• Neonatal Medicine
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.49-58
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• 2011

목적: 임신성 당뇨는 임신의 흔한 합병증 중의 하나이며 임신 성 당뇨 산모의 아기는 정상 산모의 아기에 비해서 체지방률이 높다. Adiponectin은 인슐린 민감성 조직에서 당과 지방 대사를 조절하는 중요한 물질이며, insulin-like growth factor(IGF)-I은 출생 전후기에 성장을 조절하는 중요한 내분비 조절물질로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 임신성 당뇨 산모의 아기에서 제대혈 adiponectin과 IGF-I 수치와 태아 성장과의 관계 및 인슐린 저항성에 대해서 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 임신성 당뇨 이외에 임신과 관련된 기타 합병증이 동반되지 않은 산모에서 태어난 아기(임신성 당뇨군, N=53)와 정상산모에서 태어난 아기(대조군, N=101)의 제대혈 adiponectin과 IGF-I 수치를 비교하였다. 신생아는 출생 체중에 따라 부당경량아(N=26), 적정체중아(N=97), 부당중량아(N=31)로 세분하였다. 제대혈 adiponectin, IGF-I 농도와 산모의 나이, 분만력, 임신 전 체질량지수, 공복 혈당 및 75 g 경구당부하검사, 임신 중산모 체중 증가, 태아-태반 무게비, 출생시 재태연령, 아기의 성별, 출생체중, 출생신장과의 관계를 비교하였다. 결과: 대조군보다 임신성 당뇨군에서 제대혈 adiponectin의평균이 의미 있게 낮았다(P<0.001). 임신성 당뇨군에서는 부당경량아군, 적정체중아군, 부당중량아군 사이의 제대혈 adiponectin 수치에 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았으나(P=0.228),적정체중아군은 대조군의 적정체중아군에 비해 의미 있게 낮은 adiponectin 수치를 보였다(P<0.001). 제대혈 adiponectin은 산모의 임신 전 체질량지수, 공복혈당, 75 g 경부당부하검사와 음의 상관관계를 가졌고, 출생시 재태연령, 출생체중, 제대혈 IGF-I과 양의 상관관계를 가졌다. 다중선형회귀분석에서 75 g 경부당부하검사가 가장 강력한 예측인자로 나왔다. 임신성 당뇨군과 대조군 사이의 제대혈 IGF-I은 의미 있는 차이를 보이지 않았다(P=0.834). 제대혈 IGF-I은 출생체중이 높은 군일수록 의미 있게 높았다(P<0.001). 제대혈 IGF-I은 산모의 연령, 분만력, 출생체중, 출생신장, 제대혈 adiponectin과 유의한 양의 상관관계를 보였고, 이 중에서 출생체중과 분만력이 가장 강력한 예측인자였다. 결론: 산모의 임신성 당뇨는 제대혈 adiponectin을 낮춘다. 제대혈 adiponectin과 IGF-I 모두 출생체중과 연관성을 보였지만 IGF-I이 태아의 성장에 좀 더 직접적인 영향을 미치며, adiponectin은 성장보다는 인슐린 저항성과 더 연관이 있는 것으로 생각된다. 그러므로 임신성 당뇨를 가진 산모에서 태어난 아기는 적정체중아일지라도 생후 성장과 인슐린 저항성의 변화를 추적 관찰하는 것이 중요할 것이다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.384-389
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• 2014

Adiponectin, an adipokine predominantly secreted from adipose tissue, exhibits diverse biological responses, including metabolism of glucose and lipid, and apoptosis in cancer cells. Recently, adiponectin has been shown to modulate autophagy as well. While emerging evidence has demonstrated that autophagy plays a role in the modulation of proliferation and apoptosis of cancer cells, the role of autophagy in apoptosis of cancer cell caused by adiponectin has not been explored. In the present study, we demonstrated that globular adiponectin (gAcrp) induces both apoptosis and autophagy in human hepatoma cell line (HepG2 cells) and breast cancer cells (MCF-7), as evidenced by increase in caspase-3 activity, Bax, microtubule-associated protein light chain 3-II (LC3 II) protein levels, and autophagosome formation. Interestingly, gene silencing of LC3B, an autophagy marker, significantly enhanced gAcrp-induced apoptosis in both HepG2 and MCF-7 cell lines, whereas induction of autophagy by rapamycin, an mTOR inhibitor, significantly prevented gAcrp-induced apoptosis in hepatoma cells HepG2. Furthermore, modulation of autophagy produced similar effects on gAcrp-induced Bax expression in HepG2 cells. These results implicate that induction of autophagy plays a regulatory role in adiponectin-induced apoptosis of cancer cells, and thus inhibition of autophagy would be a novel promising target to enhance the efficiency of cancer cell apoptosis by adiponectin.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.1263-1269
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• 2005

