PPAR-α Agonist Fenofibrate Decreased Serum Irisin Levels in Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Hypertriglyceridemia

Irisin is related to insulin resistance and metabolic disorders. The physiologic effects of irisin are partially mediated through peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α (PPAR-α). We investigated the effect of fenofibrate, a PPAR-α agonist, on serum irisin in type 2 diabetes patients with hyper...

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Main Authors: Xiaomeng Feng, Xia Gao, Yumei Jia, Heng Zhang, Qingrong Pan, Zhi Yao, Ning Yang, Jia Liu, Yuan Xu, Guang Wang, Xinchun Yang
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Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:PPAR Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/924131
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author Xiaomeng Feng
Xia Gao
Yumei Jia
Heng Zhang
Qingrong Pan
Zhi Yao
Ning Yang
Jia Liu
Yuan Xu
Guang Wang
Xinchun Yang
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Xia Gao
Yumei Jia
Heng Zhang
Qingrong Pan
Zhi Yao
Ning Yang
Jia Liu
Yuan Xu
Guang Wang
Xinchun Yang
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description Irisin is related to insulin resistance and metabolic disorders. The physiologic effects of irisin are partially mediated through peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α (PPAR-α). We investigated the effect of fenofibrate, a PPAR-α agonist, on serum irisin in type 2 diabetes patients with hypertriglyceridemia. This study evaluated cross-sectional and interventional studies of 25 type 2 diabetes patients with hypertriglyceridemia (group A) and 40 controls (group B). Group A was treated with fenofibrate (200 mg/day) for 8 weeks. Serum irisin and clinical characteristics were examined. Serum irisin was significantly higher in group A compared with group B (45.15±10.48 versus 35.38±9.97 ng/ml, P<0.001) and correlated with body mass index (r=0.314, P=0.011), fasting blood glucose (r=0.399, P=0.001), total cholesterol (r=0.256, P=0.040), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (r=0.247, P=0.047). In multiple regression analysis after controlling for confounders, only fasting blood glucose (β=5.615, P<0.001) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (β=19.483, P<0.001) were independently related to serum irisin. After 8 weeks of fenofibrate treatment, serum irisin significantly decreased in group A compared with baseline (45.15±10.48 versus 38.74±12.54 ng/ml, P=0.011). Conclusively, fenofibrate decreased serum irisin in type 2 diabetes patients with hypertriglyceridemia, indicating that PPAR-α agonists may protect against metabolic disorders by improving irisin resistance.
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spelling doaj-art-98be14c8fac9409ab008022340a2c35d2025-02-03T07:25:49ZengWileyPPAR Research1687-47571687-47652015-01-01201510.1155/2015/924131924131PPAR-α Agonist Fenofibrate Decreased Serum Irisin Levels in Type 2 Diabetes Patients with HypertriglyceridemiaXiaomeng Feng0Xia Gao1Yumei Jia2Heng Zhang3Qingrong Pan4Zhi Yao5Ning Yang6Jia Liu7Yuan Xu8Guang Wang9Xinchun Yang10Department of Endocrinology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, ChinaDepartment of Cardiology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, ChinaIrisin is related to insulin resistance and metabolic disorders. The physiologic effects of irisin are partially mediated through peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α (PPAR-α). We investigated the effect of fenofibrate, a PPAR-α agonist, on serum irisin in type 2 diabetes patients with hypertriglyceridemia. This study evaluated cross-sectional and interventional studies of 25 type 2 diabetes patients with hypertriglyceridemia (group A) and 40 controls (group B). Group A was treated with fenofibrate (200 mg/day) for 8 weeks. Serum irisin and clinical characteristics were examined. Serum irisin was significantly higher in group A compared with group B (45.15±10.48 versus 35.38±9.97 ng/ml, P<0.001) and correlated with body mass index (r=0.314, P=0.011), fasting blood glucose (r=0.399, P=0.001), total cholesterol (r=0.256, P=0.040), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (r=0.247, P=0.047). In multiple regression analysis after controlling for confounders, only fasting blood glucose (β=5.615, P<0.001) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (β=19.483, P<0.001) were independently related to serum irisin. After 8 weeks of fenofibrate treatment, serum irisin significantly decreased in group A compared with baseline (45.15±10.48 versus 38.74±12.54 ng/ml, P=0.011). Conclusively, fenofibrate decreased serum irisin in type 2 diabetes patients with hypertriglyceridemia, indicating that PPAR-α agonists may protect against metabolic disorders by improving irisin resistance.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/924131
spellingShingle Xiaomeng Feng
Xia Gao
Yumei Jia
Heng Zhang
Qingrong Pan
Zhi Yao
Ning Yang
Jia Liu
Yuan Xu
Guang Wang
Xinchun Yang
PPAR-α Agonist Fenofibrate Decreased Serum Irisin Levels in Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Hypertriglyceridemia
PPAR Research
title PPAR-α Agonist Fenofibrate Decreased Serum Irisin Levels in Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Hypertriglyceridemia
title_full PPAR-α Agonist Fenofibrate Decreased Serum Irisin Levels in Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Hypertriglyceridemia
title_fullStr PPAR-α Agonist Fenofibrate Decreased Serum Irisin Levels in Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Hypertriglyceridemia
title_full_unstemmed PPAR-α Agonist Fenofibrate Decreased Serum Irisin Levels in Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Hypertriglyceridemia
title_short PPAR-α Agonist Fenofibrate Decreased Serum Irisin Levels in Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Hypertriglyceridemia
title_sort ppar α agonist fenofibrate decreased serum irisin levels in type 2 diabetes patients with hypertriglyceridemia
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/924131
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