An Increasing Triglyceride–Glucose Index Is Associated with a Pro-Inflammatory and Pro-Oxidant Phenotype

Author:

Adams-Huet Beverley1ORCID,Jialal Ishwarlal2ORCID

Affiliation:

1. UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75235, USA

2. UC Davis School of Medicine, 2616 Hepworth Drive, Davis, CA 95618, USA

Abstract

Background/Objectives: Insulin resistance is crucial in the pathogenesis of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS), type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). The triglyceride–glucose index (TyG index), a validated measure of insulin resistance, also predicts MetS, T2DM, the severity of albuminuria and ASCVD. There are scant data providing mechanistic insights into these sequalae. Accordingly, we investigated the relationship between the TyG index and biomarkers of inflammation, oxidative stress, free fatty acid (FFA) levels and adipokine dysregulation in a cohort comprising both controls and patients with nascent MetS. Methods: Participants (n = 102) included 59 patients with MetS and 43 controls. People with diabetes, ASCVD, smoking and macro-inflammation were excluded. Fasting blood was obtained for both plasma and monocyte isolation. Results: Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis revealed that the TyG index was an excellent predictor of MetS with an area under the curve of 0.87, and it correlated with both hepatic and adipose tissue insulin resistance. Both serum RBP-4 levels and non-HDL cholesterol increased significantly over tertiles of the TyG index. Based on the TyG index tertiles and/or correlations, oxidized LDL, nitrotyrosine, C-reactive protein, endotoxin, chemerin, interleukin-6 levels and monocyte toll-like receptor (TLR)-4 and TLR-2 and their cellular signaling were significantly associated with the TyG index. Conclusions: Increased non-HDL-C and, most importantly, a pro-inflammatory and pro-oxidant state could be advanced as potential mechanisms explaining the increased risk for T2DM and ASCVD with an increasing TyG index.

Publisher

MDPI AG

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