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Role of chemerin in the metabolic regulation of type 1 diabetes in children

Katarzyna Jakubek-Kipa1, Sabina Galiniak2, Artur Mazur1

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Pediatr Med Rodz 2024; 20 (2): 209–214
DOI: 10.15557/PiMR.2024.0030
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Abstract

Introduction and objective: Type 1 diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood, leading to the development of chronic micro- and macrovascular complications. Recently, many researchers have been focusing their efforts on identifying new markers for the progression of this disease. It is known that adipokines play a significant role in the regulation of lipid and carbohydrate metabolism. The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of serum chemerin in children with type 1 diabetes and assess their correlation with body mass index, glycated haemoglobin, and lipid profile. Materials and methods: The study group included 40 children with newly diagnosed, 40 with long-term diabetes, and 14 children without diabetes as a control group. Chemerin levels were measured using a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results: We did not find any statistically differences in chemerin levels in the studied groups of children. In the group of patients with long-term, metabolically well-controlled diabetes, chemerin levels were higher in girls than in boys (p = 0.028). Moreover, no difference in chemerin levels was observed between the studied groups of children depending on the body mass index percentiles. A negative correlation was found between chemerin level and age in children with newly diagnosed diabetes and metabolically well-controlled diabetes. Conclusions: Our study provides new insights into the status of chemerin among paediatric patients with varying degrees of type 1 diabetes control. However, further research is needed involving larger groups of patients with differing degrees of sexual maturation and with the presence of microvascular complications.

Keywords
diabetes mellitus, body mass index, chemerin

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