Metabolic Syndrome

Relation between butyrylcholinesterase and metabolic syndrome examined

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, October 24th, 2005

Scientists investigate the relation between serum butyrylcholinesterase and the metabolic syndrome in a recent issue of Clinical Biochemistry.

In a recently published study, investigators in Canada conducted a study "to identify independent predictors of serum butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) activity and examine its relationship with the metabolic syndrome. Serum BuChE activity was measured and metabolic syndrome risk factors were assessed in 1097 healthy subjects recruited from the Newfoundland adult population. Serum BuChE activity was related to insulin homeostasis and correlated with fasting insulin levels (r=0.266, p<0.001) and insulin resistance (HOMA-R)...

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