Leptin-reactive antibodies are distinctly correlated with body composition parameters and metabolic risk indexes in children and adolescents

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY(2022)

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Studies have demonstrated the presence of low-affinity immunoglobulins (Igs) directed to leptin, a key hormone of the neuroendocrine axis that regulates appetite and metabolism, in adult healthy subjects, patients with obesity, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. In the present exploratory study, IgG leptin-reactive antibodies were analyzed for the first time in children and adolescents according to body mass index (BMI) and were correlated with biochemical profile (lipid profile, insulin, glucose, and leptin) and metabolic risk indexes [homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), homeostasis model assessment for beta-cell function (HOMA-beta), atherogenic index of plasma (AIP)]. One hundred and thirty-six participants were included (children n = 63, adolescents n = 73). An in-house enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test was performed to measure IgG anti-leptin antibodies (free, total, and immune complexes). In adolescents, free and total IgG anti-leptin antibodies levels were higher in groups with overweight or obesity than in normal-weight group (P < 0.01), while in children, the total fractions were lower in groups with overweight and obesity than in normal weight (P < 0.02). Immune complexes percentage showed opposite correlations with BMI in children (r= 0.4004, P= 0.0473) and adolescents (r = -0.3983, P= 0.0133). IgG anti-leptin antibodies were also correlated with HOMA-IR in children (r = -0.4569, P = 0.0217) and adolescents (r = -0.3589, P = 0.0316), and with AIP (r = -0.3608, P = 0.0261) in adolescents. Our data suggest that the production and affinity of IgG anti-leptin antibodies can be affected by age, body composition, and metabolic conditions; additionally, in normal conditions, IgG anti-leptin antibodies may have a protective role in insulin resistance and cardiovascular events. [GRAPHICS] .
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obesity, anti-leptin autoantibodies, insulin resistance, leptin resistance, atherogenic risk
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