Adropin In Patients Research Articles

DAPAGLIFLOZIN MODULATES ADROPIN SERUM LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS AND CHRONIC HEART FAILURE

Objective: To investigate an effect of sodium glucose linked transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor dapagliflosin on the levels of adropin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with chronic heart failure (HF). Design and method: The study is open label multicenter (private hospital Vita-Centre, Zaporozhye, Ukraine, EliteMedService, Zaporozhye, Ukraine and City Hospital #7, Zaporozhye, Ukraine) non-randomized cohort investigation. We prospectively enrolled 417 patients with T2DM and HF from entire cohort of 612 T2DM pa-tients. The eligible patients were treated with guided-recommended HF therapy de-pending on HF phenotypes, which included SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin in a dose of 10 mg OD orally along with angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI) / ACE inhibitors / angiotensin-II receptor blockers (ARBs), mineralocorticoid receptor antag-onist (MRA), beta-blockers. Anthropometrics, clinical data, Echocardiography / Doppler examinations and biomarkers assessments were performed at the baseline and over 6-month interval. Results: Over 6-month period after initial prescription of SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin the levels of adropin in entire group demonstrated a significant growth up to 26.6% (from 237.4 [25%-75% IQR = 190.50–275.30] ng/mL to 300.2 [25%-75% IQR = 267.80–335.70] ng/mL, P = 0.04). In female subgroup, an increase in circulating level of adropin was sufficiently higher (from 269.5 [25%-75% IQR = 231.20–299.20] ng/mL to 365.2 [25%-75% IQR = 340.10–388.60] ng/mL, P = 0.01), when com-pared with male subgroup (from 211.2 [25%-75% IQR = 190.40–237.50] ng/mL to 259.6 [25%-75% IQR = 206.50–321.40] ng/mL, P = 0.16). Multivariate logistic regression analysis of entire group showed that relative changes of left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (LVEF), left atrial volume index (LAVI), and E/e` were significantly associated with increased adropin levels. In fe-male subgroup, but not in male subgroup, relative changes of LVEF (P = 0.046), LAVI (P = 0.001) and E/e` (P = 0.001) exhibited their independent predictive values for adropin changes. Conclusions: The levels of adropin seem to be a predictor for favorable modification of hemodynamic perfor-mances that is independent from N-terminal brain natriuretic pro-peptide.

Circulating levels of adropin and diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

ObjectiveAdropin, a newly identified regulatory protein has garnered attention given its potential role in metabolism regulation, especially glucose metabolism and insulin resistance. However, studies on the association between adropin and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are equivocal. The aim of this study is to assess the association between serum adropin levels and T2DM using a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.MethodsPubMed, Scopus, ISI Web of science, and Google Scholar were searched, up to August 2022, for studies that reported the association between serum levels of adropin in adults with T2DM compared to a control group without diabetes. A random-effect model was used to compute the pooled weighted mean difference (WMD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI).ResultsMeta-analysis of 15 studies (n = 2813 participants) revealed that the serum adropin concentrations were significantly lower in patients with T2DM compared with the control group (WMD= -0.60 ng/mL, 95% CI: -0.70 to -0.49; I2 = 99.5%). Subgroup analysis also found lower concentration of adropin in patients with T2DM who were otherwise healthy compared to a control group (n = 9; WMD=-0.04 ng/ml, 95% CI= -0.06 to -0.01, p = 0.002; I2 = 96.4).ConclusionsOur study showed adropin levels are lower in patients with diabetes compared to a control group without diabetes. However, the limitations of observational studies challenge the validity of the results, and further investigations are needed to confirm the veracity of these findings and additionally explore possible mechanisms.

