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Childhood obesity accelerates biological ageing: is oxidative stress a link?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 May 2024

Branko Subošić*
Affiliation:
Biochemical laboratory, University Children’s Hospital, Tiršova 10, Belgrade, Serbia
Vera Zdravković
Affiliation:
Serbia University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, dr Subotića starijeg 8, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia Department of Endocrinology, University Children Hospital, Medical Faculty, Tiršova 10, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
Maja Ješić
Affiliation:
Serbia University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, dr Subotića starijeg 8, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia Department of Endocrinology, University Children Hospital, Medical Faculty, Tiršova 10, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
Jelena Munjas
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Belgrade-Faculty of Pharmacy, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11000, Belgrade
Smiljka Kovačević
Affiliation:
Department of Endocrinology, University Children Hospital, Medical Faculty, Tiršova 10, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
Azra Guzonjić
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Belgrade-Faculty of Pharmacy, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11000, Belgrade
Jadranka Mitrović
Affiliation:
Biochemical laboratory, University Children’s Hospital, Tiršova 10, Belgrade, Serbia
Luciano Saso
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology “Vittorio Erspamer”, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
Ivana Đuričić
Affiliation:
Department of Bromatology, University of Belgrade-Faculty of Pharmacy, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
Jelena Kotur-Stevuljević
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Belgrade-Faculty of Pharmacy, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11000, Belgrade
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*Correspondence: Branko Subošić, email: branko.subosic@udk.bg.ac.rs;
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Abstract

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Obesity is multifactorial pathophysiological condition with an imbalance in biochemical, immunochemical, redox status and genetic parameters values. We aimed estimate connection between relative leukocyte telomere lengths (rLRL) - biomarker of cellular aging with metabolic and redox status biomarkers values in a group of obese and lean children. The study includes 110 obese and 42 lean children and adolescents, both genders. The results suggested that rLTL are significantly shorter in obese, compared to lean group (p<0,01). Negative correlation of rLTL with total oxidant status, TOS (Spearman’s ρ = –0.365, p<0.001) as well as with C reactive protein (Spearman’s ρ= –0,363, p<0.001) were observed. Principal component analysis (PCA) extracted three distinct factors (i.e. principal components) entitled as: prooxidant factor with 35% of total variability; antioxidant factor with 30% of total variability and lipid antioxidant – biological ageing factor with 12% of the total variability. The most important predictor of body mass index (BMI) >30kg/m2 according to logistic regression analysis was PCA derived antioxidant factor’s score (OR: 1.66, 95th Cl: 1.05-2.6, p=0.029). PCA analysis confirmed oxidative stress importance in biological ageing caused by obesity and its multiple consequences related to prooxidants augmentation and antioxidants exhaustion and gave us clear signs of disturbed cellular homeostasis deepness, even before any overt disease occurrence.

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