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Serum leptin levels correlate with interleukin‐6 levels and disease activity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Authors
 M‐C. Park  ;  S‐W. Lee  ;  S‐K. Lee  ;  Y‐B. Park  ;  S‐T. Choi 
Citation
 SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY, Vol.36(2) : 101-106, 2007 
Journal Title
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
ISSN
 0300-9742 
Issue Date
2007
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
To determine whether serum leptin levels are elevated in men with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and whether the levels correlate with serum cytokine profiles and disease activity of AS.
METHODS:
Forty-two male patients with newly diagnosed AS were enrolled. Their Bath AS Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), body mass index (BMI), and acute phase reactants, such as erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, were assessed. Serum leptin levels were determined using radioimmunoassay (RIA) and serum cytokine profiles, including tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, interleukin (IL)-6, and interferon (IFN)-gamma, were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). These results were compared with those from 42 age-matched healthy men. After a follow-up period of 31.0+/-20.1 months, clinical and biochemical variables were reassessed in the men with AS.
RESULTS:
At baseline, patients with AS had significantly elevated serum levels of leptin, leptin adjusted for BMI (leptin/BMI), TNFalpha, and IL-6, but not IFN-gamma, as compared to the controls. Serum leptin/BMI levels correlated well with IL-6 levels, and both leptin/BMI and IL-6 levels correlated well with BASDAI and CRP levels in patients with AS. The changes in leptin/BMI and IL-6 levels between the baseline and follow-up measurements correlated well with one another (p<0.05) and both correlated well with the changes in BASDAI (p<0.05).
CONCLUSION:
Serum leptin/BMI levels were increased and significantly associated with IL-6 levels and disease activity in men with AS, suggesting a possible role for leptin in the inflammatory reactions of AS.
Full Text
http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03009740600991760
DOI
10.1080/03009740600991760
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Park, Min Chan(박민찬) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1189-7637
Park, Yong Beom(박용범)
Lee, Sang-Won(이상원) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8038-3341
Lee, Soo Kon(이수곤)
Choi, Sang Tae(최상태)
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/97350
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