Afamin Levels and Their Correlation with Oxidative and Lipid Parameters in Non-diabetic, Obese Patients

Juhász, Imre; Ujfalusi, Szilvia; Seres, Ildikó; Lőrincz, Hajnalka; Varga, Viktória Evelin; Paragh, György; Somodi, Sándor; Harangi, Mariann; Paragh, György

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Afamin Levels and Their Correlation with Oxidative and Lipid Parameters in Non-diabetic, Obese Patients

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Viktória Evelin Varga

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Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary

Doctoral School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary

Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary

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Department of Dermatology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA

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Department of Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA

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Academic Editors: Jordi Camps, Jorge Joven and Natalia G. Vallianou

Biomolecules 2022, 12(1), 116; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12010116

Received: 6 December 2021 / Revised: 7 January 2022 / Accepted: 10 January 2022 / Published: 12 January 2022

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biomarkers in Non-Communicable Diseases)

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Background: Afamin is a liver-produced bioactive protein and features α- and γ-tocopherol binding sites. Afamin levels are elevated in metabolic syndrome and obesity and correlate well with components of metabolic syndrome. Afamin concentrations, correlations between afamin and vitamin E, afamin and lipoprotein subfractions in non-diabetic, obese patients have not been fully examined. Methods: Fifty non-diabetic, morbidly obese patients and thirty-two healthy, normal-weight individuals were involved in our study. The afamin concentrations were measured by ELISA. Lipoprotein subfractions were determined with gel electrophoresis. Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry was used to measure α- and γ tocopherol levels. Results: Afamin concentrations were significantly higher in the obese patients compared to the healthy control (70.4 ± 12.8 vs. 47.6 ± 8.5 μg/mL, p < 0.001). Positive correlations were found between afamin and fasting glucose, HbA1c, hsCRP, triglyceride, and oxidized LDL level, as well as the amount and ratio of small HDL subfractions. Negative correlations were observed between afamin and mean LDL size, as well as the amount and ratio of large HDL subfractions. After multiple regression analysis, HbA1c levels and small HDL turned out to be independent predictors of afamin. Conclusions: Afamin may be involved in the development of obesity-related oxidative stress via the development of insulin resistance and not by affecting α- and γ-tocopherol levels. View Full-Text

Keywords: obesity; insulin resistance; afamin; HDL subfractions; vitamin E

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Juhász, I.; Ujfalusi, S.; Seres, I.; Lőrincz, H.; Varga, V.E.; Paragh, G., Jr.; Somodi, S.; Harangi, M.; Paragh, G. Afamin Levels and Their Correlation with Oxidative and Lipid Parameters in Non-diabetic, Obese Patients. Biomolecules 2022, 12, 116. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12010116

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Juhász I, Ujfalusi S, Seres I, Lőrincz H, Varga VE, Paragh G Jr., Somodi S, Harangi M, Paragh G. Afamin Levels and Their Correlation with Oxidative and Lipid Parameters in Non-diabetic, Obese Patients. Biomolecules. 2022; 12(1):116. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12010116

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Juhász, Imre, Szilvia Ujfalusi, Ildikó Seres, Hajnalka Lőrincz, Viktória Evelin Varga, György Paragh Jr., Sándor Somodi, Mariann Harangi, and György Paragh. 2022. "Afamin Levels and Their Correlation with Oxidative and Lipid Parameters in Non-diabetic, Obese Patients" Biomolecules 12, no. 1: 116. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12010116

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