内毒素标志物在患有肥胖的青少年中升高,有或没有与代谢功能障碍相关的脂肪性肝病
Alison M Boone1, Alyssa M Bartlett1, Jordan A Bays1
1Department of Pediatrics, Section of Diabetes & Endocrinology, University of Oklahoma Health Campus, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
在肥胖的青少年中,内毒素活性和炎症标志物升高,但在轻度至中度代谢功能障碍相关的脂肪性肝病 (MASLD) 患者中没有显著增加. 这表明肥胖,而不是MASLD本身,推动了青少年的这些变化.
科学领域:
- 儿科胃肠病学 儿科胃肠病学
- 肝病学 肝病学是一种肝病学.
- 代谢障碍 代谢障碍 代谢障碍
背景情况:
- 与代谢功能障碍相关的脂肪性肝病 (MASLD) 是儿童群体日益关注的问题.
- 以前在成人和动物模型上的研究表明,肠道内毒素和MASLD发展之间存在联系.
- 关于内毒素在青少年MASLD中的作用的证据仍然有限且不一致.
研究的目的:
- 在被诊断为MASLD的青少年中调查内毒素活性水平.
- 为了确定特定的内毒素标志物是否与青少年的肝病严重程度相关.
- 评估内毒素标志物和儿科MASLD中的组织学发现之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 血清样本被分析为内毒素核心抗体 (EndoCab IgG),脂多糖结合蛋白 (LBP),可溶性CD14 (sCD14) 和C反应蛋白 (CRP).
- 参与者包括了活检证明的MASLD和肥胖的青少年,肥胖但没有MASLD的对照组和正常体重的对照组.
- 统计分析比较了不同组的标志物水平,并将它们与身体组成和肝脏组织学相关联.
主要成果:
- 与正常体重对照人群相比,患有MASLD和肥胖 (没有MASLD) 的青少年显示EndoCabIgG,LBP和CRP水平增加.
- 腰筋压和腰筋压水平与总体脂肪和干脂肪百分比呈正相关性.
- 在MASLD组内,没有根据性别或肝病严重程度 (肥胖度,纤维化阶段) 观察到内毒素标志物的显著差异.
结论:
- 青少年的肥胖与内毒素活性和炎症标志物的增加有关.
- 这些标志物在患有轻度至中度MASLD的青少年中没有进一步升高,与仅患有肥胖症的青少年相比.
- 这些发现表明,一般的肥胖,而不是具体的MASLD,可能会推动这个年龄组观察到的内毒素标志物的增加.
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