title: Angiopoietin-like protein 3 and adiponectin levels in patients with metabolic syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the changes of serum angiopoietin-like protein 3 (Angptl3) and adiponectin levels in patients with metabolic syndrome (MS) in order to understand their association with the MS.
  
  
  METHODS
  Serum Angptl3 and adiponectin levels were measured by sandwich ELISA in a group of 111 patients with MS and 152 normal controls.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Serum adiponectin was lower in the MS patients than in the control subjects [4.22(1.01-23.29) microg/mL vs. 5.41(0.97-22.27) microg/mL, P<0.05]. With regard to serum Angptl3, there was no significant difference between the 2 groups(P>0.05). Serum adiponectin was correlated to Angptl3 and high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C)(P<0.001) and negatively correlated to body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist to hip ratio (WHR), triglyceride (TG), fasting plasma glucose (FBG), fasting insulin (FINS) and homeostatic model assessment method-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) (P<0.001). Serum Angptl3 was positively correlated with adiponectin (P<0.001). Serum adiponectin was found to be independently positive determinant for Angptl3 concentrations (b'=0.256, P<0.001). Adiponectin was inversely correlated with TG and HOMA-IR (b'=-0.234, -0.145, P<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Adiponectin is decreased in MS patients and may be correlated to Angptl3.
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Center, Institute of Metabolism and Endocrinology, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
authors.forename: Wanbei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Zhihong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Che
authors.forename: Aimin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Zhiguang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D052242:Adiponectin / Q000097:blood*; D000328:Adult; D000091303:Angiopoietin-Like Protein 3; D000075802:Angiopoietin-like Proteins; D042682:Angiopoietins / Q000097:blood*; D000886:Anthropometry; D015992:Body Mass Index; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: C479896:ANGPTL3 protein, human; D052242:Adiponectin; D000091303:Angiopoietin-Like Protein 3; D000075802:Angiopoietin-like Proteins; D042682:Angiopoietins