| خلاصه مقاله | 3. Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Background and Aim: In this study, the relationship between pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines, High-density lipoprotein (HDL), ATP Binding Cassette Subfamily A Member 1 (ABCA1) inflammatory proteins and homocysteine (atherosclerosis index) in induction of atherosclerosis was investigated.
Methods: In this study, 59 males including 30 obese (Body mass index (BMI) of ≥ 30 kg/m2) and 29 normal-wight (BMI of 18.5-24.9 kg/m2) were joined to this study. Plasma levels of IL-1β and IL-10 (pg/ml), CRP (pg/ml), ABCA1 (ng/ml), HDL, Cholesterol, and Triglyceride (TG) (mg/dl), and homocysteine (µmol/l) was measured. Association of these biomarkers with homocysteine was determined.
Results: Obese subjects had higher serum levels of IL10, IL1β, TG, and cholesterol concentrations (all p < 0.05 except IL-10 and cholesterol) and low levels of HDL, and ABCA1 (non-significant differences) in comparison to normal-weight group. Homocysteine levels were high in obese men with no significant differences between the two groups. In obese subjects, homocysteine had a significant inverse correlation with ABCA1, and HDL, and a strong and moderate positive correlation was found with TG levels, respectively.
Conclusion: High level of homocysteine and its correlation with inflammation proteins and markers in obese subjects has key role in induction of atherosclerosis. |