Circulating Irisin Levels as a Marker of Osteosarcopenic-Obesity in Cushing's Disease.

Valentina GuarnottaAntonio PrinziMaria PitroneGiuseppe PizzolantiCarla Giordano

Published in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2020)

Circulating irisin levels tend to be lower in patients with active CD compared to those with controlled CD and controls. They are strongly associated with osteosarcopenia and central obesity in CD and therefore may be a possible marker of diagnosis.

Keyphrases

metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
weight loss
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
body mass index
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle