Association Between Adipokines Levels with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): Systematic Reviews.

Nava Morshedzadeh, Mehran Rahimlou, Hamid Asadzadeh Aghdaei, Shabnam Shahrokh, Mohammad Reza Zali, Parvin Mirmiran

Journal: Digestive diseases and sciences 2017;62(12):3280-3286

PMID: 29086333

Abstract

BACKGROUND

A combination of genetic and environmental factors is involved in the etiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Recent studies have shown that adipocytes play a crucial role, by actively participating in systemic immune responses in IBD patients. But findings remain controversial. To the best of our knowledge, no systematic review has evaluated the roles of adipokines in IBD, considering which this systematic review was undertaken to summarize the effects of these adipokines in IBD pathogenesis.

METHODS

For this review, articles published between 1980 and 2016 were identified from the PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, and Cochrane and Google scholar databases. Thirteen articles were ultimately selected for inclusion in this systematic review.

RESULTS

Findings of the present study indicate that some of the adipokines such as leptin, adiponectin and resistin are associated with disease severity, body composition and glucose hemostasis in IBD patients, although some of these associations are stronger than others.

CONCLUSIONS

Overall findings indicate that some adipokines may play a crucial role in IBD severity or other IBD related outcomes. Further studies are recommended to confirm the results.

Address: Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 7, West Arghavan St., Farahzadi Blvd., P.O. Box 19395-4741, 1981619573, Tehran, Iran.; Nutrition and Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 19395-4763, Tehran, Iran.; Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.; Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.; Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 7, West Arghavan St., Farahzadi Blvd., P.O. Box 19395-4741, 1981619573, Tehran, Iran. [email protected].; Nutrition and Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 19395-4763, Tehran, Iran. [email protected].

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