Beneficial effects of statins on adropin level in patients with arterial hypertension

Introduction. Adropin is a new secretory hormone that takes part in the regulation of energy homeostasis. Hormone is known to have positive effects on endothelial cell proliferation and prevention of atherosclerosis, and low adropin level may be a risk factor and potential predictor of atherosclerosis. Arterial hypertension (AH), which remains one of the most common somatic pathologies among middle-aged and older people, plays an important role in predicting cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. A number of medications that are used as antihypertensive therapy contribute to an increase in the content of adropin. At the same time there are not enough studies on the effect of statins on the content of adropin.
 Aim of the study.To investigate the effects of statins on adropin level in patients with AH.
 Material and methods. 70 patients with hypertension aged 62,1 ± 9,9 years were examined. They were divided into 2 groups: 1 group – patients with AH, overweight and obesity who did not take statins (n=40); group 2 – persons with AH, overweight and obesity who took statins (n=30). All individuals underwent determination of basic indicators of biochemical blood analysis, lipid profile (total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), triglycerides (TG), atherogenicity ratio). The level of adropin was determined by enzyme immunoassay (Finetest Elisa Kit) in blood serum.
 Results. Systolic blood pressure (BP) was significantly higher in group 1 individuals (p<0.05), while diastolic BP remained unchanged (p>0.05). Among patients who took statins, a significantly lower level of TC, LDL, atherogenicity ratio (p<0.01), HDL (p<0.05) was found, while the level of TG remained unchanged.
 Taking statins and achieving the target level of LDL improves the prognosis of patients with cardiovascular pathology, as evidenced by a significant increase in the content of adropin in blood serum in patients of the 2nd group. In women who took statins, a direct correlation was found between the level of adropin and HDL (r=0.609; p<0.05).
 Conclusions. Taking statins is associated with significantly higher levels of adropin in patients with AH compared to individuals who did not take these drugs. A direct correlation was noted between the level of adropin and HDL in women who took statins. Statins effectively reduce atherogenic fractions of cholesterol and help to increase the concentration of adropin in blood serum.

Adropin and risk factors of arterial hypertension in patients with excess body weight and obesity

Introduction. Adropin is a hormone that is involved in the pathogenesis of arterial hypertension (AH) and diseases of the cardiovascular system and energy homeostasis, in particular, it reduces insulin resistance by controlling glucose synthesis in the liver. Aim. To investigate the level of adropin and its interaction with risk factors for AH in overweight and obese patients. Materials and methods. 70 patients with AH and overweight or obesity aged 62.4 ± 10.4 years were examined. 10 practically healthy people were selected for the control group. The level of adropin was determined by enzyme immunoassay (Finetest Elisa Kit) in blood serum. The inclusion criteria for participation in the study were: age of patients 40–75 years; arterial hypertension; BMI > 25 kg/m2. Results. It was established that the average level of adropin in patients with AH and comorbid obesity or excess body weight (n = 70) was 775.5 ± 311.7 pg/ml, which is significantly lower than the content of this peptide in practically healthy individuals (n = 10), which was 1084.6 ± 110.2 pg/ml (p < 0.01). A tendency towards a decrease in the level of the hormone in men was noted. It is probably associated with a much higher prevalence of smoking among this category of people, since when assessing the factors contributing to the development of AH and worsening its prognosis, a significant decrease in adropin was found in persons with a history of smoking (p < 0.01). In obese patients (BMI > 30 kg/m2), the level of adropin was significantly lower (p < 0.05), as well as in individuals with blood pressure > 150/90 mm Hg (p > 0.05). Conclusions. The level of serum adropin is significantly reduced in persons with AH and overweight and obesity compared to practically healthy persons. Factors contributing to a decrease in peptide concentration include smoking, obesity, and elevated blood glucose levels. Blood pressure indicators are not critical for changes in blood hormone concentration, which is probably due to medications used to treat AH.

Improved blood pressure and flow-mediated dilatation via increased plasma adropin and nitrate/nitrite induced by high-intensity interval training in patients with type 2 diabetes.

