Chemerin Is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome Phenotypes in a Mexican-American Population

• Published in: The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism Vol. 94; no. 8; pp. 3085 - 3088
• Main Authors: Bozaoglu, Kiymet, Segal, David, Shields, Katherine A., Cummings, Nik, Curran, Joanne E., Comuzzie, Anthony G., Mahaney, Michael C., Rainwater, David L., VandeBerg, John L., MacCluer, Jean W., Collier, Greg, Blangero, John, Walder, Ken, Jowett, Jeremy B.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bethesda, MD Oxford University Press 01.08.2009; Endocrine Society; The Endocrine Society
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Body mass index; Brief Report; Chemokines - blood; Chemokines - physiology; Cholesterol; Correlation analysis; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood; Endocrinopathies; Epidemiology; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; High density lipoprotein; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; Male; Medical sciences; Metabolic syndrome; Metabolic Syndrome - blood; Metabolic Syndrome - ethnology; Mexican Americans; Middle Aged; Obesity - blood; Overweight - blood; Phenotype; Phenotypes; Plasma; Population studies; Triglycerides; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; Vertebrates: endocrinology; Endocrinopathy; Human; Obesity; Nutrition; Nutrition disorder; Cardiovascular disease; Metabolic diseases; Latinamerican; Metabolic syndrome; Phenotype; Association; Population; Endocrinology; Nutritional status

Context: Chemerin is a novel adipokine previously associated with metabolic syndrome phenotypes in a small sample of subjects from Mauritius. Objective: The aim of the study was to determine whether plasma chemerin levels were associated with metabolic syndrome phenotypes in a larger sample from a s...