title: Omentin plasma levels and gene expression are decreased in obesity.
abstract: Central obesity and the accumulation of visceral fat are risk factors for the development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Omentin is a protein expressed and secreted from visceral but not subcutaneous adipose tissue that increases insulin sensitivity in human adipocytes. To determine the impact of obesity-dependent insulin resistance on the regulation of two omentin isoforms, gene expression and plasma levels were measured in lean, overweight, and obese subjects. Omentin 1 was shown to be the major circulating isoform in human plasma. Lean subjects had significantly higher plasma omentin 1 levels than obese and overweight subjects. In addition, higher plasma omentin 1 levels were detected in women compared with men. Plasma omentin 1 levels were inversely correlated with BMI, waist circumference, leptin levels, and insulin resistance as measured by homeostasis model assessment and positively correlated with adiponectin and HDL levels. Both omentin 1 and omentin 2 gene expression were decreased with obesity and were highly correlated with each other in visceral adipose tissue. In summary, decreased omentin levels are associated with increasing obesity and insulin resistance. Therefore, omentin levels may be predictive of the metabolic consequences or co-morbidities associated with obesity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Celia M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: de Souza Batista
authors.forename: Rong-Ze
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Mi-Jeong
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Nicole M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Glynn
authors.forename: Dao-Zhan
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pray
authors.forename: Kelechi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ndubuizu
authors.forename: Susheel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kligman
authors.forename: Susan K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Fried
authors.forename: Da-Wei
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Alan R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Shuldiner
authors.forename: Toni I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Pollin
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: McLenithan
mesh_terms: D052242:Adiponectin / Q000097:blood; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism; D000328:Adult; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D058851:GPI-Linked Proteins; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D037102:Lectins / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics*; D018579:Patient Selection; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D052242:Adiponectin; D016207:Cytokines; D058851:GPI-Linked Proteins; C432397:ITLN1 protein, human; D037102:Lectins; D012333:RNA, Messenger