title: Serum adipocyte-fatty acid binding protein discriminates patients with permanent and temporary body weight loss.
abstract: Adipocyte-fatty acid binding protein (A-FABP) is a biomarker of adiposity and metabolic syndrome. The aim of our work was to investigate the effect of weight reduction on serum A-FABP value. In the study, we analyzed a group of 189 probands suffering from obesity (102 women and 87 men; aged 57.3+/-12 years) initially, after a 3-month low-fat diet and once again 3 months after the termination of the diet for serum A-FABP, insulin, glucose, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and triglycerides. Basal biomarker concentrations were typical of the metabolic syndrome, and moreover A-FABP correlated with Quicki and BMI. We observed a reduction in BMI in 145 subjects who were divided into two subgroups: A-with persistent BMI reduction even after 6 months, B-with BMI reduction after 3 months and its regress after 6 months. Individuals with rise or no BMI difference were signed as subgroup C. In subgroup A, A-FABP level increased and returned to the earlier level (42.3 vs 68.3 vs 37.1 microg/l) and correlated with the markers of the metabolic syndrome. In subgroup B, A-FABP level increased less significantly, however elevated A-FABP level persisted for 6 months (41.9 vs 53.6 vs 50.7 microg/l). Subgroup C (n=54) showed no difference in A-FABP after 3-month diet and after next 3 months. The A-FABP value correlated with the some components of the metabolic syndrome. In conclusion, we describe that serum A-FABP might be a prognostic marker of body weight loss suggesting a preventive therapeutic intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal and Laboratory Medicine, Sternberk Hospital, Sternberk, Czech Republic. david.stejskal@nemstbk.cz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stejskal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karpisek
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bronsky
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D015992:Body Mass Index; D050528:Diet, Carbohydrate-Restricted; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood* / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; C493410:FABP4 protein, human; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins