The effects of overt hypothyroidism on adipose tissue and serum betatrophin levels
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Aim: Betatrophin, also known as angiopoietin-like peptide-8, is an adipokine in glycoprotein structure synthesized from adipose tissue and liver. Betatrophin plays a role in fat and energy metabolism by inhibiting lipoprotein lipase, the key enzyme in the hydrolysis of plasma lipoproteins. Although thyroid hormones have an active role in energy metabolism, their relationship with cholesterol and lipid metabolism is not clear. In our study, we aimed to investigate the relationship of serum betatrophin levels with energy and lipid metabolism in patients with overt hypothyroidism.
Methods: This is a case-control study. The mean age of 44 patients (20 males, 24 females) with hypothyroidism was 44.7 (13.8). A total of 40 healthy volunteers, including 19 males and 21 females, were included in the study as a control group. The mean age of healthy volunteers was 44.6 (14.4) years. Fasting blood glucose, AST, ALT, urea, creatinine, TSH, free T3, free T4, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol, anti-TPO, anti-TG, insulin, HOMA-IR levels and serum betatrophin levels were measured by ELISA and compared in both groups.
Results: Serum betatrophin levels were significantly higher in patients diagnosed with hypothyroidism compared to the control group (P=0.001). Serum betatrophin levels were positively correlated with TSH, TG and total cholesterol, and negatively correlated with HDL, free T3 and free T4 levels. There was no significant difference in the comparison of patients regarding anti-TPO levels in the hypothyroidism group (P=0.78).
Conclusion: In our study, we found that serum betatrophin levels were high in hypothyroid patients. This study may be useful in the development of treatments targeting betatrophin in clinical practice.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Endokrinoloji
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Murat Akarsu
0000-0002-2675-4252
Türkiye
Özgür Altun
Bu kişi benim
0000-0003-1810-7490
Mustafa Özcan
Bu kişi benim
0000-0002-6045-1394
Eylem Özgün Çil
Bu kişi benim
0000-0003-3193-9056
İlkim Deniz Toprak
Bu kişi benim
0000-0002-9320-1252
Gazi Çapar
Bu kişi benim
0000-0002-9857-0962
Yücel Arman
Bu kişi benim
0000-0002-9584-6644
Yayımlanma Tarihi
1 Eylül 2019
Gönderilme Tarihi
25 Ağustos 2019
Kabul Tarihi
2 Eylül 2019
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2019 Cilt: 3 Sayı: 9
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