title: [Association of metabolic syndrome with serum interleukin-10 and high sensitive C reactive protein(hs-CRP) in old men].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the association of metabolic syndrome(MS) with serum interleukin-10 (IL-10) and high sensitive C reactive protein(hs-CRP) in old men with MS.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy patients with MS and 30 age-matched controls were enrolled. Blood pressure, waist circumference(WC), weight, height, body mass index(BMI), lipid-profile, fasting plasma glucose(FPG), fasting plasma insulin (FINS), homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance(HOMA-IR),the serum IL-10, and hs-CRP levels were measured. The concentration of serum IL-10 was measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and serum hs-CRP level by the latex-enhanced immuno- turbidimetric assay.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with the control group, the serum IL-10 level in the MS group was significantly lower (P<0.05), and the concentration of hs-CRP was obviously higher (P<0.05). Using Pearson's correlation analysis, the serum IL-10 level was negatively related with HOMA-IR(r=-0.684,P=0.000)and FINS(r=-0.742,P=0.000); hs-CRP was positively related with BMI(r=0.372,P=0.002), HOMA-IR(r=0.276,P=0.021)and FINS(r=0.312,P=0.008)in the MS group. Stepwise regression analysis suggested that FINS might be the influencing factors of IL-10; BMI and FINS might be the influencing factors of hs-CRP in patients with MS.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In old male patients with MS, the concentration of serum IL-10 decreases, and the serum hs-CRP level increases obviously. This suggests chronic inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
authors.forename: Ling-xi
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Sai-dan
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Li-li
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000150:complications; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D016753:Interleukin-10; D002097:C-Reactive Protein