Can vitamin D be considered an adiponectin secretagogue? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Bahareh Nikooyeh The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 212, September 2021, 105925
Highlights
• Adiponectin, an adipokine and also myokine, has an insulin-enhancing and anti-inflammatory effects.
• Evidence for the effect of vitamin D on adiponectin has been controversial.
• The results of this meta-analysis indicate that vitamin D may be considered an adiponectin secretagogue in subjects with diabetes.
• This effect may be potentiated if vitamin D intake is on daily basis and if it is in combination with calcium.
• The adiponectin-inducing effect of vitamin D may be attenuated by increasing BMI.
There is some evidence for ameliorating effect of vitamin D on glycemic and lipidemic status which are likely to be mediated through other molecules including adiponectin. However, the overall results have been controversial. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of vitamin D supplementation on serum adiponectin concentration. MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar were searched and 402 studies were found in a preliminary search. After screening of titles and abstracts nine studies were selected. Pooled data showed no significant effect on adiponectin concentrations (mean difference (MD) 0.37, 95 % CI: −0.1 to 0.87).
However, there was a significant effect in a subgroup of participants who had diabetes (MD: 0.03, 95 % CI: 0.00 to 0.05, p = 0.029). The treatment effect on adiponectin concentrations was significant in those trials that used supplementation on a daily basis (MD: 0.03, 95 % CI: 0.00 to 0.05, p = 0.028) and vitamin D plus calcium (MD: 0.04, 95 % CI: 0.01 to 0.07, p = 0.014).
The meta-regression revealed a significant association between BMI and age of participants at baseline and the treatment effect (B, −0.144, 95 % CI: −0.276 to −0.011, p = 0.033 and B, −0.043, 95 % CI: −0.075 to −0.012, p = 0.006).
The results of this meta-analysis study indicates that vitamin D may be considered an adiponectin secretagogue in subjects with diabetes and this effect may be potentiated if vitamin D intake is on daily basis and in combination with calcium but can be weakened by increasing BMI.