Serum IL-12 is increased in Mexican obese subjects and associated with low-grade inflammation and obesity-related parameters
K Suárez-Álvarez, L Solís-Lozano, S Leon-Cabrera, A González-Chávez, G Gómez-Hernández, M S Quiñones-Álvarez, A E Serralde-Zúñiga, J Hernández-Ruiz, J Ramírez-Velásquez, F J Galindo-González, J C Zavala-Castillo, M A De León-Nava, G Robles-Díaz, G Escobedo, K Suárez-Álvarez, L Solís-Lozano, S Leon-Cabrera, A González-Chávez, G Gómez-Hernández, M S Quiñones-Álvarez, A E Serralde-Zúñiga, J Hernández-Ruiz, J Ramírez-Velásquez, F J Galindo-González, J C Zavala-Castillo, M A De León-Nava, G Robles-Díaz, G Escobedo
Abstract
Interleukin-(IL-) 12 has been recently suggested to participate during development of insulin resistance in obese mice. Nevertheless, serum IL-12 levels have not been accurately determined in overweight and obese humans. We thus studied serum concentrations of IL-12 in Mexican adult individuals, examining their relationship with low-grade inflammation and obesity-related parameters. A total of 147 healthy individuals, 43 normal weight, 61 overweight, and 43 obese subjects participated in the study. Circulating levels of IL-12, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF- α ), leptin, insulin, glucose, total cholesterol, and triglyceride were measured after overnight fasting in all of the study subjects. Waist circumference and body fat percentage were recorded for all the participants. Serum IL-12 was significantly higher in overweight and obese individuals than in normal weight controls. Besides being strongly related with body mass index (r = 0.5154), serum IL-12 exhibited a significant relationship with abdominal obesity (r = 0.4481), body fat percentage (r = 0.5625), serum glucose (r = 0.3158), triglyceride (r = 0.3714), and TNF- α (r = 0.4717). Thus, serum levels of IL-12 are increased in overweight and obese individuals and show a strong relationship with markers of low-grade inflammation and obesity in the Mexican adult population. Further research is needed to understand the role of IL-12 in developing obesity-associated alterations in humans.
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