scholarly journals Metabolic inflexibility and insulin resistance in obese adolescents with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
SoJung Lee ◽  
Michelle Rivera-Vega ◽  
Hany Mohamed Abdel Aal Alsayed ◽  
Chris Boesch ◽  
Ingrid Libman
2021 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emine Turkkan ◽  
Huseyin Dag ◽  
Okan Dikker ◽  
Nevin Cetin Dag ◽  
Alper Kacar ◽  
...  

Background: Omentin-1 is an adipocytokine secreted from visceral adipose tissue that is thought to increase insulin sensitivity. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a comparatively extensive problem in obese adolescents. Decreased omentin-1 levels have been reported in obese patients, but the relationship between NAFLD and omentin-1 is contradictory. Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the omentin-1 levels in the sera of obese adolescents with and without NAFLD and compare them with each other. Methods: In this study, a total of 88 adolescents (56 obese and 32 normal-weight) were enrolled. Abdominal ultrasonography (US) identified 28 obese adolescents with grade 2-3 hepatosteatosis constituting the NAFLD group and 28 without hepatosteatosis on US constituting the non-NAFLD group. The control group included 32 age- and gender-matched cases without hepatosteatosis and with normal percentile body mass index (BMI). Serum omentin-1 levels were evaluated and compared. Results: The mean age of the research group was 12.72 ± 1.91 years. Unsurprisingly, BMI, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), liver transaminases (AST, ALT), total cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and insulin rates were noticeably elevated in obese adolescents compared to controls (P < 0.05). However, omentin-1 and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) levels were remarkably lower in the obese group (P < 0.05). No significant difference was found between the NAFLD and non-NAFLD groups regarding omentin-1, HbA1c, glucose, urea, creatinine, AST, C-reactive protein (CRP), total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL, LDL, thyroid stimulating hormone, 25-hydroxyvitamin D3, HOMA-IR, and insulin. The BMI and ALT grades of the non-NAFLD group were notably lower than the NAFLD group (P < 0.05). While there was no significant difference between omentin-1 and other parameters in obese adolescents without NAFLD (P > 0.05), we found a significant difference between omentin-1 and BMI, AST, ALT, HOMA-IR, and insulin values in obese adolescents with NAFLD (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Omentin-1 levels were decreased in obese adolescents regardless of the presence of NAFLD. However, in obese patients with NAFLD, there was a significant difference between omentin-1 and several markers of obesity and insulin resistance.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 384-387
Author(s):  
Maria Mexitalia ◽  
Suci Romadhona

Background: Non alcoholic fatty liver disease  (NAFLD) has been associated with cytokines and inflammatory mediators. Adiponectin has insulin sensitizing effects and has correlation with severity of NAFLD disease. However, the study about the relationship between adiponectin level and NAFLD is lacking. The objective of the study was to determine the association between adiponectin level and NAFLD in obese adolescents through the role of insulin resistance. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study, that was done in August 2007.  The inclusion criteria were obese adolescents aged 11-14 years, and normal weight adolescent as control group. Adiponectin was assessed by using ELISA, insulin resistance was obtained by Homeostasis Model Assessment Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR). NAFLD was confirmed by abdominal ultrasound, which represented by fatty liver imaging. The comparison of adiponectin level and HOMA-IR among 3 groups were analyzed by Kruskal Wallis test, meanwhile the correlation between adiponectin level and some variables were analyzed by spearman correlation. Result: There were 73 subjects, consisted of 37 obese and 36 non obese. Among obese subjects, 54.1% got NAFLD. All of our obese subjects were insulin resistance, the HOMA-IR level of obese non NAFLD was 6.1 and obese with NAFLD was 6.8. The adiponectin levels in normal children was (5.1mg / ml), obese non NAFLD  (4.1mg / ml) and obese with NAFLD (4.0 mg / ml) (p <0.001). There were no association between adiponectin level and other variables. Conclusion: There were significant differences of adiponectin levels and insulin resistance measured by HOMA-IR between normal and obese subjects, but no significant differences between the obese groups with or without NAFLD. Keywords: NAFLD, adiponectin, HOMA-IR, obesity, adolescent.  


2008 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suano de Souza ◽  
Silverio Amancio ◽  
Saccardo Sarni ◽  
Sacchi Pitta ◽  
Fernandes ◽  
...  

