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Increased LRG1 Levels in Overweight and Obese Adolescents and Its Association with Obesity Markers, Including Leptin, Chemerin, and High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein

Leucine-rich α-2 glycoprotein1 (LRG1) is a member of the leucine-rich repeat (LRR) family that is implicated in multiple diseases, including cancer, aging, and heart failure, as well as diabetes and obesity. LRG1 plays a key role in diet-induced hepatosteatosis and insulin resistance by mediating th...

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Autores principales: Alhammad, Rashed, Abu-Farha, Mohamed, Hammad, Maha M., Thanaraj, Thangavel Alphonse, Channanath, Arshad, Alam-Eldin, Nada, Al-Sabah, Reem, Shaban, Lemia, Alduraywish, Abdulrahman, Al-Mulla, Fahd, Rahman, Abdur, Abubaker, Jehad
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9369195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35955698
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23158564
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author Alhammad, Rashed
Abu-Farha, Mohamed
Hammad, Maha M.
Thanaraj, Thangavel Alphonse
Channanath, Arshad
Alam-Eldin, Nada
Al-Sabah, Reem
Shaban, Lemia
Alduraywish, Abdulrahman
Al-Mulla, Fahd
Rahman, Abdur
Abubaker, Jehad
author_facet Alhammad, Rashed
Abu-Farha, Mohamed
Hammad, Maha M.
Thanaraj, Thangavel Alphonse
Channanath, Arshad
Alam-Eldin, Nada
Al-Sabah, Reem
Shaban, Lemia
Alduraywish, Abdulrahman
Al-Mulla, Fahd
Rahman, Abdur
Abubaker, Jehad
author_sort Alhammad, Rashed
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description Leucine-rich α-2 glycoprotein1 (LRG1) is a member of the leucine-rich repeat (LRR) family that is implicated in multiple diseases, including cancer, aging, and heart failure, as well as diabetes and obesity. LRG1 plays a key role in diet-induced hepatosteatosis and insulin resistance by mediating the crosstalk between adipocytes and hepatocytes. LRG1 also promotes hepatosteatosis by upregulating de novo lipogenesis in the liver and suppressing fatty acid β-oxidation. In this study, we investigated the association of LRG1 with obesity markers, including leptin and other adipokines in adolescents (11–14 years; n = 425). BMI-for-age classification based on WHO growth charts was used to define obesity. Plasma LRG1 was measured by ELISA, while other markers were measured by multiplexing assay. Median (IQR) of LRG1 levels was higher in obese (30 (25, 38) µg/mL) and overweight (30 (24, 39) µg/mL) adolescents, compared to normal-weight participants (27 (22, 35) µg/mL). The highest tertile of LRG1 had an OR [95% CI] of 2.55 [1.44, 4.53] for obesity. LRG1 was positively correlated to plasma levels of high sensitivity c-reactive protein (HsCRP) (ρ = 0.2), leptin (ρ = 0.2), and chemerin (ρ = 0.24) with p < 0.001. Additionally, it was positively associated with plasma level of IL6 (ρ = 0.17) and IL10 (ρ = 0.14) but not TNF-α. In conclusion, LRG1 levels are increased in obese adolescents and are associated with increased levels of adipogenic markers. These results suggest the usefulness of LRG1 as an early biomarker for obesity and its related pathologies in adolescents.
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spelling pubmed-93691952022-08-12 Increased LRG1 Levels in Overweight and Obese Adolescents and Its Association with Obesity Markers, Including Leptin, Chemerin, and High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Alhammad, Rashed Abu-Farha, Mohamed Hammad, Maha M. Thanaraj, Thangavel Alphonse Channanath, Arshad Alam-Eldin, Nada Al-Sabah, Reem Shaban, Lemia Alduraywish, Abdulrahman Al-Mulla, Fahd Rahman, Abdur Abubaker, Jehad Int J Mol Sci Article Leucine-rich α-2 glycoprotein1 (LRG1) is a member of the leucine-rich repeat (LRR) family that is implicated in multiple diseases, including cancer, aging, and heart failure, as well as diabetes and obesity. LRG1 plays a key role in diet-induced hepatosteatosis and insulin resistance by mediating the crosstalk between adipocytes and hepatocytes. LRG1 also promotes hepatosteatosis by upregulating de novo lipogenesis in the liver and suppressing fatty acid β-oxidation. In this study, we investigated the association of LRG1 with obesity markers, including leptin and other adipokines in adolescents (11–14 years; n = 425). BMI-for-age classification based on WHO growth charts was used to define obesity. Plasma LRG1 was measured by ELISA, while other markers were measured by multiplexing assay. Median (IQR) of LRG1 levels was higher in obese (30 (25, 38) µg/mL) and overweight (30 (24, 39) µg/mL) adolescents, compared to normal-weight participants (27 (22, 35) µg/mL). The highest tertile of LRG1 had an OR [95% CI] of 2.55 [1.44, 4.53] for obesity. LRG1 was positively correlated to plasma levels of high sensitivity c-reactive protein (HsCRP) (ρ = 0.2), leptin (ρ = 0.2), and chemerin (ρ = 0.24) with p < 0.001. Additionally, it was positively associated with plasma level of IL6 (ρ = 0.17) and IL10 (ρ = 0.14) but not TNF-α. In conclusion, LRG1 levels are increased in obese adolescents and are associated with increased levels of adipogenic markers. These results suggest the usefulness of LRG1 as an early biomarker for obesity and its related pathologies in adolescents. MDPI 2022-08-02 /pmc/articles/PMC9369195/ /pubmed/35955698 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23158564 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
spellingShingle Article
Alhammad, Rashed
Abu-Farha, Mohamed
Hammad, Maha M.
Thanaraj, Thangavel Alphonse
Channanath, Arshad
Alam-Eldin, Nada
Al-Sabah, Reem
Shaban, Lemia
Alduraywish, Abdulrahman
Al-Mulla, Fahd
Rahman, Abdur
Abubaker, Jehad
Increased LRG1 Levels in Overweight and Obese Adolescents and Its Association with Obesity Markers, Including Leptin, Chemerin, and High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein
title Increased LRG1 Levels in Overweight and Obese Adolescents and Its Association with Obesity Markers, Including Leptin, Chemerin, and High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein
title_full Increased LRG1 Levels in Overweight and Obese Adolescents and Its Association with Obesity Markers, Including Leptin, Chemerin, and High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein
title_fullStr Increased LRG1 Levels in Overweight and Obese Adolescents and Its Association with Obesity Markers, Including Leptin, Chemerin, and High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein
title_full_unstemmed Increased LRG1 Levels in Overweight and Obese Adolescents and Its Association with Obesity Markers, Including Leptin, Chemerin, and High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein
title_short Increased LRG1 Levels in Overweight and Obese Adolescents and Its Association with Obesity Markers, Including Leptin, Chemerin, and High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein
title_sort increased lrg1 levels in overweight and obese adolescents and its association with obesity markers, including leptin, chemerin, and high sensitivity c-reactive protein
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9369195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35955698
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23158564
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