Correlation of Adiponectin Receptor Expression with Cytokines and Insulin Sensitivity in Growth Hormone (GH)-Treated Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome and in Non-GH-Treated Obese Children

Abstract

The results of this study showed that inflammatory cytokine expression was closely associated with the expression of the ADIPORs in the PBMCs of both the children with PWS and the comparison group. Moreover, ADIPOR2 expression was highly expressed in the PBMCs of the children with PWS. A further study on the mechanism of increased expression of ADIPOR2 and its correlation with the expression of TNF-alpha in the PBMCs using the non-GH-treated PWS and obese control will be warranted because this study compared GH-treated PWS with an obese comparator group.