Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T1 |
0-138 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Markers of inflammation are heritable and associated with subcutaneous and ectopic skeletal muscle adiposity in African ancestry families. |
T2 |
139-150 |
Sentence |
denotes |
UNLABELLED: |
T3 |
151-171 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Abstract Background: |
T4 |
172-442 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Skeletal muscle adipose tissue (AT) infiltration, or myosteatosis, appears to be greater in African compared with European ancestry individuals and may play a role in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a disease that disproportionally affects African ancestry populations. |
T5 |
443-615 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Inflammation is one mechanism that may link myosteatosis with increased T2DM risk, but studies examining the relationship between inflammation and myosteatosis are lacking. |
T6 |
616-624 |
Sentence |
denotes |
METHODS: |
T7 |
625-968 |
Sentence |
denotes |
To examine these associations, we measured skeletal muscle subcutaneous AT, intermuscular AT, and skeletal muscle density using quantitative computed tomography and serum markers of inflammation in 471 individuals from 8 Afro-Caribbean multigenerational families [mean family size 67; mean age 43 years; mean body mass index (BMI) 28 kg/m(2)]. |
T8 |
969-977 |
Sentence |
denotes |
RESULTS: |
T9 |
978-1220 |
Sentence |
denotes |
After removing the variation attributable to significant covariates, heritabilities of inflammation markers [C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)] ranged from 33% (TNFα) to 40% (CRP); all P<0.01. |
T10 |
1221-1342 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Higher CRP, IL-6, and TNF-α were associated with lower subcutaneous AT around skeletal muscle (r=-0.13 to -0.19, P<0.05). |
T11 |
1343-1603 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Higher CRP was additionally associated with lower skeletal muscle density, indicative of greater intramuscular AT (r=-0.10, P<0.05), hyperinsulinemia (r=0.12, P<0.05), and increased homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) (r=0.17, P<0.01). |
T12 |
1604-1616 |
Sentence |
denotes |
CONCLUSIONS: |
T13 |
1617-1768 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Our findings suggest that heredity may play a significant role in the determination of several markers of inflammation in African ancestry individuals. |
T14 |
1769-1932 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Higher concentrations of CRP appear to be associated with greater skeletal muscle AT infiltration, lower subcutaneous AT, hyperinsulinemia, and insulin resistance. |
T15 |
1933-2108 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Longitudinal studies are needed to further evaluate the relationship between inflammation with changes in skeletal muscle AT distribution with aging and the incidence of T2DM. |
T1 |
0-138 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Markers of inflammation are heritable and associated with subcutaneous and ectopic skeletal muscle adiposity in African ancestry families. |
T2 |
139-150 |
Sentence |
denotes |
UNLABELLED: |
T3 |
151-171 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Abstract Background: |
T4 |
172-442 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Skeletal muscle adipose tissue (AT) infiltration, or myosteatosis, appears to be greater in African compared with European ancestry individuals and may play a role in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a disease that disproportionally affects African ancestry populations. |
T5 |
443-615 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Inflammation is one mechanism that may link myosteatosis with increased T2DM risk, but studies examining the relationship between inflammation and myosteatosis are lacking. |
T6 |
616-624 |
Sentence |
denotes |
METHODS: |
T7 |
625-968 |
Sentence |
denotes |
To examine these associations, we measured skeletal muscle subcutaneous AT, intermuscular AT, and skeletal muscle density using quantitative computed tomography and serum markers of inflammation in 471 individuals from 8 Afro-Caribbean multigenerational families [mean family size 67; mean age 43 years; mean body mass index (BMI) 28 kg/m(2)]. |
T8 |
969-977 |
Sentence |
denotes |
RESULTS: |
T9 |
978-1220 |
Sentence |
denotes |
After removing the variation attributable to significant covariates, heritabilities of inflammation markers [C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)] ranged from 33% (TNFα) to 40% (CRP); all P<0.01. |
T10 |
1221-1342 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Higher CRP, IL-6, and TNF-α were associated with lower subcutaneous AT around skeletal muscle (r=-0.13 to -0.19, P<0.05). |
T11 |
1343-1603 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Higher CRP was additionally associated with lower skeletal muscle density, indicative of greater intramuscular AT (r=-0.10, P<0.05), hyperinsulinemia (r=0.12, P<0.05), and increased homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) (r=0.17, P<0.01). |
T12 |
1604-1616 |
Sentence |
denotes |
CONCLUSIONS: |
T13 |
1617-1768 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Our findings suggest that heredity may play a significant role in the determination of several markers of inflammation in African ancestry individuals. |
T14 |
1769-1932 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Higher concentrations of CRP appear to be associated with greater skeletal muscle AT infiltration, lower subcutaneous AT, hyperinsulinemia, and insulin resistance. |
T15 |
1933-2108 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Longitudinal studies are needed to further evaluate the relationship between inflammation with changes in skeletal muscle AT distribution with aging and the incidence of T2DM. |