Journal of Practical Hepatology ›› 2022, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (2): 231-234.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2022.02.020

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Implication of serum resistin and retinol-binding protein 4 in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Mo Chaoyan, Yang Youqiang, Zhong Yuan, et al   

  1. Department of Endocrinology,Red Cross Hospital Affiliated to Youjiang Medical College,Yulin 537000,Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
  • Received:2021-07-28 Online:2022-03-10 Published:2022-03-15

Abstract: Objective The aim of this study was to explore the implication of serum resistin and retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods 106 patients with NAFLD and T2DM and 106 patients with NAFLD were enrolled in our hospital between October 2017 and January 2021,and blood lipid and fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels were detected by full-automatic biochemical analyzer. Serum fasting insulin (FINS) level was detected by chemiluminescence, and the pancreatic β-cell function was assessed by HOMA-β. The insulin resistance (IR) was assessed by homeostasis model assessment (HOMA-IR). Serum resistin, RBP4, tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) and interleukin (IL-6) levels were detected by ELISA. Results Total serum cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in patients with NAFLD and T2DM were (4.7±0.5)mmol/L and (1.1±0.2)mmol/L, significantly lower than [(5.6±0.6)mmol/L and (1.4±0.3)mmol/L, respectively, P<0.05] in patients with NAFLD; serum gamma-glutamyl transferase level in patients with NAFLD and T2DM were (102.3±15.5)U/L, significantly higher than [(71.6±4.6), P<0.05] in patients with NAFLD, while there were no significant differences as respect to serum alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and aLkaline phosphatase levels between the two groups (P>0.05); the FBG, FINS and HOMA-IR in patients with NAFLD and T2DM were (7.7±0.8)mmol/L, (6.7±1.2)mU/L and (2.3±0.5), significantly higher than [(5.7±0.7)mmol/L, (5.5±2.3)mU/L and (1.4±0.2), respectively, P<0.05], while the HOMA-β was (3.7±0.4), significantly lower than [(5.0±0.5), P<0.05] in patients with NAFLD; serum resistin, RBP4, TNF-α and IL-6 levels in patients with NAFLD and T2DM were(3.2±0.4)ng/mL, (57.3±12.3)mg/L, (376.2±36.7)pg/mL and (76.3±8.2) ng/L, significantly higher than [(1.2±0.2)ng/mL, (32.7±7.1)mg/L,(340.3±38.2)pg/mL and (68.4±7.6)ng/L, respectively, P<0.05] in patients with NAFLD. Conclusion There are differences in liver function indexes, glucose metabolism indexes, resistin , RBP4 and cytokine levels between patients with NAFLD and T2D and those with NAFLD alone, which might help distinguish the two entity in clinical practice.

Key words: Non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, Resistin, Retinol-binding protein 4, Sera