Evaluation of Adenovirus-36 (Ad-36) antibody seropositivity and adipokine levels in obese children

Kocazeybek B., Dinc H. O., Ergin S., Saribas S., Ozcabi B. T., Cizmecigil U., ...Daha Fazla

MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS, cilt.108, ss.27-31, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 108
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.04.034
  • Dergi Adı: MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.27-31
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Adenovirus 36 (Ad-36) has recently been suggested as a possible contributor to the current obesity epidemic. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Ad-36 antibodies in obese children, as well as investigate the role of serum leptin and lipid levels in Ad-36-obesity. Seventy-one obese children and 62 non-obese children were included as the patient group (PG), including the healthy control group (HCG), respectively. Simultaneously, Ad-36 antibodies and adipokine levels were assessed with serum neutralization assays (SNA) and ELISA. Ad-36 antibody was detected in 9 patients (12.7%) and 1 patient (1.6%) in both the PG and HCG, respectively, while a significant difference was detected between groups (p < 0.05). Although serum LDL, total cholesterol, triglycerides and leptin levels were detected significantly higher, adiponectin level was detected paradoxically lower in the PG. However, a significant difference was not detected for lipids and leptin levels; adiponectin levels were found to be significantly lower in Ad-36 antibody-positive PG (p < 0.05).