Abstract
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) has a collection of some abnormal and pathological conditions
that cause many critical diseases. Resistin is one of the possible candidates for
these pathologies but there are not enough data to prove if resistin has positive,
neutral, or negative effects on one or some components of MetS. This review summarizes
data about comparing the effects and contribution of resistin in initiation and progression
of MetS components and also its different actions between human and other mammalians.
This summarized data about the relationship of resistin and MetS components have been
obtained from clinical researches and in some cases even animal studies. To find the
relevant studies, the search in PubMed, Science Direct, and Scopus were performed.
Human and animal studies on relationships between resistin and MetS (initiation and
progression of components) were included in our search. In experiments reported among
different human genetic groups as well as the patients with various disease such as
diabetes, no significant correlation is shown between FBG and resistin level. Furthermore,
this review shows that the results of correlation between resistin and TG, HDL, and
central or abdominal obesity were inconsistent. These inconsistencies can arise from
different sample size or genetic groups, gender, and also from experimental studies.
Therefore, to obtain precise results systematic review and meta-analyses are required.
Key words
correlation - resistin - metabolic syndrome