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Circulating resistin levels in essential hypertension.

Masato Furuhashi1, Nobuyuki Ura, Katsuhiro Higashiura

  • 1Second Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. furuhasi@sapmed.ac.jp

Clinical Endocrinology
|September 27, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Circulating resistin levels do not appear to be linked to insulin resistance in essential hypertension patients. However, disturbances in lipid metabolism may be associated with insulin resistance.

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Area of Science:

  • Endocrinology
  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • Hypertension Research

Background:

  • Resistin, a protein from adipocytes, is controversially linked to obesity and insulin resistance.
  • Previous studies primarily focused on resistin mRNA levels, limiting understanding of protein's role.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between insulin resistance and circulating resistin protein levels.
  • To explore the relationship between resistin and metabolic parameters in essential hypertensive patients.

Main Methods:

  • Studied 33 essential hypertensive (EHT) and 18 normotensive (NT) subjects.
  • Assessed insulin sensitivity using the euglycaemic hyperinsulinaemic glucose clamp (M-value).
  • Measured circulating resistin levels and various metabolic markers.

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Main Results:

  • No significant differences in circulating resistin levels were found among insulin-resistant EHT, non-insulin-resistant EHT, and NT groups.
  • Circulating resistin did not correlate with insulin sensitivity (M-value), BMI, blood pressure, or lipid profiles.
  • Insulin-resistant patients exhibited higher fasting insulin, triglycerides, and free fatty acids, and lower HDL cholesterol.

Conclusions:

  • Circulating resistin levels are not associated with insulin resistance in essential hypertension.
  • Disturbances in lipid metabolism are linked to insulin resistance in this patient group.