TY - JOUR
T1 - Low circulating maternal adiponectin in patients with pyelonephritis
T2 - Adiponectin at the crossroads of pregnancy and infection
AU - Mazaki-Tovi, Shali
AU - Romero, Roberto
AU - Vaisbuch, Edi
AU - Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn
AU - Erez, Offer
AU - Mittal, Pooja
AU - Kim, Sun Kwon
AU - Gotsch, Francesca
AU - Lamont, Ronald
AU - Ogge, Giovanna
AU - Pacora, Percy
AU - Goncalves, Luis
AU - Kim, Chong Jai
AU - Gomez, Ricardo
AU - Espinoza, Jimmy
AU - Hassan, Sonia S.
AU - Kusanovic, Juan Pedro
PY - 2010/1/1
Y1 - 2010/1/1
N2 - Objective: An emerging theme in modern biology is that adipose tissue can respond to metabolic stress, and to inflammatory stimuli, by regulating the secretion of a complex network of soluble mediators, termed adipokines. Adiponectin, the most prevalent circulating adipokine in human, has profound insulin-sensitizing and anti-inflammatory properties. Indeed, the notion that adiponectin plays an important role in the interactions between the metabolic and the immune systems has been strongly suggested. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine if pyelonephritis during pregnancy is associated with changes in maternal serum adiponectin concentrations. Study design: This cross-sectional study included women in the following groups: 1) normal pregnant women (n=200); and 2) pregnant women with pyelonephritis (n=50). Maternal plasma adiponectin concentrations were determined by ELISA. Non-parametric statistics were used for analyses. Results: 1) The median maternal plasma adiponectin concentration was lower in patients with pyelonephritis than in those with a normal pregnancy (P<0.001); 2) among pregnant women with a normal weight, patients with pyelonephritis had a lower median plasma adiponectin concentration than those with a normal pregnancy (P<0.001); 3) similarly, among overweight/obese patients, those with pyelonephritis had a lower median plasma adiponectin concentration than those with a normal pregnancy (P<0.001); and 4) the presence of pyelonephritis was independently associated with maternal plasma adiponectin concentrations after adjustment for maternal age, smoking, gestational age at sampling, and pregestational body mass index (BMI). Conclusion: 1) The findings that acute pyelonephritis in pregnancy is characterized by low maternal plasma concentrations of adiponectin in both lean and overweight/obese patients are novel and concur with the antiinflammatory properties of adiponectin; and 2) the results of this study support the notion that adiponectin may play a role in the intricate interface between inflammation and metabolism during pregnancy.
AB - Objective: An emerging theme in modern biology is that adipose tissue can respond to metabolic stress, and to inflammatory stimuli, by regulating the secretion of a complex network of soluble mediators, termed adipokines. Adiponectin, the most prevalent circulating adipokine in human, has profound insulin-sensitizing and anti-inflammatory properties. Indeed, the notion that adiponectin plays an important role in the interactions between the metabolic and the immune systems has been strongly suggested. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine if pyelonephritis during pregnancy is associated with changes in maternal serum adiponectin concentrations. Study design: This cross-sectional study included women in the following groups: 1) normal pregnant women (n=200); and 2) pregnant women with pyelonephritis (n=50). Maternal plasma adiponectin concentrations were determined by ELISA. Non-parametric statistics were used for analyses. Results: 1) The median maternal plasma adiponectin concentration was lower in patients with pyelonephritis than in those with a normal pregnancy (P<0.001); 2) among pregnant women with a normal weight, patients with pyelonephritis had a lower median plasma adiponectin concentration than those with a normal pregnancy (P<0.001); 3) similarly, among overweight/obese patients, those with pyelonephritis had a lower median plasma adiponectin concentration than those with a normal pregnancy (P<0.001); and 4) the presence of pyelonephritis was independently associated with maternal plasma adiponectin concentrations after adjustment for maternal age, smoking, gestational age at sampling, and pregestational body mass index (BMI). Conclusion: 1) The findings that acute pyelonephritis in pregnancy is characterized by low maternal plasma concentrations of adiponectin in both lean and overweight/obese patients are novel and concur with the antiinflammatory properties of adiponectin; and 2) the results of this study support the notion that adiponectin may play a role in the intricate interface between inflammation and metabolism during pregnancy.
KW - Acute bacterial infection
KW - Adipokines
KW - Adiponectin
KW - Infection
KW - Inflammation
KW - Pregnancy
KW - Pyelonephritis
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U2 - 10.1515/JPM.2009.134
DO - 10.1515/JPM.2009.134
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C2 - 19650757
AN - SCOPUS:76149094557
SN - 0300-5577
VL - 38
SP - 9
EP - 17
JO - Journal of Perinatal Medicine
JF - Journal of Perinatal Medicine
IS - 1
ER -