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Several studies showed that carotid atherosclerosis and stiffness are independent prognostic factors of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the general population and in end-stage renal disease patients. However, the impact of established risk factors on carotid structural and elastic properties in non-diabetic elderly hemodialysis patients with negative history for cardiovascular disease has not been fully elucidated. In this paper, we investigated the effect of established and potential risk factors on carotid atherosclerosis and stiffness. Thirty stable, non-symptomatic, non-diabetic patients, aged 65-years and older (mean age 71.4+/-4.15, range 65-79) on hemodialysis for more than 6 months, were included. All patients underwent B-mode ultrasonography of common carotid artery estimating intima-media wall thickness and wall-to-lumen ratio bilaterally and checking for the presence of plaques. Carotid elasticity was evaluated by compliance, distensibility, and the incremental elastic modulus (Einc), whereas systemic arterial stiffening was evaluated by the augmentation index provided by tonometry of radial artery. Our results showed that presence of carotid plaques and wall thickening were frequent findings in this population (76% and 73.3%, respectively) and they were positively associated with fibrinogen (P<0.005), diastolic blood pressure (P<0.004), visceral obesity (P<0.001) and bio-intact PTH (i-PTH) (P=0.03). Overall, systemic and carotid stiffness were strongly correlated with hs-CRP (P=0.018), serum ferritin (P=0.02) with age (P=0.03), lipids (P=0.03) and i-PTH (P=0.05). In conclusion, our findings show that stiffening and atherosclerosis in non-symptomatic elderly HD patients are very common and they are related not only to hemodynamic changes (diastolic blood pressure), inflammation (hs-CRP, fibrinogen, ferritin) or metabolic dysfunction (increased i-PTH, abnormal lipid profile), but also to abnormal fat deposition (increased waist to hip ratio and waist circumference). Considering the high morbidity and mortality of elderly patients, close monitoring of these parameters could be useful to prevent cardiovascular events.
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PMID:Atherosclerotic risk factors and carotid stiffness in elderly asymptomatic HD patients. 1708 15

A poor preoperative haemoglobin (Hb) status is frequently encountered among adult patients scheduled for corrective surgery of the locomotive system, representing the main risk factor for blood transfusion. The soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) has become a highly specific parameter for the detection of iron deficits as it can differentiate between iron deficiency anaemia and anaemia of chronic disease, because of the lack of effect by associated inflammation, unlike ferritin. The objectives of this study were to evaluate patients with the prevalence of risk for transfusion, the effect of inflammation on ferritin (F) values and functional iron deficiency in elderly patients with advanced degenerative arthropathy scheduled for hip or knee replacement. This observational, prospective study included patients over 50 years, operated for hip or knee replacements between April and June 2004. Of 218 patients studied, 87 (39%) presented with Hb levels between 10 and 13 g/dl. The prevalence of functional iron deficit was 27% (sTfR > 1.76 mg/l), while only 8.6% of patients displayed F levels below normal. As expected, C-reactive protein levels were elevated in 24.8% of patients and erythrocyte sedimentation rate was elevated in 50%. These inflammatory markers did not correlate with levels of either F or sTfR. Multiple factors can affect F levels, such as the inflammatory status of osteoarthritis in the elderly, obesity, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs therapy and low physical performance. As sTfR is not affected by inflammation, it has emerged as a primary parameter for the evaluation of iron status during preoperative assessment among patients scheduled for arthroplasty surgery. Our data strongly suggest that sTfR measurement contributes to improve patient management.
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PMID:Improved preoperative iron status assessment by soluble transferrin receptor in elderly patients undergoing knee and hip replacement. 1710 89

