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. 2021 Jun 2;18(2):124-130.
doi: 10.4274/tjod.galenos.2021.39024.

DLK1 and Nesfatin-1 levels and the relationship with metabolic parameters in polycystic ovary syndrome: Prospective, controlled study

Melike Demir Çaltekin  1 , Ayşen Caniklioğlu  2 , Serenat Eris Yalçın  3 , Demet Aydoğan Kırmızı  1 , Emre Baser  1 , Ethem Serdar Yalvaç  1
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DLK1 and Nesfatin-1 levels and the relationship with metabolic parameters in polycystic ovary syndrome: Prospective, controlled study

Melike Demir Çaltekin et al. Turk J Obstet Gynecol. .

Abstract

Objective: Delta-like 1 (DLK1) is known to inhibit adipocyte differentiation and nesfatin-1 is a neuropeptide that plays a role in the regulation of nutrition and metabolism. We aimed to assess both the levels of DLK1 and nesfatin-1 in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and determine the association of DLK1 and nesfatin-1 with metabolic parameters.

Materials and methods: Forty-four patients with PCOS and 40 healthy women as the control group were included in this study. Venous blood samples of the participants were collected, and hormonal, metabolic parameters, DLK1 and nesfatin-1 blood levels were determined. Anthropometric parameters were also determined. For a double comparison, the Mann-Whitney U test was used for non-parametric numerical data, and Student's t-test was used for parametric numerical data. Bivariate correlations were investigated using Spearman's correlation analysis. The diagnostic performance of the parameters was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis.

Results: The findings showed that DLK1 and nesfatin-1 levels were lower among the PCOS group, and the differences in these values were found to be statistically significant. A significant negative correlation was found between DLK1 levels and body mass index (BMI), waist/hip ratio, visceral adiposity index (VAI), fasting serum insulin (FSI), homeostasis model of assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and triglyceride levels. A significant negative correlation was found between nesfatin-1 levels and BMI, VAI, FSI, HOMA-IR and triglyceride.

Conclusion: The findings showed that DLK1 and nesfatin-1 levels were lower in PCOS. Based on this study, DLK1 may be culpable for metabolic disorders in PCOS and can be a novel marker for PCOS in the future.

Keywords: Polycystic ovary syndrome; delta-like 1; insulin resistance; nesfatin-1; visceral adiposity index.

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Conflict of Interest: The authors report no conflict of interest.

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ROC analysis of DLK1 and Nesfatin-1 for patients with PCOS ROC: Receiver operating characteristic, DLK1: Delta-like 1, PCOS: Polycystic ovary syndrome
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