• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.222-228
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• 2012

Adiponectin is secreted specifically by adipose tissue and regulates lipid and glucose metabolism. In addition, adiponectin has been found to inhibit inflammatory process and possibly atherogenesis. This study was done to compare hematological parameters, serum lipids with serum adiponectin level according to body mass index (BMI) and gender in eighty eight Korean adults aged 40 to 68. In this study, the association between serum adiponectin and other variables including RBC counts, hemoglobin, hematocrit and albumin were investigated. RBC, hemoglobin status, was inversely associated with serum adiponectin levels in normal adult women. Adiponectin levels were significantly lower in men than women (p<0.01). In men, serum adiponectin levels were negatively correlated with body mass index (BMI) (p<0.05). However, no correlations were found in women. These results might imply that the regulation of key adipokines such as adiponectin might be a strategy for the prevention or treatment of obesity-associated diseases.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.48-57
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• 2006

목 적: 연구자는 adipocytokine의 일종인 leptin, adiponectin과 leptin/adiponectin 비를 이용하여 비만아에서 신체 계측치와 인슐린, 지질 농도와의 상관관계를 알아보고자 한다. 방 법: 2005년 1월부터 2005년 6월까지 조선대학교병원 소아과에 방문한 BMI 95백분위수 이상인 7~15세 사이의 비만군 25명(남: 20명, 여: 5명)과 정상 체중 아동인 대조군 25명(남: 20명, 여: 5명)을 대상으로 하였다. 신체 계측(신장, 체중, 팔둘레, 피부주름두께, 체지방률)을 시행하고 공복상태에서 채혈하여 adiponectin, leptin과 혈당, 인슐린, 지질 농도를 측정하였다. 통계는 Student t-test와 Pearson's correlation coefficient 분석법을 이용하였다. 결 과: 비만군에서 대조군에 비해 체질량 지수, 체지방률, 팔둘레, 삼두박근 피부주름두께 및 견갑골하 피부주름두께가 대조군에 비해 유의하게 높았고, 인슐린 농도($17.9{\pm}15.6{\mu}U/mL$ vs $6.5{\pm}2.7{\mu}U/mL$, p<0.05)는 유의하게 높았으며 고밀도 지질 단백 콜레스테롤($50.0{\pm}12.4mg/dL$ vs $68.9{\pm}15.9mg/dL$, p<0.005)은 유의하게 낮았다. Leptin은 비만군에서 $10.6{\pm}5.1ng/mL$로 대조군에 비해 유의하게 높았고(p<0.001), adiponectin은 비만군에서 $2.85{\pm}0.7{\mu}g/mL$로 유의하게 낮았다.(p<0.05). 비만군에서 leptin은 체질량지수, 체지방률과 유의한 양의 상관관계를 보였고 adiponectin은 체질량지수, 체지방률과 유의한 음의 상관관계가 있었다. 대조군에서 leptin은 유의한 상관관계를 보인 인자가 없었으나, adiponectin은 인슐린과 유의한 양의 상관관계가 있었다. Leptin/adiponectin 비는 비만군에서 대조군에 비해 유의하게 높았고($4.03{\pm}2.8$ vs $1.53{\pm}0.74$, p<0.01), 비만군에서는 체지방률, leptin과 유의한 양의 상관관계가 있었으나 대조군에서는 체질량지수 및 체지방률과 유의한 양의 상관관계가 있었다. 결 론: 소아비만에서 leptin과 adiponectin은 비만지표들과 유의한 연관성이 있었음에도 불구하고, 대사장애를 나타내는 인자들과는 연관성이 없었다. Leptin/adiponectin 비는 비만군에서 대조군에 비해 유의하게 높았고, 비만군뿐만 아니라 대조군에서도 비만지표들과 유의한 상관관계가 있었다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.187-193
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• 2009

목 적 : Adiponectin은 대사 증후군에서 중요한 역할을 하는 물질이며, 비만, 2형 당뇨, 관동맥 질환 등에서 그 수치가 감소하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 고혈압과 혈청 adiponectin치의 관계는 여러 저자에 의하여 발표되었으나 아직 논란의 여지가 남아있는 상태이다. 우리는 낮은 adiponectin치가 청소년 고혈압과 어떤 관계가 있는지, 또 영향을 끼치는 기전이 유전적인지 혹은 생물학적인 것인지 알고자 유전자 다형성 분석을 하였다. 방 법 : 16에서 17세 사이의 40명의 고혈압 청소년과 20명의 대조군 청소년을 대상으로 각 군의 혈청 adiponectin, insulin, renin, aldosterone, ACE를 측정하여 비교하였다. cIMT와 PWV도 측정하였다. PCR법으로 adiponectin I164T 유전자 다형성을 조사하였다. 결 과 : 고혈압 청소년군에서 cIMT와 PWV가 의미있게 높았다. 혈청 insulin, renin, aldosterone치도 고혈압군에서 의미있게 높았다. 두 군간에 adiponectin치는 의미있는 차이를 보이지 않았다. 본 연구에 참여한 청소년에서는 TC genotype은 발견되지 않았고 모두 TT genotype을 보였다. 결 론 : 결론적으로 adiponectin치는 고혈압 청소년 군에서나 정상군에서나 차이가 없었다. 두 군에서 유전적인 다형성도 보이지 않았다. 더 큰 규모의 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.233-238
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• 2008