There are limited data on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) from India. The clinicopathological profile of Indian patients with NAFLD may be different from that of Western patients. One hundred NAFLD patients with increased liver enzymes were prospectively evaluated for clinical presentation, associated diseases, overweight/obesity, central obesity (n=54), presence of diabetes mellitus, lipid abnormalities, insulin resistance (n=39), metabolic syndrome (n=54), serum iron, serum ferritin, and transferrin saturation (n=60), and HFE gene mutations (n=30). Risk factors for the grade and stage of the disease on histology were studied in 38 biopsy-proven patients. Patients were treated with lifestyle modifications and ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA). Seventeen nonresponder patients were treated with metformin. The majority of patients were males (n=70). Twenty percent of patients were overweight, 68% had obesity, and 78% had central obesity. Abnormal cholesterol, HDL, and triglycerides were present in 36%, 66%, and 53% of patients, respectively. Twelve percent of patients had diabetes mellitus and 16% patients had various associated diseases. All 22 (100%) patients studied by ITT and all but 1 (98%) studied by HOMA-IR were found to have reduced insulin sensitivity and 50% were found to have metabolic syndrome by the modified ATP III criteria. Two (3%) patients were found to have high serum iron, 4 (7%) patients had high ferritin, 5 (8%) patients had increased transferrin saturation, and 4 (13%) patients were found to be heterozygotes for H63D HFE gene mutation. Twenty patients of 38 (53%) had histological evidence of NASH (class 3=6, class 4=14). The other 18 (47%) qualified for class I (n=1) or class II (n=17) NAFLD. Four (10.5%) patients had bridging fibrosis and none had evidence of cirrhosis liver. Seventy-four (74%) patients achieved a biochemical response to lifestyle modification and UDCA. All 17 patients treated with metformin had a reduction in ALT level and 10 (59%) of them had normalization of their enzymes. We conclude that the clinicopathological profile of NAFLD in Indian patients is different from that in the West.
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PMID:The clinicopathological profile of Indian patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is different from that in the West. 1742 Sep 51

Due to obesity epidemics, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are becoming the main causes of chronic liver disease in western countries. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is a potentially progressive disease that may cause cirrhosis. We analysed liver histology in 505 patients at the time of gastric by-pass surgery. Steatosis was present in 92% of these patients, mild (< 30% of hepatocytes) in 46%, moderate (30-60% of hepatocytes) in 30%, and severe in 23%. Insulin resistance, diabetes, elevated ferritin and elevated liver tests were independent predictors of NASH in the liver these obese patients. Early identification of these factors might help to select patients at risk of NASH in whom liver biopsy should be considered.
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PMID:[Liver disease in obese patients]. 1791 88

The correlation between biochemistry, imaging-studies and histology is a matter of controversy in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and the major pathophysiology of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is still unknown. We aimed to perform a comparative analysis between clinical, biochemical and histological variables of NAFLD. One-hundred and five NAFLD patients (F/M: 51/54), were studied, all with no-alcohol intake. The groups were followed-up for six months. Necroinflammation and fibrosis were more severe in patients with diabetes (p = 0.002, and p = 0.0001, respectively). In comparing NAFL to NASH, plasma nitric-oxide and malondialdehyde levels were significantly higher (p = 0.05, for-both), and vitamin-E and-C levels were significantly lower in NASH (p = 0.002, and 0.001, respectively). The serum ferritin levels were higher in NASH patients (p = 0.016). While the ultrasonographic grade was significantly higher, the liver-spleen density gradient was significantly lower in NASH group (p = 0.017, and 0.005, respectively). Within a six month period, serum ALT levels dropped into the normal range in 23/76 (30.3%) patients and serum ALT in the 6th month correlated significantly with the severity of steatosis, inflammation and fibrosis in initial biopsy (p = 0.023, 0.035, 0.011, respectively). In conclusion, the probability of severe liver disease is higher in patients with elevated-ALT in NAFLD. Serum ferritin levels have some prognostic significance in liver damage and fibrosis. Overt diabetes is predictive of advanced fibrosis and inflammation. However impaired glucose-tolerance is not. The advice on diet and exercise for six months after diagnosis may be a good strategy in NAFLD. The patients with normal-ALT without hepatomegaly, morbid-obesity and diabetes seem to have a good prognosis, however some of these patients may still require liver biopsy.
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PMID:Clinical, biochemical and histological correlations in a group of non-drinker subjects with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. 1807 37

