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Article Type

Original Research

Authors

Papi   M. (1)
Nezhadali   M. (*)
Alinezhad   (2)






(*) Department of Biology, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr, Iran
(1) Department of Biology, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr, Iran
(2) Department of Medical, Tehran Medical Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

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Address: Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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ma_nejadali@yahoo.com

Article History

Received:   July  1, 2018
Accepted:   September 11, 2018
ePublished:   September 29, 2018

ABSTRACT

Aims Obesity is a major public health problem in developed and even in developing countries worldwide. Visfatin is a protein secreted by the visceral fat tissue that regulates insulin sensitivity. It seems to modulate insulin sensitivity and appear to play an important role in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance, diabetes, dyslipidemia and obesity. The aim of this study was to determine visfatin serum concentration in overweight/obese subjects and its relationship with obesity and insulin resistance.
Materials & Methods This case-control study was performed on 93 individuals with BMI≥25 as case group, and 80 individuals with BMI<25 as control group in Military Hospital in Tehran. Anthropometric measures and metabolic parameters were obtained. Fasting insulin and visfatin were measured, using the Mercodia ELISA kit. The data were analyzed by SPSS 19 software.
Findings Plasma visfatin levels fasting glucose, insulin, insulin resistance were significantly higher in obese subjects compared to the control group (p<0.05). Also, there was a significant relationship between serum visfatin level and body mass index (BMI) and fasting blood glucose in group with BMI≥25. No relationship was found between visfatin and insulin resistance (p=0.05).
Conclusion Visfatin is associated with BMI and impaired metabolism glucose, but not with insulin resistance.


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