PMID- 24603290 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150202 LR - 20201209 IS - 1530-0447 (Electronic) IS - 0031-3998 (Linking) VI - 75 IP - 6 DP - 2014 Jun TI - Balanced duo of anti-inflammatory SFRP5 and proinflammatory WNT5A in children. PG - 793-7 LID - 10.1038/pr.2014.29 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Secreted frizzled-related protein 5 (SFRP5) is an adipokine protecting against obesity-related insulin resistance and diabetes. SFRP5 binds to wingless type mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) integration site family member 5A (WNT5A) to improve insulin sensitivity. We performed the first study of SFRP5 and WNT5A simultaneously in children. METHODS: Prepubertal children (n = 342) were assessed for circulating SFRP5 (all subjects) and circulating WNT5A (210 subjects), and associations were sought with metabolic markers. In conditioned media of adipose tissue explants from 12 additional children, SFRP5 and WNT5A were studied further. RESULTS: The concentrations of SFRP5 and WNT5A correlated positively in serum and in conditioned media (all P < 0.001). Lower level of circulating SFRP5 (lowest quartile) was associated with higher BMI (15% increase, P < 0.0001) and lower level of high-molecular-weight adiponectin (26% decrease, P = 0.002). Circulating WNT5A related closely with insulin resistance assessed by the homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance and hepatic markers (alanine transaminase and gamma glutamyl transpeptidase), particularly in children with lower circulating SFRP5 levels (all P < 0.004). CONCLUSION: SFRP5 and WNT5A comprise a balanced duo that may regulate metabolic homeostasis in prepubertal children. FAU - Prats-Puig, Anna AU - Prats-Puig A AD - 1] Pediatrics Research Group, Girona Institute for Biomedical Research, Girona, Spain [2] Department of Pediatrics, Dr Josep Trueta Hospital, Girona, Spain. FAU - Soriano-Rodriguez, Pilar AU - Soriano-Rodriguez P AD - Clinical Laboratory Salut Emporda Foundation, Figueres, Spain. FAU - Carreras-Badosa, Gemma AU - Carreras-Badosa G AD - 1] Pediatrics Research Group, Girona Institute for Biomedical Research, Girona, Spain [2] Department of Pediatrics, Dr Josep Trueta Hospital, Girona, Spain. FAU - Riera-Perez, Elena AU - Riera-Perez E AD - Department of Pediatrics, Salut Emporda Foundation, Figueres, Spain. FAU - Ros-Miquel, Monserrat AU - Ros-Miquel M AD - Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dr Josep Trueta Hospital, Girona, Spain. FAU - Gomila-Borja, Antoni AU - Gomila-Borja A AD - Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dr Josep Trueta Hospital, Girona, Spain. FAU - de Zegher, Francis AU - de Zegher F AD - Department of Development & Regeneration, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. FAU - Ibanez, Lourdes AU - Ibanez L AD - 1] Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Sant Joan de Deu Children's Hospital, Esplugues, Barcelona, Spain [2] CIBERDEM (Spanish Biomedical Research Centre in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Disorders), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. FAU - Bassols, Judit AU - Bassols J AD - 1] Pediatrics Research Group, Girona Institute for Biomedical Research, Girona, Spain [2] Department of Pediatrics, Dr Josep Trueta Hospital, Girona, Spain. FAU - Lopez-Bermejo, Abel AU - Lopez-Bermejo A AD - 1] Pediatrics Research Group, Girona Institute for Biomedical Research, Girona, Spain [2] Department of Pediatrics, Dr Josep Trueta Hospital, Girona, Spain [3] TransLab Research Group, Department of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Girona, Girona, Spain. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140306 PL - United States TA - Pediatr Res JT - Pediatric research JID - 0100714 RN - 0 (Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing) RN - 0 (Adiponectin) RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Eye Proteins) RN - 0 (Membrane Proteins) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins) RN - 0 (SFRP5 protein, human) RN - 0 (WNT5A protein, human) RN - 0 (Wnt Proteins) RN - 0 (Wnt-5a Protein) RN - EC 2.3.2.2 (gamma-Glutamyltransferase) RN - EC 2.6.1.2 (Alanine Transaminase) SB - IM MH - Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing MH - Adiponectin/metabolism MH - Adipose Tissue/*metabolism MH - Alanine Transaminase/metabolism MH - Biomarkers/*metabolism MH - Blood Pressure MH - Body Mass Index MH - Carotid Intima-Media Thickness MH - Child MH - Eye Proteins/*blood/genetics MH - Homeostasis/*genetics/physiology MH - Humans MH - Insulin Resistance/*genetics MH - Logistic Models MH - Membrane Proteins/*blood/genetics MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins/*blood/genetics MH - Spain MH - Ultrasonography MH - Wnt Proteins/*blood/genetics MH - Wnt-5a Protein MH - gamma-Glutamyltransferase/metabolism EDAT- 2014/03/08 06:00 MHDA- 2015/02/03 06:00 CRDT- 2014/03/08 06:00 PHST- 2013/08/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/11/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/03/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/03/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/02/03 06:00 [medline] AID - pr201429 [pii] AID - 10.1038/pr.2014.29 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Pediatr Res. 2014 Jun;75(6):793-7. doi: 10.1038/pr.2014.29. Epub 2014 Mar 6.