Obesity is characterized by chronic, low-grade, systemic inflammation, which, in turn, has been associated with anemia of chronic disease. We hypothesized that obesity may be associated with the features of anemia of chronic disease, including low hemoglobin concentration, low serum iron and transferrin saturation (TS), and elevated serum ferritin. We compared normal-weight to overweight and obese adult participants of the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey with respect to hemoglobin concentration and levels of serum iron, TS, and ferritin. Measured BMI was used to categorize participants into normal weight (BMI < 25 kg/m(2), n = 6,059), overweight (BMI 25 to <30 kg/m(2), n = 5,108), mildly obese (BMI 30 to <35 kg/m(2), n = 2,366), moderately obese (BMI 35 to <40 kg/m(2), n = 850), and severely obese (BMI > or = 40 kg/m(2), n = 465). After adjustment for age, gender, menstruation, race/ethnicity, education, alcohol consumption, smoking, blood donation, and dietary iron intake, serum ferritin was progressively higher with increasing BMI category, whereas serum iron and TS were progressively lower. However, compared to normal-weight persons, those in all other higher BMI categories did not have a significant change in hemoglobin concentration after adjustment for the above-mentioned confounders. Overweight and obesity were associated with changes in serum iron, TS, and ferritin that would be expected to occur in the setting of chronic, systemic inflammation. However, overweight and obese persons were not more likely to be anemic compared with normal-weight persons.
Obesity (Silver Spring) 2008 Oct
PMID:Is obesity associated with anemia of chronic disease? A population-based study. 1871 44

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is the leading cause of macrovascular diseases and related death. Additionally, diabetes mellitus is frequently complicated by other cardiovascular risk factors, such as hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, obesity, hypercoagulability, and inflammation. We wanted to evaluate and compare the effects of treating with a one-year course of atorvastatin or simvastatin on inflammatory markers such as high sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP), fibrinogen, and ferritin in uncontrolled type 2 diabetic patients. Also, we planned to investigate the correlation between inflammatory markers and metabolic parameters. Fifty type 2 diabetic patients (30 women, 20 men; mean age: 49.9 +/- 8.5 years) were enrolled into the study. Twenty healthy subjects, matched on body mass index and age, were also included in the study as a control group. Diabetic patients were divided into two groups and received simvastatin or atorvastatin (Group S and A, respectively). After 1 year of statin treatment (Group A), there were significant decreases in total cholesterol (217.3 +/- 46.5-173.8 +/- 37.2 mg/dl; P < 0.0001), LDL-cholesterol (146.7 +/- 50.3-102.3 +/- 31.1 mg/dl, P < 0.0001), hsCRP (0.88 +/- 0.62-0.35 +/- 0.18 mg/dl, P < 0.0001), fibrinogen (258.2 +/- 16.9-215.5 +/- 10.6 mg/l; P < 0.0001), and ferritin (118.2 +/- 73.9-81.2 +/- 72.5 ng/ml, P < 0.0001) levels compared to basal values. In the S group, there were significant decreases in total cholesterol (224.4 +/- 61.2-175.0 +/- 47.8 mg/dl; P < 0.0001), LDL-cholesterol (140.9 +/- 56.7-110.9 +/- 42.2 mg/dl, P < 0.0001), hsCRP (0.98 +/- 1.3-0.46 +/- 0.25 mg/dl, P < 0.0001), fibrinogen (265.7 +/- 26.8-222.1 +/- 20.6 mg/l; P < 0.0001), and ferritin (136.7 +/- 101.1-85.6 +/- 32.1 ng/ml, P < 0.0001) levels compared to basal values. At the end of the study, hsCRP, fibrinogen, and ferritin levels were correlated with LDL (r = 0.42; P = 0.005, with hsCRP), (r = 0.40; P = 0.008, with fibrinogen), (r = 0.46; P = 0.002, with ferritin) and HDL (r = -0.50; P < 0.0001, with hsCRP), (r = -0.32; p = 0.042, with fibrinogen), (r = -0.48; P < 0.0001, with ferritin) cholesterol levels. Atorvastatin and simvastatin treatments were found to be effective for the control of hypercholesterolemia and resulted in a significant decrease in acute phase reactants in uncontrolled type 2 diabetic patients.
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PMID:Effects of one year simvastatin and atorvastatin treatments on acute phase reactants in uncontrolled type 2 diabetic patients. 1925 30