What is the central question of this study? Exercise training increases adropin and nitrite/nitrate (NOx) plasma levels in middle-aged and older healthy people. We hypothesized that high-intensity interval training may improve blood pressure and flow-mediated dilatation through the effects of adropin and NOx in patients of this age with type 2 diabetes. What is the main finding and its importance? High-intensity interval training may be more effective than moderate-intensity continuous training in improving endothelial function, blood pressure and flow-mediated dilatation through its effects on adropin and NOx in patients with type 2 diabetes. Adropin is a newly identified bioactive protein that is important in energy hemostasis and vascular endothelial function. Lower levels of adropin in patients with type 2 diabetes are related to coronary atherosclerosis, characterized by impaired flow-mediated dilatation (FMD). The purpose of the present study was to investigate FMD and plasma levels of adropin and nitrite/nitrate (NOx) in patients with type 2 diabetes at baseline and follow-up after 12weeks of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) or moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT). Sixty-six persons with type 2 diabetes were divided into HIIT, MICT, and control groups. The HIIT group intervention was 12 intervals (1.5min) at 85-90% maximal heart rate (HRmax ) separated by 2min at 55-60% HRmax in three sessions per week for 12weeks. MICT training consisted of 42min of cycling at 70% HRmax . Before and after the intervention, FMD was recorded with high-resolution Doppler ultrasound. Plasma levels of adropin and NOx were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. After training FMD was significantly higher in the MICT and HIIT groups compared to the control group (P<0.05). Plasma levels of adropin and NOx were higher in both exercise groups, but the increase was greater in the HIIT group (P<0.01). Peak oxygen consumption was increased after exercise training in both groups compared to the control group (P<0.01). Percentage FMD showed a positive correlation with plasma levels of adropin and NOx (both P<0.01), and a negative correlation with diastolic blood pressure (r=-0.530, P=0.035) and systolic blood pressure (r=-0.606, P=0.013) in the HIIT group. The results indicate that HIIT improved FMD whilst increasing adropin, NOx and peak oxygen consumption. Increased plasma levels of adropin may contribute, in part, to blood pressure reduction by increasing nitric oxide production.

Serum Adropin as a Potential Biomarker for Predicting the Development of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Individuals With Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease.

Background: Adropin, a peptide translated from the Energy Homeostasis Associated gene (ENHO), was mainly expressed in the liver and was a regulator in metabolic and energy homeostasis. This study aims to investigate the correlation between adropin and histological characteristics of the liver, and the clinical relevance of adropin in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD).Methods: A total of 62 subjects, including 32 healthy controls and 30 MAFLD patients, were enrolled in this case-control study. The MAFLD patients were further divided into two subgroups, including NGT-M group and T2DM-M group. Serum adropin levels, metabolic parameters and intrahepatic lipids, the liver ENHO mRNA expressions and histological characteristics were investigated.Results: MAFLD patients showed significantly lower circulating adropin compared with healthy controls (2.02 ± 2.92 vs. 5.52 ± 0.65 ng/mL, P < 0.0001). Subgroup analysis exhibited dramatically declined serum adropin levels in T2DM-M patients compared with NGT-M group (0.51 ± 0.73 vs. 4.00 ± 3.52 ng/mL, P < 0.001). H&E and Oil Red O staining show exacerbated steatohepatitis in T2DM-M patients in contrast with NGT-M group. Furthermore, serum adropin concentrations were negatively correlated with intrahepatic triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), and NAFLD activity score (NAS) (TG: r = −0.495; TC: r = −0.392; NAS: r = −0.451; all P < 0.05).Conclusions: MAFLD patients showed significantly lower adropin levels than the healthy controls, especially in T2DM patients. Adropin maybe a potential biomarker for predicting the development of MAFLD, especially in T2DM individuals.

The Clinical Value of Serum Adropin Level in Early Detection of Diabetic Nephropathy

