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Relationship between circulating netrin-1 levels, obesity, prediabetes and newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes
Iveta Nedeva1,2, Antoaneta Gateva1,2, Yavor Assyov1,2
1Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Background:
Netrin-1 is presumed to have regenerative, angiogenic and anti-inflammatory properties, thus it could play a substantial role in the development of insulin resistance and T2DM.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between serum netrin-1 levels and carbohydrate disturbances in patients with obesity.
Methods:
Sample size consisted of 163 patients, divided into four groups: obesity without carbohydrate disturbances prediabetes and diabetes and healthy controls Netrin-1 level was determined using ELISA method.
Results:
Circulating serum Netrin-1 was significantly lower in patients only with obesity, as well as with those with prediabetes and diabetes in comparison to the control group. Correlation analysis revealed that netrin-1 correlates negatively with BMI, waist, WSR, LDL and positive with sudomotor function. Netrin-1 ≤ 0.17 ng/ml has about 3 fold higher risk for carbohydrate disturbances (OR 3.06, 95% CI 1.48-6.34, p = .003).
Conclusion:
Netrin-1 is associated with an increased risk for glycaemic disorders in patients with obesity.
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