title: Serum angiopoietin-like 4 protein levels and expression in adipose tissue are inversely correlated with obesity in monozygotic twins.
abstract: Animal studies have suggested that angiopoietin-like 4 (Angptl4) regulates adiposity through central and peripheral mechanisms. The aim of this study was to investigate whether serum concentration and adipose tissue expression of Angptl4 are associated with obesity-related parameters in humans. Altogether, 75 dizygotic (DZ) and 46 monozygotic (MZ) twin pairs were studied, from the FinnTwin12 and FinnTwin16 cohorts. Among the MZ pairs, 21 were discordant for body mass index (BMI) (intra-pair BMI-difference >2.5 kg/m², age 23-33 years). Serum Angptl4 (s-Angptl4) levels were measured by ELISA, and adipose tissue gene expression was analyzed by genome-wide transcript profiling. In MZ twin pairs discordant for BMI, s-Angptl4 and adipose tissue ANGPTL4 mRNA (at-ANGPTL4) levels were significantly decreased (P = 0.04 and P = 0.03, respectively) in obese twins as compared with their nonobese cotwins. In all twins, intra-pair differences in s-Angptl4 levels were inversely correlated with intra-pair differences in BMI (r = -0.27, P = 0.003). In individual MZ twins, at-ANGPTL4 expression was inversely correlated with BMI (r = -0.44, P = 0.001) and positively correlated with at-LIPE (r = 0.24, P = 0.01) and at-ABHD5 (r = 0.41, P = 0.005) expression. Our results demonstrated that variation in Angptl4 concentration was only modestly accounted for by genetic factors and suggest a role for Angptl4 in acquired obesity in humans.
authors: National Institute for Health and Welfare, Biomedicum, Helsinki, Finland. marius.robciuc@thl.fi
authors: Marius R
authors: MR
authors: Robciuc
authors: Jussi
authors: J
authors: Naukkarinen
authors: Alfredo
authors: A
authors: Ortega-Alonso
authors: Henna
authors: H
authors: Tyynismaa
authors: Taneli
authors: T
authors: Raivio
authors: Aila
authors: A
authors: Rissanen
authors: Jaakko
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authors: Kaprio
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Ehnholm
authors: Matti
authors: M
authors: Jauhiainen
authors: Kirsi H
authors: KH
authors: Pietiläinen
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