Circulating fibroblast growth factor-21 is elevated in impaired glucose tolerance and type 2 diabetes and correlates with muscle and hepatic insulin resistance

OBJECTIVE Fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-21 is highly expressed in the liver and regulates hepatic glucose production and lipid metabolism in rodents. However, its role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes in humans remains to be defined. The aim of this study was to quantitate circulating plasma FGF-21 levels and examine their relationship with insulin sensitivity in subjects with varying degrees of obesity and glucose tolerance. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Forty-one subjects (8 lean with normal glucose tolerance [NGT], 9 obese with NGT, 12 with impaired fasting glucose [IFG]/impaired glucose tolerance [IGT], and 12 type 2 diabetic subjects) received an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and a hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp (80 mU/m(2) per min) combined with 3-[(3)H] glucose infusion. RESULTS Subjects with type 2 diabetes, subjects with IGT, and obese subjects with NGT were insulin resistant compared with lean subjects with NGT. Plasma FGF-21 levels progressively increased from 3.9 +/- 0.3 ng/ml in lean subjects with NGT to 4.9 +/- 0.2 in obese subjects with NGT to 5.2 +/- 0.2 in subjects with IGT and to 5.3 +/- 0.2 in type 2 diabetic subjects. FGF-21 levels correlated inversely with whole-body (primarily reflects muscle) insulin sensitivity (r = -0.421, P = 0.007) and directly with the hepatic insulin resistance index (r = 0.344, P = 0.034). FGF-21 levels also correlated with measures of glycemia (fasting plasma glucose [r = 0.312, P = 0.05], 2-h plasma glucose [r = 0.414, P = 0.01], and A1C [r = 0.325, P = 0.04]). CONCLUSIONS Plasma FGF-21 levels are increased in insulin-resistant states and correlate with hepatic and whole-body (muscle) insulin resistance. FGF-21 may play a role in pathogenesis of hepatic and whole-body insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2009

Erschienen:

2009

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

Enthalten in:

Diabetes care - 32(2009), 8 vom: 02. Aug., Seite 1542-6

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chavez, Alberto O [VerfasserIn]
Molina-Carrion, Marjorie [VerfasserIn]
Abdul-Ghani, Muhammad A [VerfasserIn]
Folli, Franco [VerfasserIn]
Defronzo, Ralph A [VerfasserIn]
Tripathy, Devjit [VerfasserIn]

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62031-54-3
Fibroblast Growth Factors
Fibroblast growth factor 21
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Date Completed 26.10.2009

Date Revised 08.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2337/dc09-0684

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM188954724