In:
Blood, American Society of Hematology, Vol. 117, No. 12 ( 2011-03-24), p. 3469-3472
Kurzfassung:
Recently, a growing body of evidence has suggested that adiponectin, which is secreted by adipose tissues, plays a critical role in obesity-related and autoimmune diseases. We compared the concentrations of adiponectin among 26 normal subjects and 34 allogeneic stem cell transplantation recipients. The concentrations of adiponectin were significantly higher in recipients with chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) than those in subjects without cGVHD (21.7 ± 11.0 vs 9.1 ± 6.1 μg/mL in females, P 〈 .001; and 10.1 ± 6.8 vs 4.3 ± 2.9 μg/mL in males, P = .003). Multivariate analysis revealed that a higher concentration of adiponectin was associated with female sex (β-coefficient 8.2, P 〈 .0001) and the severity of cGVHD (β-coefficient 6.6, 12.7, and 15.6, P 〈 .01, each for mild, moderate, and severe cGVHD, respectively). In addition, adiponectin levels increased as cGVHD progressed, decreased as cGVHD improved, and did not change with stable cGVHD. In conclusion, adiponectin was associated with the severity of cGVHD and might play a role in the pathophysiology of cGVHD.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0006-4971
,
1528-0020
DOI:
10.1182/blood-2010-10-316109
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
American Society of Hematology
Publikationsdatum:
2011
ZDB Id:
1468538-3
ZDB Id:
80069-7
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