Background/Aims: Adropin is a metabolic hormone secreted by the liver, brain, and many peripheral tissues and is involved in energy homeostasis and insulin sensitivity. Some reports have indicated a significant decrease in serum adropin levels in type 2 diabetic patients. However, the significance of a decline in adropin level in early detection of diabetic nephropathy (DN) remains to be clarified. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the serum levels of adropin in patients with type 2 diabetes with and without nephropathy. Methods: A total of 135 unrelated subjects (including 45 diabetic patients with nephropathy, 45 without nephropathy, and 45 healthy controls) were enrolled in this study. Fasting venous blood samples were collected from all patients. Serum adropin levels of all cases were analyzed by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method. The correlations of serum adropin levels with anthropometric and biochemistry variables were determined. Logistic regression was performed to assess the association of adropin with odds of nephropathy. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was obtained to explore the optimum serum adropin concentration in distinguishing diabetic patients with and without nephropathy. Results: Diabetic patients with nephropathy showed lower serum adropin levels than those in patients without nephropathy and healthy controls (p < 0.001). Pearson correlation analysis indicated that serum adropin was negatively correlated with BMI, FBS, HbA1c, blood urea, creatinine, LDL, and ACR and positively correlated with HDL and albumin. Logistic regression analysis showed that serum adropin was correlated with decreased risk of developing diabetic nephropathy. Moreover, in ROC analysis, at cutoff value 3.20 (mg/dL) with an AUC = 0.830, adropin had 80% sensitivity and 60% specificity for distinguishing the diabetic nephropathy. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that decreased level of adropin is associated with renal dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Serum adropin concentrations may be used as a biomarker for early detection of diabetic nephropathy.

Serum Adropin Levels Are Reduced in Adult Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Objectives: Adropin is a novel marker of metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance. The aim of this study was to explore the association of serum adropin levels with hepatosteatosis among adult patients. Materials and Methods: Serum biochemical parameters including liver and renal function tests, insulin levels, and serum adropin levels were compared between adult patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and healthy control cases. Results: A total of 51 patients with a mean age of 37.9 ± 9.96 years diagnosed with grade 2–3 hepatosteatosis and 30 healthy control cases with a mean age of 34.8 ± 9.5 years were included in the study. Serum adropin levels in the NAFLD group were statistically significantly lower than in the control cases (588.4 ± 261.0 vs. 894.2 ± 301.2, respectively; p < 0.001). The study participants were further subdivided into 2 groups as patients with (n = 35) or without (n = 46) insulin resistance using the serum homeostatic model of assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). Serum adropin levels were statistically significantly lower in patients with insulin resistance (p < 0.01). There was a negative correlation between adropin levels and serum insulin, HOMA-IR, urea, gamma-glutamyl transferase, total cholesterol, and triglyceride levels. Conclusion: We observed a decrease in serum adropin levels among adult patients with NAFLD. We also found lower levels of serum adropin in patients with insulin resistance, supporting previous data in the literature. Studies investigating the association of adropin levels with other inflammatory parameters are warranted to define its exact role in the pathogenesis of hepatosteatosis.

Plasma Adropin as a Potential Marker Predicting Obesity and Obesity-associated Cancer in Korean Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

BackgroundType 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cancer are serious health problems worldwide, and their prevalences have been on the rise in recent years. It has been reported that adropin plays an important role in the development of T2DM, oxidative stress, inflammation, and obesity. However, there is limited information available on T2DM from human studies, especially for the Korean population. In this study, we aimed to investigate the correlation between adropin levels and obesity of Korean T2DM patients.MethodsThirty-six T2DM patients were recruited for this study. The participants were further classified into female (n = 12) and male (n = 24). Their body composition, metabolic parameters, inflammatory factors, and oxidative stress were measured.ResultsThe severity of obesity is more manifested in male than in female. Plasma triglyceride (TG) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels of male were significantly higher than female. The plasma adropin and adiponectin level of female was significantly higher than male. The body weight, body mass index (BMI), body fat mass were negatively correlated with the plasma adropin level in female, whereas adropin has positive correlation with adiponectin in female. The hs-CRP was negatively correlated with the plasma adropin level in female and male. malondialdehyde, reactive oxidative species, and TNF-α was not significantly correlated with adropin in patients with T2DM.ConclusionsThese findings suggest that adropin may be more used as a biomarker for predicting the risk of obesity and inflammation in Korean patients with T2DM, especially women.

Afamin and adropin in patients with alcohol-induced liver cirrhosis.

