Leptin, IL-6, and suPAR reflect distinct inflammatory changes associated with adiposity, lipodystrophy and low muscle mass in HIV-infected patients and controls

Anne Langkilde; Janne Petersen; Jens Henrik Henriksen; Frank Krieger Jensen; Jan Gerstoft; Jesper Eugen-Olsen; Ove Andersen

doi:10.1186/s12979-015-0036-x

Leptin, IL-6, and suPAR reflect distinct inflammatory changes associated with adiposity, lipodystrophy and low muscle mass in HIV-infected patients and controls

Anne Langkilde, Janne Petersen, Jens Henrik Henriksen, Frank Krieger Jensen, Jan Gerstoft, Jesper Eugen-Olsen, Ove Andersen

Department of Clinical Medicine

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: HIV-infected patients could exhibit accelerated ageing, since age-associated complications like sarcopenia; increased inflammation; lipodystrophy with loss of subcutaneous adipose tissue and/or gain of visceral adipose tissue (VAT); and cardiovascular disease occur at an earlier age. Inflammation is involved in age-associated complications. However, it is not understood whether it is the same inflammatory changes that are involved in the various ageing-associated complications. Our objective was to study whether leptin, interleukin 6 (IL-6), and soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) were associated distinctively with adiposity, lipodystrophy and sarcopenia, in HIV-infected patients and healthy Controls.

RESULTS: Systemic leptin levels were significantly higher in patients with lipodystrophy than without, whereas there was no difference in IL-6 or suPAR levels. Leptin was significantly positively associated with fat mass index (FMI) and abdominal VAT, but not with lean mass index (LMI). IL-6 was significantly associated with both FMI and VAT, and low LMI. High suPAR was associated with low LMI, and weakly with high FMI and VAT.

CONCLUSIONS: Leptin reflected adiposity- and lipodystrophy-related inflammation, but not sarcopenia. IL-6 reflected both adiposity-, but also sarcopenia-related inflammation; and suPAR was a marker of sarcopenia-related inflammation. Our results indicate that different inflammatory processes can be active simultaneously contributing to the systemic low grade inflammatory state. Identifying major contributors to circulating leptin, IL-6, and suPAR levels could levels could therefore improve our understanding of which inflammatory processes are involved in the various age-related complications.

Original language	English
Article number	9
Journal	Immunity & ageing : I & A
Volume	12
Pages (from-to)	1-11
Number of pages	11
ISSN	1742-4933
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12979-015-0036-x
Publication status	Published - 4 Aug 2015

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Leptin, IL-6, and suPAR reflect distinct inflammatory changes associated with adiposity, lipodystrophy and low muscle mass in HIV-infected patients and controls. / Langkilde, Anne; Petersen, Janne; Henriksen, Jens Henrik et al.

In: Immunity & ageing : I & A, Vol. 12, 9, 04.08.2015, p. 1-11.

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