Association between Follicular Fluid Leptin and Serum Insulin Levels in Nonoverweight Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Joint Authors

Vacca, M.
Panzarino, M. A.
Nardelli, C.
Nocera, S.
Garruti, Gabriella
Giorgino, F.
Totaro, I.
de Palo, R.
Rotelli, M. T.
Selvaggi, L. E.

Source

BioMed Research International

Issue

Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2014-05-04

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

7

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Aims.

We evaluated the links between leptin and visfatin levels and fertilization rates in nonoverweight (NOW) women with PCOS (NOW-PCOS) from Apulia undergoing in vitro fertilization/embryo transfer (IVF).

Materials and Methodology.

We recruited 16 NOW women with PCOS (NOW-PCOS) and 10 normally ovulating NOW women (control-NOW).

All women underwent IVF.

Androgens, 17-β-estradiol (17β-E2), and insulin levels were measured in plasma and/or serum and leptin and visfatin levels were assayed in both serum and follicular fluid (FF-leptin, FF-visfatin).

Results.

In NOW-PCOS, both serum and FF-leptin were significantly lower than in control-NOW.

In NOW-PCOS, significant correlations were found between BMI and serum leptin and insulinemia and FF-leptin.

By contrast, in control-NOW, FF-leptin levels were not correlated with insulinemia.

Serum visfatin levels were not significantly different in NOW-PCOS and control-NOW, but FF-visfatin levels were 1.6-fold higher, although not significantly, in NOW-PCOS than in control-NOW.

Conclusions.

Both serum leptin levels and FF-leptin are BMI- and insulin-related in Southern Italian NOW-PCOS from Apulia.

In line with other reports showing that FF-leptin levels are predictive of fertilization rates, lower than normal FF-leptin levels in NOW-PCOS may explain their lower fertilization rate and this may be related to the level of insulin and/or insulin resistance.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Garruti, Gabriella& de Palo, R.& Rotelli, M. T.& Nocera, S.& Totaro, I.& Nardelli, C.…[et al.]. 2014. Association between Follicular Fluid Leptin and Serum Insulin Levels in Nonoverweight Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-513195

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Garruti, Gabriella…[et al.]. Association between Follicular Fluid Leptin and Serum Insulin Levels in Nonoverweight Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-513195

American Medical Association (AMA)

Garruti, Gabriella& de Palo, R.& Rotelli, M. T.& Nocera, S.& Totaro, I.& Nardelli, C.…[et al.]. Association between Follicular Fluid Leptin and Serum Insulin Levels in Nonoverweight Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-513195

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-513195