Recently, it was reported that reduction in serum adiponectin levels is correlated with the incidence of breast cancer. As an effort to explain this, we screened various human breast cancer cell lines to identify those in which proliferation is directly controlled by adiponectin. Among the five tested cell lines, proliferation of MDA-MB-231 cancer cell was significantly suppressed by adiponectin within the range of physiological concentration. Furthermore, prolonged adiponectin treatment caused cell growth arrest and even apoptosis of MDA-MB-231. This result is the first to show that adiponectin can directly control cancer cell growth and provides a rationale for the theory that reduction in plasma adiponectin levels could be a risk factor for breast cancer.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.175-185
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• 2010

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the trend of research on intervention using adiponectin and to find the utilization in nursing. Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted. From 2005 to 2009, the articles were searched electronically using the data base with the key words of adiponectin. The criteria for inclusion in review were 1) an randomized clinical trial (RCT), 2) human, 3) English or Korean language. Finally, 89 articles (41 domestic studies, 48 foreign studies) were included in the review. Results: The major findings of this study were as follows: 1) In domestic studies, subjects of obesity were 80.5%, and the most frequently used intervention were exercise (95.1%). 2) In foreign studies, there were interventions for subjects of obesity (55.1%), and diabetes (25.0%). 66.7% of studies were in medicine including 56.3% on medicine/hormone therapy. 3) Adiponectin was significantly increased in 31 domestic studies and 33 foreign studies. Conclusion: It needs to understand the influence of Adiponectin in nursing research and practice. The practical use of Adiponectin has to be considered in a sense that it may help determining the direction of the nursing research to provide more objective evidence for nursing practice.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.1429-1436
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• 2009

Adiponectin is an adipocyte-derived protein that has a regulatory role in energy homeostasis and influences insulin sensitivity. Its effects on glucose utilization and lipid metabolism are mediated by AdipoR1 and AdipoR2. How insulin affects adiponectin gene expression and secretion is still controversial. This study was conducted to determine the expression of adiponectin, AdipRs and $PPAR-\gamma$ during the differentiation of bovine preadipocytes and the effect of insulin on expression of these genes in bovine adipocytes. The bovine preadipocytes started to accumulate lipids three days after differentiation was induced, with increased expression of adiponectin, AdipoR2 and $PPAR-\gamma$ mRNAs. Insulin decreased the expression of adiponectin mRNA in a dose- and time-dependent fashion, and the inhibition was detectable at insulin concentrations as low as 10 nM and as early as 2 h after addition of 100 nM insulin. Insulin also inhibited the expression of AdipoR2 mRNA at concentrations from 1 to 1,000 nM or 24 h after addition of 100 nM insulin, but did not affect the expression of AdipoR1 in bovine adipocytes. Inhibition of PI3K with LY294002 reversed the inhibition of adiponectin and AdipoR2 mRNA expression by insulin. These results suggest that insulin suppresses the expression of adiponectin and AdipoR2 at least partially via the PI3K signal pathway.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권7호
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• pp.4432-4438
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• 2014

청소년층의 비만 증가 추세에 심각성을 고려하여 학생 체육의 활성화를 높이기 위해 음악 줄넘기 운동 프로그램을 실시하여 비만지표로 활용하는 adiponectin과 복부 지방에 어떠한 영향을 주는지 살펴보았다. 남자 중학생 14세~16세 중 건강체력평가에서 기초 체력이 부족한 체력 미달로 판정받고 BMI $25kg/m^2$이상인(실험군 11명, 통제군 12명) 23명을 대상으로 12주간 음악 줄넘기 운동 프로그램을 실시하였다. 집단별 음악줄넘기 운동 프로그램 실시 전과 12주후 adiponectin과 복부 지방을 측정하여 개선정도를 비교하였다. 프로그램 실시 후 체조성의 변화로 BMI가 감소하였으며 음의 상관으로 adiponectin은 유의한 증가를 보였다. 또한 복부 내장지방, 복부 피하지방, 복부 총지방에서도 통계적으로 유의하게 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 비만 청소년에서 음악줄넘기 운동 프로그램 실시는 체질량지수 감소가 동반될 때 adiponectin 증가의 개선을 보이고 복부 지방 또한 긍정적인 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다.