Bariatric surgery for morbid obesity is rapidly gaining popularity. Restrictive and/or malabsorptive surgical interventions result in dramatic weight loss with significantly decreased obesity-related morbidity and mortality. Anemia, which may affect as many as two-thirds of these patients, is of concern and generally thought to be caused by iron deficiency. Although iron deficiency in this population may be frequent given pouch hypoacidity, defunctionalized small bowel, and red meat intolerance, it may not account for all anemias seen. First, there is increasing evidence that obesity creates a state of chronic inflammation. Both iron deficiency anemia and anemia of chronic inflammation present with low serum iron levels. Most studies reporting anemia after bariatric surgery lack serum ferritin determinations so that the relative contribution of inflammation to anemia cannot be assessed. Second, a significant number of anemias after bariatric surgery remain unexplained and may be attributable to less frequently seen micronutrient deficiencies such as copper, fatsoluble vitamins A and E, or an imbalance in zinc intake. Third, although deficiencies of folate and vitamin B(12) are infrequent, study observation periods may be too short to detect anemia attributable to vitamin B(12) deficiency because vitamin B(12) storage depletion takes many years. This review is intended to increase awareness of the mechanisms of anemia above and beyond iron deficiency in the bariatric patient and provide healthcare providers with tools for a more thoughtful approach to anemia in this patient population.
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PMID:Anemia after bariatric surgery: more than just iron deficiency. 1932 96

OBJECTIVE Increased serum ferritin levels and iron stores may be involved in the development of abnormal glucose tolerance in women presenting with obesity and/or polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). We aimed to study the determinants of serum ferritin levels in premenopausal women among indexes of insulin resistance, adiposity, hyperandrogenism, and genotypes pertaining to inflammation, oxidative stress, and iron metabolism. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 257 premenopausal women, classified depending on the presence or absence of PCOS, obesity, and/or abnormal glucose tolerance, underwent a complete metabolic evaluation, serum ferritin, haptoglobin, and C-reactive protein (CRP) measurements, and genotyping for proinflammatory and prooxidant variants and mutations in the HFE gene. RESULTS Serum ferritin concentrations were increased in women presenting with PCOS and/or abnormal glucose tolerance, independent of obesity. A stepwise multivariate linear regression analysis (R(2) = 0.18, P < 0.0001) retained menstrual dysfunction (beta = 0.14, P = 0.035), free testosterone (beta = 0.14, P = 0.052), insulin sensitivity index (beta = -0.12, P = 0.012), the His63Asp variant in HFE (beta = 0.16, P = 0.008), and abnormal glucose tolerance (beta = 0.15, P = 0.015) as significant predictors of the logarithm of ferritin levels, whereas CRP, haptoglobin, waist-to-hip ratio, or variants in the TNFalpha, TNFRSF1B, IL6, IL6ST, IL6Ralpha, PON1, and HFE Cys282Tyr mutation exerted no influence. CONCLUSIONS Androgen excess (partly because of hyperandrogenemia and partly because of menstrual dysfunction), insulin resistance, abnormal glucose tolerance, and the HFE His63Asp variant correlate with ferritin levels in premenopausal women.
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PMID:Body iron stores and glucose intolerance in premenopausal women: role of hyperandrogenism, insulin resistance, and genomic variants related to inflammation, oxidative stress, and iron metabolism. 1940 44

The aim of this study was to identify potential protein targets for insulin sensitization in human adipose tissue using unbiased proteomic approaches. Ten moderately obese, but otherwise healthy, subjects were treated with rosiglitazone 4 mg b.i.d. for 14 days and global protein and gene expression changes were monitored. Proteomic analysis revealed distinct up- or downregulation (greater than twofold) in 187 protein spots on the two-dimensional (2-D) gel images between day 0 and day 1 adipose tissue samples. When comparing the protein spots on the gels from day 0 with that of 14-day-treated samples, 122 spots showed differential expression. There was a striking increase in the expression of proteins involved in glucose transporter-4 (GLUT4) granule transport and fusion (actin, myosin-9, tubulin, vimentin, annexins, moesin, LIM, and SH3 domain protein-1), signaling (calmodulin, guanine nucleotide-binding proteins), redox regulation (superoxide dismutase, catalase, ferritin, transferrin, heat shock proteins), and adipogenesis (collagens, galectin-1, nidogen-1, laminin, lamin A/C). However, there was an intriguing absence of correlated changes in mRNA expression, suggesting adaptation at a post-transcriptional level in response to rosiglitazone. Thus, the major changes observed were among proteins involved in cytoskeletal rearrangement, insulin and calcium signaling, and inflammatory and redox signals that decisively upregulate GLUT4 granule trafficking in human adipose tissue. Such orchestrated changes in expression of multiple proteins provide insights into the mechanism underlying the increased efficiency in glucose uptake and improvement of insulin sensitivity in response to rosiglitazone treatment.
Obesity (Silver Spring) 2010 Jan
PMID:Proteomic analysis of human adipose tissue after rosiglitazone treatment shows coordinated changes to promote glucose uptake. 1955 78


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