Complement component 3 (C3) as a biomarker for insulin resistance after bariatric surgery

Publication date: Available online 7 February 2017
Source:Clinical Biochemistry
Author(s): Letícia de Oliveira Souza Bratti, Ícaro Andrade Rodrigues do Carmo, Taís Ferreira Vilela, Sandro Wopereis, Ana Carolina Rabello de Moraes, Beatriz Garcia Mendes Borba, Liliete Canes Souza, Fabíola Branco Filippin-Monteiro
ObjectivesSince complement system has been recently associated with metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, and closely related to insulin resistance, we investigated the association of plasma complement factor 3 (C3) and factor 4 (C4) with insulin sensibility and weight loss after bariatric surgery.MethodsSerum levels of C3, C4, total cholesterol, triacylglycerol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and homeostatic model assessment (HOMA-IR) measurements were assessed in morbidly obese patients before and after bariatric surgery, including a 6-month follow-up period, as well as a comparison with a lean group.ResultsWeight loss decreased body mass index (BMI), serum triacylglycerol, and increased serum HDL-cholesterol and insulin sensitivity, as expected. C3 and C4 were significantly higher in obese individuals when compared to lean subjects (p<0.001). In addition, C3 and C4 positively correlated with BMI and HOMA-IR, however, only C3 were significantly decreased 6months after surgery.ConclusionC3 was strongly associated with insulin sensitivity after bariatric surgery,



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