PMID- 19702660 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20100114 LR - 20211020 IS - 1600-0684 (Electronic) IS - 0047-2565 (Print) IS - 0047-2565 (Linking) VI - 38 IP - 6 DP - 2009 Dec TI - Association of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 with adipocyte number, insulin resistance and liver function markers. PG - 418-24 LID - 10.1111/j.1600-0684.2009.00379.x [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is an inflammatory chemokine known to induce adipocyte dedifferentiation and insulin resistance. Inflammation, insulin resistance, and obesity have been implicated in the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). METHODS: Fasting plasma from 43 baboons were assayed for MCP-1, insulin, glucose, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST). Adipocyte number and volume were measured via biopsies of omental adipose tissue. The homeostatic model assessment method (HOMA) was used to estimate systemic insulin resistance. RESULTS: Sex and age adjusted correlations were significant for MCP-1 with adipocyte number (r = -0.42; P = 0.01), adipocyte volume (r = 0.38; P = 0.02), HOMA (r = 0.45; P = 0.004), ALT (r = 0.46; P = 0.03) and AST (r = 0.45; P = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that MCP-1 is related with adipocyte dedifferentiation and systemic insulin resistance, thereby potentially contributing to the development of NAFLD. FAU - Bose, Tanushree AU - Bose T AD - Division of Nutritional Sciences, Department of Human Ecology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA. tbose@calpoly.edu FAU - Alvarenga, Juan Carlos Lopez AU - Alvarenga JC FAU - Tejero, M Elizabeth AU - Tejero ME FAU - Voruganti, V Saroja AU - Voruganti VS FAU - Proffitt, J Michael AU - Proffitt JM FAU - Freeland-Graves, Jeanne H AU - Freeland-Graves JH FAU - Cole, Shelley A AU - Cole SA FAU - Comuzzie, Anthony G AU - Comuzzie AG LA - eng GR - P51 RR013986-11/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States GR - C06 RR017515/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States GR - C06 RR013556/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States GR - MH59490/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 MH059490/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - C06 RR014578/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States GR - C06 RR015456/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States GR - P51 RR013986/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States GR - RR013986/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States GR - P01 HL028972/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - R37 MH059490/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - HL28972/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20090821 PL - Denmark TA - J Med Primatol JT - Journal of medical primatology JID - 0320626 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - EC 2.6.1.1 (Aspartate Aminotransferases) RN - EC 2.6.1.2 (Alanine Transaminase) SB - IM MH - Alanine Transaminase/blood MH - Animals MH - Aspartate Aminotransferases/blood MH - Biomarkers/blood MH - Chemokine CCL2/*blood MH - Fatty Liver/blood/*etiology/pathology MH - Female MH - Inflammation/blood/*complications MH - *Insulin Resistance MH - Intra-Abdominal Fat/*pathology MH - Liver Function Tests MH - Male MH - Papio hamadryas PMC - PMC2783443 MID - NIHMS146001 EDAT- 2009/08/26 09:00 MHDA- 2010/01/15 06:00 PMCR- 2009/12/01 CRDT- 2009/08/26 09:00 PHST- 2009/08/26 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/08/26 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/01/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2009/12/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - JMP379 [pii] AID - 10.1111/j.1600-0684.2009.00379.x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Med Primatol. 2009 Dec;38(6):418-24. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0684.2009.00379.x. Epub 2009 Aug 21.