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common complication during pregnancy and one of the main causes of adverse fetal-maternal outcomes. However, the pathogenesis of GDM has not been clearly stated. Adiponectin, an adipose tissue-derived plasma protein, is involved in regulation of insulin resistance and glucose hemostasis, and thus is a key modulator of insulin action and glucose metabolism. In this study, we investigated to compare serum adiponectin levels in pregnant women with diabetes, pregnant women who are without diabetes, and non-pregnant women, and to evaluate relationship between serum adiponectin. levels and metabolic parameters. Forty-one pregnant women with diabetes, fifty-nine pregnant women without diabetes and forty non-pregnancy women were recruited. Adiponectin levels were significantly lower in pregnant women with diabetes when compared to non-pregnant women and pregnant women without diabetes. Pregnant women without diabetes at second trimester had lower adiponectin levels compared to non-pregnant women. Adiponectin was negatively correlated with BMI, fasting insulin, HOMA-IR, total cholesterol, and triglyceride. In conclusion, this study confirmed that the decreased level of adiponectin precedes the onset of abnormal glucose level during pregnancy and also normal pregnant women had lower adiponectin levels compared to non-pregnant women. This knowledge may help to identify strategies for lowering the occurrence of GDM in women who are at high risk of developing the disorder.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.6-12
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• 2006

Background: The Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis is an important regulator for the body's stress response. As a primary stress responsive system, HPA-axis secretes various neurotransmitters, hormones, and cytokines, which regulates the immune system. Natural killer (NK) cell which is plays an important role in the innate immune response, is specially decreased their numbers and loose cytolytic activity in response to stress. However, the effect of HPA-axis secreted proteins on NK cell activity has not been defined. Herein, we studied the effect of adrenal secreted adiponectin on NK cell cytotoxicity. Adiponectin which is well-known metabolic control protein, plays important roles in various diseases, including hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, inflammatory disorders, and cancer. Methods: Signal sequence trap was used to find stress novel secretory protein from HP A-axis. Selected adiponectin was treated mouse mature primary NK cells and then examined the effect of adiponectin to NK cell cytotoxicity and cytokine expression level. Results: We found that adiponectin which is secreted from adrenal gland, suppress IL-2 induced NK cell cytotoxicity. And also investigated cytolytic cytokines are suppressed by adiponectin. Conclusion: These data suggest that adiponectin inhibites NK cell cytotoxicity via suppression of cytotoxicity related target gene.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제19권10호
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• pp.1495-1498
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• 2009

Adiponectin은 지방세포에서 분비되는 아디포카인 중의 하나로서 에너지 대사, 인슐린 저항성, 심혈관계에 조절역할을 하는 것으로 밝혀지고 있다. Adiponectin 유전자는 염색체상에서 제2형 당뇨병 감수성과 연관된 것으로 확인된 3q27 부위에 위치하는데[4], adiponectin 유전자의 일부 유전자 다형성이 adiponectin 농도, 제2형 당뇨병, 비만과 연관되어 있음이 보고된 바 있으며, 그 중 대표적인 것이 T45G와 G276T이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 adiponectin 유전자 다형성과 제2형 당뇨병 사이에 어떠한 연관성이 한국인에서도 있는지 알아보았다. 연구 결과 T45G 유전자 다형성은 제2형 당뇨병과 유의성을 가짐을 확인하였으나, G276T의 경우에는 유의적인 연관성을 보이지 않는 것으로 확인되었다. 이는 여러 인구 집단과 비교하였을 때에 T45G 유전자 다형성의 경우에는 한국인에서 제2형 당뇨병의 marker로 사용하는 것이 가능하다고 판단된다. Adiponectin은 이미 항염증반응, 항동맥경화 작용이 있다는 것이 알려져 있을 뿐만 아니라 제2형 당뇨병과도 관련이 있다고 보고되어 있으므로 adiponectin을 증가시킴으로써 제2형 당뇨병이나 비만 등의 치료 및 예방 효과를 보일 수 있을 것으로 보고 있다. 따라서 adiponectin의 분자 수준에서의 연구를 위해서 유전자 다형성과 제2형 당뇨병과의 연관성에 대한 연구는 필수적이라 할 수 있으며, adiponectin 유전자 다형성에 관한 본 연구결과의 임상적인 의의를 확실하게 확인하기 위하여서는 향후 대상 환자 수와 대조군을 더욱 늘리고 다양한 adiponectin 유전자 다형성을 후보로 하여 추가적인 연구를 할 필요가 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.193-198
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• 2012

