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Villela
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bottino
authors.forename: Amelio F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Godoy-Matos
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Geloneze
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tambascia
authors.forename: Eliete
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bouskela
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000494:pharmacology; D052242:Adiponectin / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D000328:Adult; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009599:Nitroprusside / Q000494:pharmacology; D000077154:Rosiglitazone; D045162:Thiazolidinediones / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D052242:Adiponectin; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D045162:Thiazolidinediones; D000077154:Rosiglitazone; D009599:Nitroprusside; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D000109:Acetylcholine