The Role of Circulating Slit2, the One of the Newly Batokines, in Human Diabetes Mellitus.
10.3803/EnM.2017.32.3.383
- Author:
Yea Eun KANG
1
;
Sorim CHOUNG
;
Ju Hee LEE
;
Hyun Jin KIM
;
Bon Jeong KU
Author Information
1. Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. bonjeong@cnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Slit2;
Batokine;
Adipose tissue, brown;
Adipokines;
Diabetes mellitus
- MeSH:
Adipokines;
Adipose Tissue;
Adipose Tissue, Brown;
Animals;
Blood Glucose;
Diabetes Mellitus*;
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay;
Fasting;
Glucose;
Healthy Volunteers;
Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated;
Hemostasis;
Homeostasis;
Humans*;
Mice
- From:Endocrinology and Metabolism
2017;32(3):383-388
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Slit2 is a new secreted protein from adipose tissue that improves glucose hemostasis in mice; however, there is no study about the serum levels and precise role of Slit2 in human. The aim of this study is to explore the serum level of Slit2 in human, and to identify the role of Slit2 in diabetes mellitus (DM). METHODS: The participants of this study consist of 38 subjects with newly diagnosed DM, and 75 healthy subjects as a control group. Serum Slit2 levels were measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Relationship between circulating Slit2 and diabetic related factors was investigated in diabetic group compared with non-diabetic group. Additionally, the correlations between the serum level of Slit2 and diverse metabolic parameters were analyzed. RESULTS: Circulating Slit2 level was more decreased in diabetic group than in control group, but there was no significant difference statistically. Interestingly, serum levels of Slit2 were significantly negatively correlated to the serum concentrations of fasting glucose (coefficient r=–0.246, P=0.008), the serum concentrations of postprandial glucose (coefficient r=–0.233, P=0.017), and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c; coefficient r=–0.357, P<0.001). CONCLUSION: From our study, the first report of circulating Slit2 levels in human, circulating Slit2 level significantly negatively correlated with serum glucose and HbA1c. Our results suggest that the circulating Slit2 may play a role in maintainence of glucose homeostasis in human, even though exact contribution and mechanism are not yet known.
