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Serum asymmetric dimethylarginine, apelin, and tumor necrosis factor-α levels in non-obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Authors
 Young Sik Choi  ;  Hyo In Yang  ;  SiHyun Cho  ;  Ji Ann Jung  ;  Young Eun Jeon  ;  Hye Yeon Kim  ;  Seok Kyo Seo  ;  Byung Seok Lee 
Citation
 STEROIDS, Vol.77(13) : 1352-1358, 2012 
Journal Title
STEROIDS
ISSN
 0039-128X 
Issue Date
2012
Keywords
Asymmetric dimethylarginine ; Apelin ; Tumor necrosis factor-α ; Hyperandrogenism ; Cardiovascular disease ; Polycystic ovary syndrome
Abstract
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with multiple risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), including insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. In addition, hyperandrogenism may contribute to the pathogenesis of CVD, independent of obesity and insulin resistance. We investigated serum levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), apelin, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α as CVD risk markers and their relationship with hyperandrogenism in non-obese women with PCOS. In this study were included 82 non-obese women with PCOS and 33 controls. Women with PCOS were further divided into two groups: women with hyperandrogenism (HA-PCOS, n=37) and those without hyperandrogenism (NA-PCOS, n=45). Serum ADMA, apelin, and TNF-α levels were compared among the three groups and their relationship with hyperandrogenism was evaluated. Serum ADMA levels were significantly higher in the HA-PCOS group than in the NA-PCOS and control groups (0.45 ± 0.09 vs. 0.38 ± 0.08 vs. 0.40 ± 0.07; P<0.0005). Serum TNF-α levels were significantly higher among women with PCOS compared with controls (2.91 ± 1.25 vs. 1.74 ± 0.77; P<0.001) and in the HA-PCOS group compared with the NA-PCOS group (3.21 ± 1.24 vs. 2.60 ± 1.24; P<0.0001). Both PCOS groups had significantly lower serum apelin levels compared with controls (1.31 ± 0.54 vs. 1.16 ± 0.34 vs. 2.78 ± 1.10; P<0.0001). ADMA and TNF-α were positively correlated with total testosterone (r=0.219, P=0.022; r=0.332, P<0.001, respectively) and free androgen index (r=0.287, P=0.002; r=0.289, P=0.002, respectively), whereas apelin was negatively correlated with these parameters (r=-0.362, P<0.001; r=-0.251, P=0.008). These findings may indicate that non-obese women with PCOS are at an increased risk for CVD, which is further aggravated by hyperandrogenism.
Full Text
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0039128X12002334
DOI
10.1016/j.steroids.2012.08.005
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology (산부인과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Hye Yeon(김혜연)
Seo, Seok Kyo(서석교) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3404-0484
Lee, Byung Seok(이병석) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6001-2079
Jeon, Young Eun(전영은)
Jung, Ji Ann(정지안)
Cho, Si Hyun(조시현) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2718-6645
Choi, Young Sik(최영식) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1157-4822
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/91882
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