γ-Carboxylation of osteocalcin and insulin resistance in older men and women
γ-Carboxylation of osteocalcin and insulin resistance in older men and women
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DOI:
10.3945/ajcn.2009.28151
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发表时间:
2009-11-01
影响因子:
7.1
通讯作者:
Booth, Sarah L.
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作者:
Shea, M. Kyla;Gundberg, Caren M.;Booth, Sarah L.
Background: The skeletal protein osteocalcin is gamma-carboxylated by vitamin K. High serum uncarboxylated osteocalcin reflects low vitamin K status. In vitro and animal studies indicate that high uncarboxylated osteocalcin is associated with reduced insulin resistance. However, associations between osteocalcin and measures of insulin resistance in humans are less clear.Objective: Our aim was to examine cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between circulating forms of osteocalcin (total, uncarboxylated, and carboxylated) and insulin resistance in older men and women.Design: Cross-sectional associations between serum measures of total osteocalcin, carboxylated osteocalcin, and uncarboxylated osteocalcin and insulin resistance were examined in 348 nondiabetic men and women (mean age: 68 y; 58% female) by using the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). Associations between each form of osteocalcin at baseline and 3-y change in HOMA-IR were examined in 162 adults (mean age: 69 y; 63% female) who did not receive vitamin K supplementation.Results: Lower circulating uncarboxylated osteocalcin was not associated with higher HOMA-IR at baseline or at 3-y follow-up. Those in the lowest tertiles of total osteocalcin and carboxylated osteocalcin at baseline had higher baseline HOMA-IR (P = 0.006 and P = 0.02, respectively). The concentration of carboxylated osteocalcin at baseline was inversely associated with a 3-y change in HOMA-IR (P = 0.002).Conclusions: In older adults, circulating uncarboxylated osteocalcin was not associated with insulin resistance. In contrast, elevated carboxylated osteocalcin and total osteocalcin were associated with lower insulin resistance, which supports a potential link between skeletal physiology and insulin resistance in humans. The role of vitamin K status in this association remains unclear and merits further investigation. This trial is registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00183001. Am J Clin Nutr 2009; 90: 1230-5.