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Evaluation of body weight, insulin resistance, leptin and adiponectin levels in premenopausal women with hyperprolactinemia

Endocrine volume 44, pages 756–761 (2013)Cite this article

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The effects of hyperprolactinemia on metabolic parameters are not clear and a few data evaluating adiponectin levels in prolactinoma and idiopathic hyperprolactinemia exist. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of hyperprolactinemia on body weight, insulin resistance, beta cell function, and leptin and adiponectin levels in premenopausal women with hyperprolactinemia. Forty premenopausal women with prolactinoma or idiopathic hyperprolactinemia were compared to 41 age-matched healthy premenopausal women with regard to body weight, body mass index, waist and hip circumferences, waist to hip ratio, fasting plasma glucose, insulin levels, insulin resistance measured by homeostasis model assessment (HOMA)-insulin resistance index, beta cell function measured by HOMA-β index, leptin and adiponectin levels. Plasma insulin levels and HOMA indexes (both insulin resistance and beta indexes) were significantly higher in hyperprolactinemic women. The other parameters were similar between both groups. There was a positive correlation between prolactin levels and fasting plasma glucose in hyperprolactinemic women. The results of this study showed that high prolactin levels may be associated with hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance in premenopausal women. This effect seems to be independent of body weight, leptin and adiponectin levels. High prolactin levels may directly stimulate insulin secretion from pancreas and directly cause hepatic and whole-body insulin resistance.

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Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank Novartis Pharmaceuticals and Turkish Neuroendocrine Association for providing the assays for the study and Prof. Dr. Yuksel Bek for assisting in statistical analyses.

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The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Ondokuz Mayis University School and the study complies with the current laws of our country.

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  1. Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Atakum, 55200, Samsun, Turkey

    Aysegul Atmaca & Gulcin Cengiz Ecemis

  2. Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Atakum, 55200, Samsun, Turkey

    Birsen Bilgici & Ozgur Korhan Tuncel

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Atmaca, A., Bilgici, B., Ecemis, G.C. et al. Evaluation of body weight, insulin resistance, leptin and adiponectin levels in premenopausal women with hyperprolactinemia. Endocrine 44, 756–761 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-013-9931-0

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Keywords

  • Hyperprolactinemia
  • Prolactinoma
  • Body weight
  • Insulin resistance
  • Leptin
  • Adiponectin