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SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: Obesity is an increasingly prevalent global health problem, which is generally caused by the increase in body fat mass above normal and observed in all societies. If the blood glucose level is higher than normal but not high enough to diagnose diabetes, this condition is defined as prediabetes. Adiponectin increases fatty acid oxidation and insulin sensitivity and is closely associated with obesity. One of the nuclear receptor superfamily member peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors is shown to have an important role in various metabolic reactions. This study aimed to investigate the serum levels of adiponectin and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors-gamma parameters, which are closely related to adipose tissue, energy metabolism, and insulin sensitivity, in obese patients with and without prediabetes. METHODS: For this purpose, 52 obese patients with prediabetes, 48 obese patients with non-prediabetes, and 76 healthy individuals were included in this study. Serum adiponectin and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors-γ levels were analyzed by ELISA. RESULTS: Serum adiponectin levels were significantly higher in obese patients with prediabetes (18.15±15.99) compared with the control group (15.17±15.67; p=0.42). No significant difference was observed in both adiponectin and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors-γ levels in the obese patients with the non-prediabetes group compared with the control group. However, no significant difference was observed in the obese patients with prediabetes group and obese patients with non-prediabetes group. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that adiponectin may serve as an indicator of prediabetes. This implies that examining adiponectin levels in individuals diagnosed with prediabetes may enhance our understanding of the metabolic processes closely linked to prediabetes and related conditions.
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In this study, xanthine oxidase (XO), malondialdehyde (MDA), myeloperoxidase (MPO) and glutathione (GSH) levels in the ovarian tissues of rats during the development of ischemia and postischemia-induced reperfusion were investigated, and the effect of ATP on ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) damage was biochemically and histopathologically examined. The results of the biochemical analyses demonstrated that ATP significantly reduced the level of XO and MDA and increased the amount of GSH in both ischemia and I/R-applied ovarian tissue at the doses administered. Furthermore, ATP significantly suppressed the increase in MPO activity that occurred following the application of post ischemia reperfusion in the ovarian tissue. The biochemical results obtained in the present study coincide with the histological findings. The severity of the pathological findings, such as dilatation, congestion, haemorrhage, oedema and polymorphonuclear nuclear leukocytes (PMNLs), increased in parallel with the increase observed in the products of XO metabolism. In conclusion, exogenously applied ATP prevented I/R damage by reducing the formation of XO in ischemic ovarian tissue.
Neste estudo, a xantina oxidase (XO), o malondialdeído (MDA), mieloperoxidase ( MPO ) e glutationa ( GSH) nos tecidos do ovário de ratos, durante o desenvolvimento de isquemia e reperfusão induzida por pós-isquemia foi investigada, e o efeito de ATP em isquemia e reperfusão (I/R). O dano foi verificado por provas bioquímicas e por histopatologia. Os resultados das análises bioquímicas mostraram que o ATP reduziu significativamente o nível de XO e MDA e aumentou a quantidade de GSH em ambas as isquemia e no tecido do ovário de I / R - aplicado nas doses administradas. Além disso, o ATP suprimiu significativamente o aumento na atividade de MPO que ocorreu na sequência da aplicação de pós-isquemia reperfusão no tecido ovariano. Os resultados bioquímicos obtidos no presente estudo coincidem com os achados histológicos. A gravidade dos achados patológicos, como a dilatação, congestão, hemorragia, edema e polimorfonucleares leucócitos nucleares (PMNLs), aumentou em paralelo com o aumento observado nos produtos do metabolismo XO. Em conclusão, aplicando exogenamente ATP impedido de I/R, houve danos pela redução da formação de tecido de ovário de XO na isquemia.