This study was to examine expression of the recombinant full-length adiponectin (recombinant adiponectin) in insect ovarian cell culture system and to characterize structural properties of the recombinant adiponectin secreted in medium. Gene construct encoding the recombinant adiponectin contained N-terminal collagen-like domain (110 Amino Acids, AAs), C-terminal globular domain (137 AAs) and C-terminal peptides for detection with V5 antibody (26 AAs included adaptor peptide) and purification using the 6xHis tag (6 AAs). The approximate molecular weight of the product (monomer) was 35 kDa. Molecular mass species of the expressed recombinant adiponectin were monomer (~35 kDa), dimer (~70 kDa), trimer (~105 kDa) and hexamer (~210 kDa). The major secreted species were the LMW forms, such as monomer, dimer, and trimer. There was MMW of hexamer as minor form. HMW multimers (~300 kDa) were shown as a tracer or not detected on the SDS-PAGE in several experiments (data not shown). The multimer forms in this study were not compatible to those in animal or human serum and adipose tissue by other researcher's study in which the major multimer forms were HMW. By protein denaturing experiments with reducing reagent (${\beta}$-MeOH), anionic detergent (SDS) and heat ($95^{\circ}C$) on the SDS-PAGE, not all adiponectin multimers seemed to have disulfide bond linked structure to form multimers. The recombinant adiponectin which expressed in insect ovarian cell culture system seemed to have the limitation as full physiological regulator for the application to animal and human study.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제57권12호
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• pp.533-537
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• 2014

Purpose: Obesity is related to systemic inflammatory processes causing cardiovascular complications. Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), CD40 ligand (CD40L), P-selectin are newly described mediators of inflammation and have a significant effect in atherosclerosis. Adiponectin has shown anti-inflammatory effects in adults. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between adiponectin and inflammatory mediators in children and adolescents. Methods: Fifty children or adolescents, twenty two with a body mass index (BMI) over 95th percentile, and twenty eight with a BMI below 75th percentile were included in the study. Serum soluble ICAM-1 (sICAM-1), P-selectin, CD40L, lipid profiles, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, glucose and insulin were measured to evaluate associations with adiponectin. Comparison of these variables was performed between the obese and the nonobese group. Results: We found a adiponectin to be significant lower and sICAM-1 significant higher in the obese group compared to the nonobese group, but there were no significant differences in P-selectin and soluble CD40L. Adiponectin was negatively associated with ICAM-1 and P-selectin in the obese group. Conclusion: Negative associations of adiponectin with ICAM-1 and P-selectin in obese children and adolescents suggest that serum adiponectin level may represent the inflammatory status.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.354-364
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• 2013

This study was conducted to determine whether dietary factors could be related with serum adiponectin concentrations in 243, year-three female university students living in Seoul. The mean of body mass index (BMI) and adiponectin levels of all subjects were $20.17kg/m^2$ and $11.07{\mu}g/ml$, respectively. When the subjects were divided into 3 groups based on BMI (underweight: < 18.5, normal: $18.5{\leq}&lt;23$, overweight and obesity: ${\geq}23$), serum adiponectin levels in underweight group was significantly higher than that in 'normal' or 'overweight and 'obesity' groups. Also when the subjects were divided into two groups by mean adequacy ratio (MAR), serum adiponectin concentration of the high MAR group (MAR > 75) was slightly higher than that the low MAR group ($MAR{\leq}75$). Serum adiponectin levels showed a negative correlation with body weight (p < 0.01) or BMI (p < 0.001) and a positive correlation with intakes of of animal or total protein (please clarify) or vegetable protein.Among the dietary behaviors, serum adiponectin levels of females who answered 'yes' to the question about 'eating breakfast' was significantly higher than that of those who answered 'sometimes' or 'No' (p < 0.05) and serum adiponectin levels were higher among those who reported higher fruit intakes. Overall, our results suggested that healthy lifestyle including acceptable BMI, eating breakfast and higher fruit consumption might play an important role in the prevention of obesity and enhancement of blood adiponectin levels.

• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.122-130
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• 2009

1. Objectives: The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between adiponectin and metabolic syndrome according to Sasang Constitution. 2. Methods: Six hundred sixty six participants were included in this cohort study. Sex, age, BMI(Body Mass Index), smoking, drinking, adiponectin level and Metabolic syndrome components were considerd. Sasang constitutional diagnosis was carried out by a sasang constitutional specialist using photos, questionnaires and PSSC(Phonetic System for Sasang Classification). 3. Results: In binary logistic analysis after adjustment of age, sex, BMI, smoking, drinking, adiponectin level and sasang constitution were related with Metabolic syndrome. 4. Conclusions: We suggest that adiponectin and sasang constitution are the important biomarker in Metabolic syndorme.