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The assessment of plasma visfatin concentration in patients with metabolic syndrome and essential hypertension

Joanna Foremska-Iciek, Karolina Hoffmann, Danuta Pupek-Musialik
Nadciśnienie tętnicze 2009;13(4):258-265.

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Background Visfatin is recently discovered adipocytokine preferentially secreted by visceral adipose tissue. The aims of the study were: estimation of plasma visfatin levels in patients with metabolic syndrome and essential hypertension, assessment of correlations between visfatin and blood pressure values, selected anthropometric and biochemical parameters.
Material and methods Sixty eight patients were qualified for the study and divided into: group 1 - with metabolic syndrome and hypertension (n = 31), group 2 - with essential hypertension (n = 22), group 3 - control group (n = 15). In all subjects we measured: anthropometric measurements, blood pressure values, fat tissue mass, lipid and glycemic profile. Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and insulin-resistance ratio were estimated. Fasting and postprandial visfatin was measured using ELISA method.
Results Mean plasma fasting visfatin in 3 groups was respectively: group 1 - 1.58 ± 1.88 ng/ml, group 2 - 0.82 ± 0.87 ng/ml, group 3 - 1.69 ± 1.58 ng/ml. Mean postprandial plasma visfatin levels in studied groups was respectively: group 1 - 1.36 ± 1.35 ng/ml, group 2 - 0.63 ± 0.44 ng/ml, group 3 - 0.70 ± 0.32 ng/ml. Significant differences were found in group 1 v. 2 and 3. Fasting plasma visfatin correlated with waist circumference and mean diastolic blood pressure value. No significant linear correlation were found between fasting plasma visfatin and insulin-resistance ratio (IRI/G), fat tissue mass, body mass index, triglicerides, HDL cholesterol and OB. No linear relationship was found between plasma visfatin and glucose level.
Conclusions Visfatin may have impact on modulation of hypertension values. There is no relationship between serum visfatin level, insulin- resistance ratio and fat tissue mass despite positive correlation with waist circumference therefore visfatin can not be indicated as a link between obesity and insulin-resistance or as a predictive factor for diabetes type 2 development.

Abstract

Background Visfatin is recently discovered adipocytokine preferentially secreted by visceral adipose tissue. The aims of the study were: estimation of plasma visfatin levels in patients with metabolic syndrome and essential hypertension, assessment of correlations between visfatin and blood pressure values, selected anthropometric and biochemical parameters.
Material and methods Sixty eight patients were qualified for the study and divided into: group 1 - with metabolic syndrome and hypertension (n = 31), group 2 - with essential hypertension (n = 22), group 3 - control group (n = 15). In all subjects we measured: anthropometric measurements, blood pressure values, fat tissue mass, lipid and glycemic profile. Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and insulin-resistance ratio were estimated. Fasting and postprandial visfatin was measured using ELISA method.
Results Mean plasma fasting visfatin in 3 groups was respectively: group 1 - 1.58 ± 1.88 ng/ml, group 2 - 0.82 ± 0.87 ng/ml, group 3 - 1.69 ± 1.58 ng/ml. Mean postprandial plasma visfatin levels in studied groups was respectively: group 1 - 1.36 ± 1.35 ng/ml, group 2 - 0.63 ± 0.44 ng/ml, group 3 - 0.70 ± 0.32 ng/ml. Significant differences were found in group 1 v. 2 and 3. Fasting plasma visfatin correlated with waist circumference and mean diastolic blood pressure value. No significant linear correlation were found between fasting plasma visfatin and insulin-resistance ratio (IRI/G), fat tissue mass, body mass index, triglicerides, HDL cholesterol and OB. No linear relationship was found between plasma visfatin and glucose level.
Conclusions Visfatin may have impact on modulation of hypertension values. There is no relationship between serum visfatin level, insulin- resistance ratio and fat tissue mass despite positive correlation with waist circumference therefore visfatin can not be indicated as a link between obesity and insulin-resistance or as a predictive factor for diabetes type 2 development.
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visfatin; metabolic syndrome; hypertension; visceral fat tissue

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Title

The assessment of plasma visfatin concentration in patients with metabolic syndrome and essential hypertension

Journal

Arterial Hypertension

Issue

Vol 13, No 4 (2009)

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258-265

Published online

2009-07-21

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Nadciśnienie tętnicze 2009;13(4):258-265.

Keywords

visfatin
metabolic syndrome
hypertension
visceral fat tissue

Authors

Joanna Foremska-Iciek
Karolina Hoffmann
Danuta Pupek-Musialik

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