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BACKGROUND:Inflammation is believed to link obesity to insulin resistance, as in the setting of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is a soluble protein that seems to exert proatherogenic and prodiabetogenic effects. This study aims at determining OPG levels in MetS and whether OPG might contribute to MetS development and progression. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:Circulating OPG was measured in 46 patients with MetS and 63 controls, and was found significantly elevated in those with MetS. In addition, circulating and tissue OPG was significantly increased in high-fat diet (HFD) fed C57BL6 mice, which is one of the animal models for the study of MetS. To evaluate the consequences of OPG elevation, we delivered this protein to C57BL6 mice, finding that it promoted systemic and adipose tissue proinflammatory changes in association with metabolic abnormalities. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE:These data suggest that OPG may trigger adipose tissue proinflammatory changes in MetS/HFD-induced obesity.
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Mol Cell Endocrinoljournal_title
Molecular and cellular endocrinologyauthors
Bernardi S,Fabris B,Thomas M,Toffoli B,Tikellis C,Candido R,Catena C,Mulatero P,Barbone F,Radillo O,Zauli G,Secchiero Pdoi
10.1016/j.mce.2014.06.004subject
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2014-08-25 00:00:00pages
13-20issue
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0303-7207issn
1872-8057pii
S0303-7207(14)00178-6journal_volume
394pub_type
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