Objectives: To evaluate the frequency of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the retinol serum levels, lipid profile, and insulin resistance in overweight/obese children. To relate these biochemical variables with the risk of this disease in the population studied. Methods: The study was cross-sectional and prospective, with 46 overweight/obese school children (28 female, 18 male; mean age 8.6 years). The control group consisted of 45 children, paired by age and gender. Hepatic steatosis, evaluated by ultrasound, was classified as normal, mild, moderate, or severe. Also evaluated were serum retinol levels; thiobarbituric acid reactive substances; lipid profile; and fasting glucose and serum insulin levels, used for the calculation of the Homeostasis Model Assessment. Results: Hepatic ultrasound alterations were found in 56.5% and 48,9% of the overweight/obese and control group children, respectively. Presence of obesity was associated with high levels of triglycerides (OR = 4.6; P = 0.002). In the studied children, the risk of steatosis was related to a trend to a higher percentage of retinol inadequacy (OR = 2.8; p = 0.051); there was no association with thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, lipid profile, or insulin resistance. Conclusions: The high frequency of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in both groups, evaluated by hepatic ultrasound, in low-socioeconomic level children, independent of nutritional condition and without significant association with insulin resistance, emphasizes that especially in developing countries, other risk factors such as micronutrient deficiencies (e.g. vitamin A) are involved.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederique Van de Velde ◽  
Marlies Bekaert ◽  
Anne Hoorens ◽  
Marleen Praet ◽  
Arsene-Helene Batens ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 2157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eline H. van den Berg ◽  
Eke G. Gruppen ◽  
Hans Blokzijl ◽  
Stephan J.L. Bakker ◽  
Robin P.F. Dullaart

A higher sodium intake is conceivably associated with insulin resistant conditions like obesity, but associations of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) with a higher sodium intake determined by 24 hours (24 h) urine collections are still unclear. Dietary sodium intake was measured by sodium excretion in two complete consecutive 24 h urine collections in 6132 participants of the Prevention of Renal and Vascular End-Stage Disease (PREVEND) cohort. Fatty Liver Index (FLI) ≥60 and Hepatic Steatosis Index (HSI) >36 were used as proxies of suspected NAFLD. 1936 (31.6%) participants had an FLI ≥60, coinciding with the increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D), metabolic syndrome, hypertension and history of cardiovascular disease. Sodium intake was higher in participants with an FLI ≥60 (163.63 ± 61.81 mmol/24 h vs. 136.76 ± 50.90 mmol/24 h, p < 0.001), with increasing incidence in ascending quartile categories of sodium intake (p < 0.001). Multivariably, an FLI ≥60 was positively associated with a higher sodium intake when taking account for T2D, a positive cardiovascular history, hypertension, alcohol intake, smoking and medication use (odds ratio (OR) 1.54, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.44–1.64, p < 0.001). Additional adjustment for the Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) diminished this association (OR 1.30, 95% CI 1.21–1.41, p < 0.001). HSI >36 showed similar results. Associations remained essentially unaltered after adjustment for body surface area or waist/hip ratio. In conclusion, suspected NAFLD is a feature of higher sodium intake. Insulin resistance-related processes may contribute to the association of NAFLD with sodium intake.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sachiko Hattori ◽  
Kazuomi Nomoto ◽  
Tomohiko Suzuki ◽  
Seishu Hayashi

Abstract Background Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) is a serine exopeptidase able to inactivate various oligopeptides, and also a hepatokine. Hepatocyte-specific overexpression of DPP4 is associated with hepatic insulin resistance and liver steatosis. Method We examined whether weekly DPP4 inhibitor omarigliptin (OMG) can improve liver function as well as levels of inflammation and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetic patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Further, we investigated the effects of OMG in a diabetic patient with biopsy-confirmed nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Results In NAFLD patients, OMG significantly decreased levels of aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), while no significant change was seen in hemoglobin A1c or body mass index. In the NASH patient, liver function improved markedly, and levels of the hepatic fibrosis marker FIB-4 decreased in parallel with HOMA-IR and hsCRP. Slight but clear improvements in intrahepatic fat deposition and fibrosis appeared to be seen on diagnostic ultrasonography. Conclusion Weekly administration of the DPP4 inhibitor OMG in ameliorating hepatic insulin resistance may cause beneficial effects in liver with NAFLD/NASH.


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