• Annals of dermatology
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.645-652
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• 2018

Background: Adiponectin, an adipokine secreted from adipocytes, affects energy metabolism and also shows anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory properties. Recent studies have reported that adiponectin plays a role in regulating skin inflammation. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of adiponectin on the expression of filaggrin (FLG) in normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEKs). Methods: NHEKs were serum-starved for 6h before being treated with adiponectin. Afterward, cell viability was assessed by MTT assay. We also treated with calcium, interleukin (IL)-4, and IL-13 to provide positive and negative comparative controls, respectively. Gene mRNA expression was quantified using real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, and protein expression was evaluated using Western blot. To evaluate the relationship among mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), activator protein 1 (AP-1), and FLG, we also treated cells with inhibitors for MAPKs JNK, p38, and ERK1/2. Results: FLG and FLG-2 mRNA expression in NHEKs significantly increased after treatment with $10{\mu}g/ml$ adiponectin. Adiponectin also restored FLG and FLG-2 mRNA expression that was otherwise inhibited by treatment with IL-4 and IL-13. Adiponectin induced FLG expression via AP-1 and MAPK signaling. Conclusion: Adiponectin positively regulated the expression of FLG and could be useful as a therapeutic agent to control diseases related to disrupted skin barrier function.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.91-93
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• 2008

The weight gain phenomenon associated with sparganosis has been well documented and was first recognized in the 1960s. Many studies have been conducted regarding the plerocercoid growth factor in the larva of Spirometra mansoni. In the present study, we hypothesized that the weight gain may be affected by the adipocyte secreted hormones, i.e., adiponectin, which is secreted from the adipose tissues in case of tissue migrating parasitic infections. Specifically, we attempted to ascertain whether the serum levels of adiponectin change in murine sparganosis. However, serum adiponectin levels assayed by ELISA evidenced no significant changes after an experimental infection (P > 0.05). Finally, the weight gain phenomenon in mouse sparganosis is not associated with changes in adiponectin levels, and further investigations involving parasitic infection-induced weight gain remain necessary.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.27-35
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• 2010

This study was done to investigate the association of blood clinical parameters and dietary intakes with serum adiponectin level. Athropometric measurement, dietary intakes, serum lipids and adiponectin levels were examined in 160 overweight and obese women. The subjects were divided into 5 groups by quintile according to serum adiponectin level. Weight, BMI, waist circumferences and waist/hip ratio of the highest quintile group were significantly lower than those of the lowest quintile group. Serum lipid analysis showed a significant higher level of TG, LDL-cholesterol, LDL/HDL ratio, AI, and serum hs-CRP in the lowest quintile group. Similarly, correlation data also showed that serum adiponectin level was positively correlated with serum HDL-cholesterol level (p < 0.01) and was negatively correlated with BMI (p < 0.01), waist circumferences (p < 0.01), waist/hip ratio (p<0.01), systolic (p < 0.01) and diastolic blood pressure (p < 0.05), TG (p < 0.01), LDL-cholesterol (p < 0.05), LDL/HDL ratio (p < 0.05), AI (p < 0.01), Homa-IR (p < 0.01), hs-CRP (p < 0.05) and leptin (p < 0.05). Dietary intake data showed that protein intake was significantly lower in the highest quintile group compared to the lower quintile groups while intakes of vitamin C was significantly higher in highest quintile group after adjustment by BMI, waist and energy intake, In addition, the highest quintile group had higher fiber intakes than the lower quintile groups. These results might suggest that a diet high in fiber and vitamin C and low in protein for obese patients would better be recommended to improve adiponectin level. However, further research is needed to elucidate the association of dietary intakes or dietary patterns and serum adiponectin level.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.363-370
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• 2007

Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in adiponectin gene has been associated with insulin resistance, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study was performed to investigate the association of SNP 276G${\rightarrow}$T at adiponectin gene with CVD risk factors in Korean type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. The subjects were 351 type 2 DM patients visited a DM clinic in Seoul, and the patients with known CVD were excluded. The adiponectin SNP 276G${\rightarrow}$T was analyzed and dietary intakes were assessed by a Food Frequency Questionnaire. The prevalence of G/G, G/T, and T/T genotype was 47.6%, 43.3%, and 9.1%, respectively. Male subjects with T/T genotype showed significantly lower level of adiponectin and HDL-cholesterol and significantly higher C-reactive protein (CRP) level compared to G/G and G/T genotypes. In G/G genotype, protein intake was negatively correlated to body weight, BMI, and waist circumference, and there were positive correlation between carbohydrate intake and BMI, waist-hip ratio, and ApoB/apoA-1 ratio in G/T genotype. However, in T/T genotype, there was no significant association between macronutrient intakes and anthropometric and hematological values. In conclusion, CVD risk would be high in type 2 DM patients with T/T genotype, and the association of macronutrient intakes with anthropometric and hematologic factors was different among the three adiponectin genotypes. These results may imply the need for different dietary management regime according to adiponectin genotype to lower CVD complications in Korean type 2 DM patients.