Serum fetuin-A levels are associated with serum triglycerides before and 6 months after bariatric surgery.

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Serum fetuin-A levels are associated with serum triglycerides before and 6 months after bariatric surgery.

Hormones (Athens). 2017 Jul;16(3):297-305

Authors: Verras CG, Christou GA, Simos YV, Ayiomamitis GD, Melidonis AJ, Kiortsis DN

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The elucidation of the changes of fetuin-A in the context of bariatric surgery.
DESIGN: Twenty obese patients (8 males, 12 females; body mass index = 42.5±3.4 kg/m2) were studied at baseline and 6 months after bariatric surgery.
RESULTS: Serum fetuin-A levels did not differ with regard to the presence of each individual component of the Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) at baseline, except for hypertriglyceridaemia [increased serum fetuin-A levels (p=0.011)]. Circulating fetuin-A was positively correlated with serum triglycerides (TG) (r=0.461, p=0.047) and negatively correlated with serum globulins (r=-0.477, p=0.033) and C-reactive protein (CRP) (r=-0.604, p=0.010), while it independently predicted TG at baseline. Circulating fetuin-A did not change during the 6 months either in the whole population or in the subgroups of patients who were positive for each individual component of MetS at baseline and negative for this component at 6 months of follow-up, except for hypertriglyceridaemia [reduction of serum fetuin-A levels (p=0.046)]. The subgroup of patients with a decrease in circulating fetuin-A during the 6 months was characterized by a smaller reduction of serum globulins (p=0.003) and CRP (p=0.049). The change in serum fetuin-A levels over the 6 months was positively correlated with the change in TG (r=0.592, p=0.006) and negatively correlated with the change in serum globulins (r=-0.523, p=0.018) and CRP (r=-.494, p=0.037).
CONCLUSIONS: Circulating fetuin-A predicted serum triglycerides before as well as 6 months after bariatric surgery.

PMID: 29278516 [PubMed - in process]

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