The aim of the study was to determine serum concentrations of afamin and adropin in patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis and to define their correlation with the stage of disease. The study included 99 patients with alcoholic cirrhosis from the region of Lublin, (Eastern Poland). Liver cirrhosis was diagnosed based on clinical features, history of heavy alcohol consumption, laboratory tests and abdominal ultrasonography. The control group consisted of 20 healthy individuals without liver disease who did not abuse alcohol. The serum afamin and adropin concentrations were determined using ELISA kits. The concentration of afamin was found to be significantly lower in patients with compensated alcoholic liver cirrhosis, i.e. P-Ch B (85.1±40.6 μg/ml) and P-Ch C (56.4±32.3 μg/ml) individuals, compared to the control group (135.9±43.6 μg/ml); p-value was <0.01 and <0.001, respectively. As far as adropin is concerned, a reverse relationship was demonstrated: the highest concentration was found in patients with P-Ch C (11.7±5.7 ng/ml) cirrhosis. Furthermore, the above concentration was significantly higher compared to patients with P-Ch A cirrhosis (7.2±2.8 ng/ml; p<0.05) and controls (7.5±2.6 ng/ml; p<0.05). The concentration of afamin decreases with the severity of alcoholic liver cirrhosis, which most likely results from impaired hepatic synthesis. Otherwise, the higher the stage of disease according to the Child-Pugh score, the higher the concentration of adropin.

A novel biomarker in patients with knee osteoarthritis: adropin.

Adropin is newly discovered peptide hormone. Osteoarthritis (OA) is a kind of joint disease characterized by progressive joint cartilage loss and joint pain. The present study was carried out to investigate adropin and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) levels and the relationship between adropin in patients with knee OA classified by Kellgren-Lawrence (KL). A total of 60 knee OA patients and 30 healthy controls were included in this study. KL grading was carried out using the radiographic findings. Demographic characteristics and laboratory parameters were recorded. Adropin and TNF-α levels were determined by using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Adropin level was lower in the knee OA patients compared with the healthy controls (p < 0.001), whereas TNF-α level was higher (p < 0.001). Adropin level was negatively correlated with TNF-α level, blood white blood cell (WBC) count, and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR). However, there was a significant decrease in adropin level and an increase in TNF-α level parallel to the increase in the KL grade. In addition, serum adropin level was found to be significantly lower in KL grade 1 groups compared with healthy controls (p < 0.01). There was a decrease in adropin level parallel to the increase in the body mass index (BMI), and there was a statistically significant decrease in adropin level in knee OA patients higher than BMI > 30 (p < 0.01). Mean NLR of KL grade 4 was significantly increased compared with other grades (p < 0.05). The consequence of the present study suggested that serum adropin level could be used as a new biomarker indicating the early grade of knee OA.

Elevated Serum Levels of Adropin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and its Association with Insulin Resistance

Evidence suggests a hormone peptide named adropin, is involved in lipid metabolism, insulin resistance, and obesity. However, its role in pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is still unclear in humans. Therefore, we investigated whether adropin levels are altered in T2DM patients, and evaluated its association with diabetes- related parameters. Men with T2DM (n=40) and age-matched healthy men (n=40) were participated in case-control study. Serum adropin levels were determined by ELISA. Adropin levels were found to be significantly (p=0.004) higher in T2DM patients (median=2.5ng/ml; interquartile range=1.28ng/ml) compared to healthy controls (Median=1.9ng/ml; interquartile range =0.6ng/ml). Adropin was inversely correlated with FBG (Spearman's rho= -0.335; p=0.017) in T2DM patients and was also negatively correlated with HOMA-IR (Spearman's rho= -0.391; p=0.024). Adropin i‚³ 2.25 ng/ml was the best cut-off point to differentiate T2DM patients from healthy controls (sensitivity= 57.5%; specificity= 82.5%; positive predictive value=76.67%; negative predictive value=66%). We showed that T2DM patients have higher adropin levels, and serum level of adropin is inversely associated with insulin resistance; therefore indicating a close association between adropin and T2DM. However, further studies are necessary to establish the role of adropin in diabetes.

Microalbuminuria by concentration serum and urine levels of adropin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Microalbuminuria by concentration serum and urine levels of adropin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus