Relationship Between Serum Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Level and Insulin Resistance, High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Visceral Fat Mass in Prediabetes.

Journal: The American journal of the medical sciences
PMID: 29289260

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Growing evidence suggest that macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) plays a vital role in glucose metabolism. We aimed to ascertain whether MIF levels are altered in subjects with prediabetes and also to determine the relationship between MIF and metabolic parameters as well as visceral fat mass.

Authors

  • Oktay Bilgir
    Department of Internal Medicine, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Bozyaka, Izmir, Turkey. Electronic address: oktaybilgir@gmail.com.
  • Belma Gökçen
    Department of Internal Medicine, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Bozyaka, Izmir, Turkey.
  • Ferda Bilgir
    Department of Internal Medicine, Katip Celebi University Medical School, Izmir, Turkey.
  • Aslı Guler
    Department of Family Physician, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Bozyaka, Izmir, Turkey.
  • Mehmet Calan
    Department of Internal Medicine, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Bozyaka, Izmir, Turkey.
  • Arif Yuksel
    Department of Internal Medicine, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Bozyaka, Izmir, Turkey.
  • Behnaz Aslanıpour
    Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.
  • Murat Akşit
    Department of Biochemistry, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Bozyaka, Izmir, Turkey.
  • Giray Bozkaya
    Department of Biochemistry, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Bozyaka, Izmir, Turkey.

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