1. Fatty acid-binding protein-4 as a biomarker predicting acromegaly-associated diabetes mellitus
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Ilknur Ozturk Unsal, Murat Calapkulu, Sema Hepsen, Pinar Akhanli, Davut Sakiz, Erman Cakal, Muhammed Erkam Sencar, Seyit Murat Bayram, Mustafa Ozbek, Hakan Duger, and Bekir Ucan
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medicine.medical_specialty ,FABP-4 ,Adipokine ,Carbohydrate metabolism ,Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins ,Gastroenterology ,Article ,Prediabetic State ,Insulin resistance ,Internal medicine ,Diabetes mellitus ,Acromegaly ,medicine ,Humans ,Prediabetes ,Glycemic ,business.industry ,adipokin ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Case-Control Studies ,diabetes mellitus ,Biomarker (medicine) ,lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins) ,business ,Biomarkers - Abstract
Background/aim The known pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus (DM) in acromegaly is mainly based on growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) excess. Fatty acid-binding protein 4 (FABP-4), a novel adipokine, is found to induce insulin resistance and type 2 DM. We aimed to investigate the possible effect of FABP-4 on glucose metabolism in patients with acromegaly. Materials and methods This case-control study included 28 patients newly diagnosed with acromegaly and 57 healthy volunteers. The patients with acromegaly were classified according to their glycemic status as with DM, prediabetes, and normal glucose tolerance. Anthropometric measurements, laboratory test results, and FABP-4 levels of the subjects were evaluated. Results Although no difference was observed in FABP-4 levels between acromegaly and control groups, the FABP-4 level was higher in the patients with acromegaly having DM compared to the patients with acromegaly having prediabetes and NGT, and the control group (p = 0.004, p = 0.001, p = 0.004, respectively). Logistic regression analysis suggested that the FABP-4 is an independent predictor of DM in acromegaly (β = 7.382, OR = 38.96, 95% CI: 1.52-5.76, p = 0.018). Conclusion The FABP-4 may be a helpful predictor of acromegaly-associated DM.
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- 2021