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Erschienen in: Inflammation Research 7/2010

01.07.2010 | Original Research Paper

Associations between plasma insulin-like growth factor-I and the markers of inflammation interleukin 6, C-reactive protein and YKL-40 in an elderly background population

verfasst von: Mikkel Andreassen, Ilan Raymond, Per Hildebrandt, Caroline Kistorp, Camilla Rathcke, Henrik Vestergaard, Jens Faber, Lars Østergaard Kristensen

Erschienen in: Inflammation Research | Ausgabe 7/2010

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Abstract

Background and objective

The objective of the present study was to test the hypothesis that circulating levels of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) are inversely associated with inflammatory processes in an elderly background population.

Patients and design

We conducted a population-based study comprising 629 individuals, aged 50–89 years. Associations between plasma IGF-I versus interleukin 6 (IL-6) and the acute phase proteins high sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and YKL-40 were evaluated by linear regression analyses. Subsequently, the population was dichotomised at a CRP level of 3.0 mg/L and the associations were re-evaluated in the two subgroups.

Results

Adjusted for confounding variables, plasma IGF-I was inversely related to IL-6, hsCRP and YKL-40 (all P < 0.001). The strongest association was found for YKL-40 with a 34% reduction in YKL-40 per twofold increase in IGF-I. A significant inverse association between IGF-I and all markers of inflammation persisted in individuals with hsCRP below 3.0 mg/L whereas only YKL-40 was significantly associated with IGF-I in individuals with hsCRP above 3.0 mg/L.

Conclusions

The data support the hypothesis of an inverse association between GH/IGF-I signalling and inflammation, and suggest that the relationship between the IGF-I and inflammation might be more predominant in healthy individuals with a low inflammatory activity.
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Metadaten
Titel
Associations between plasma insulin-like growth factor-I and the markers of inflammation interleukin 6, C-reactive protein and YKL-40 in an elderly background population
verfasst von
Mikkel Andreassen
Ilan Raymond
Per Hildebrandt
Caroline Kistorp
Camilla Rathcke
Henrik Vestergaard
Jens Faber
Lars Østergaard Kristensen
Publikationsdatum
01.07.2010
Verlag
SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel
Erschienen in
Inflammation Research / Ausgabe 7/2010
Print ISSN: 1023-3830
Elektronische ISSN: 1420-908X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00011-009-0154-z

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