Low plasma level of adiponectin is associated with stavudine treatment and lipodystrophy in HIV-infected patients.

Abstract

This study tested the hypothesis that in patients with HIV-associated lipodystrophy, adiponectin levels were related to insulin resistance, TNF-alpha and IL-6 and treatment with nucleoside analogues. HIV seropositive men undergoing highly active antiretroviral treatment were enrolled into three predetermined clinical groups: lipodystrophy with central fat accumulation (n = 12); lipodystrophy without central fat accumulation (n = 15); no lipodystrophy (n = 15). HIV-negative healthy men served as controls (n = 12). Both lipodystrophic groups had a low percentage of limb fat compared to the two control groups. Patients with lipodystrophy with fat accumulation had increased truncal fat compared with controls. Levels of adiponectin did not correlate with either TNF-alpha or IL-6. Low levels of adiponectin were found in both lipodystrophic groups and were associated with current or previous treatment with stavudine. Furthermore, the adiponectin level correlated with the percentage of limb fat. Patients with lipodystrophy with fat accumulation were more insulin resistant, measured by HOMA-IR, compared with controls. However, HOMA-IR did no correlate to adiponectin or other cytokines. In conclusion, the finding of no difference between the two lipodystrophic groups with regard to adiponectin, indicates that low levels of adiponectin reflects fat atrophy, whereas the insulin resistance was best explained by increased truncal fat mass.

• Authors: B Lindegaard, P Keller, H Bruunsgaard, J Gerstoft, B K Pedersen
• Journal: Clinical and experimental immunology (Clin Exp Immunol) Vol. 135 Issue 2 Pg. 273-9 (Feb 2004) ISSN: 0009-9104 [Print] England
• PMID: 14738456 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Adiponectin
• Anti-HIV Agents
• Insulin
• Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
• Interleukin-6
• Protease Inhibitors
• Proteins
• Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
• Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
• Stavudine

Topics

• Adiponectin
• Adipose Tissue (immunology)
• Adult
• Aged
• Anti-HIV Agents (therapeutic use)
• Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active (methods)
• Body Composition
• HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome (blood, drug therapy, metabolism)
• Humans
• Insulin (blood)
• Insulin Resistance (immunology)
• Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
• Interleukin-6 (blood)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Protease Inhibitors (therapeutic use)
• Proteins (analysis)
• Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (therapeutic use)
• Stavudine (therapeutic use)
• Time Factors
• Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (analysis)