Iraqi J Pharm Sci, Vol.28(2) 2019 Fibromyalgia syndrome in women related with age and obesity DOI: https://doi.org/10.31351/vol28iss2pp65-72 65 The Assessment of Some Serum Biomarkers of Fibromyalgia Syndrome in Pre and Postmenopausal Women in Relation to Obesity Eman S. Saleh*,1 * Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Pharmacy, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq Abstract The objective of this study is to evaluate the level of parathyroid hormone (PTH), Co enzyme Q (Co Q) and total antioxidant status (TAS) in serum’s women with fibromyalgia syndrome firstly, then to assess the influence of age and obesity on these biomarkers. This study was performed at Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Consultation Unit in Baghdad Teaching Hospital. Blood sampling from (59) women with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and (30) control be taken. The mean age of FMS group was (42.22±15.34) years and for control was (40.7±18.22 years) and body mass index (BMI) for patients and control were (31.83 ± 5.05 and 30.09± 4.87) correspondingly. Those participants were subdivided into four different groups according to menopausal status; FMS before menopause were (30.14±10.58 and for control were 29.74± 12.21) years, post menopause FMS age were (53.2 ± 16.18 and control were 47.8 ±12.51) years and BMI to measure serum (PTH and Co Q) by enzyme linked immune sorbent assay (ELISA) and (TAS) by spectrophotometry. Results analyzed by SPSS version 24, independent samples T-test and Pearson’s correlation, P values < 0.05 were considered significant. The results record increment of serum’s PTH levels significantly, decrement of Co Q (P value<0.05) and non- significant decreased TAS (P value> 0.05) in FMS comparing with control group. Considering the age; PTH serum level showed insignificant increase and decrease of (Co Q & TAS) (P value >0.05& P value< 0.05) respectively in post menopause comparing with pre menopause. According to BMI; serum PTH level record a significant raise in obese group (P value <0.003), reduction of serum Co Q significantly (P value< 0.05) and insignificantly for TAS (P value> 0.05). The mean serum level of PTH before menopause correlate significantly with TAS (P value= 0.034) also with Co Q of both FMS and control groups when BMI>30 (P value= 0.029 and P value= 0.043) respectively. In post menopause of both (FMS and control) PTH correlate positively (P value=0.05). Independent T- test for pre and post menopause FMS showed significance variance in TAS only (P value=0.004). Independent T- test for obese and non- obese FMS showed significant variance in PTH and TAS (P value=0.032 and P value= 0.0001). In conclusion the obesity and menopause play an imperative role in the etiology of FMS relative with serum’s biomarkers (PTH, Co Q and TAS). Keywords: Obesity, Menopause, Fibromyalgia syndrome, Parathyroid hormone, Total anti- oxidant status, Co enzyme Q. تقدير بعض المؤشرات الحيويه في مصل النساء قبل وبعد سن اليأس في متالزمة الم الليف العضلي وعالقتها بالسمنه 1*،ايمان سعدي صالح فرع العلوم المختبرية السريرية،كلية الصيدلة،جامعة بغداد،بغداد،العراق. * الخالصة مستوى هرمون الجار الدرقي ،االنزيم المشارك ف وحالة مضادات التأكسد الكليه في النساء العراقيات المصابات وضعت الدراسة لتقييم لتابعه ابمتالزمة الم الليف العضلي اوال ولبيان تاثيرالعمر ومؤشر كتلة الجسم عليهم. تمت الدراسة في شعبة امراض الروماتيزم والتأهيل الطبي المنحرف ±السيطره. معدل العمر ( نموذج من مجموعة 03( اضافة الى )95ب نموذج من دم المريضات البالغ عددهم) لمستشفى مدينة الطب بسح تقسيم المرضى واالصحاء الى اربعة مجاميع تم سنه على التوالي. 42.44±23.4و 49.02± 24.44القياسي للمريضات وغير المريضات هو ( سنه وبعد سن اليأس ) 44.44± 45.42و 43.92±03.42المريضات واالصحاء قبل سن اليأس) حسب العمر وكتلة الجسم ,معدل اعمار ( سنه تم قياس الهرمون واالنزيم في المصل بطريقة مقايسة الممتز المناعي المرتبط باالنزيم ) األليزا( بينما 44.94±24.2و 90.4±41.42 مقايسة مضادات االكسده بطريقة التعيين اللوني. 1Corresponding author E-mail:dr.emansaadi@yahoo.com Received: 10/ 3 /2019 Accepted: 11/5 / 2019 Iraqi Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences https://doi.org/10.31351/vol28iss2pp65-72 Iraqi J Pharm Sci, Vol.28(2) 2019 Fibromyalgia syndrome in women related with age and obesity 66 ندع ظهرت النتائج زياده معنويه في مستوى الهرمون الجار الدرقي بالمصل ونقصان معنوي للألنزيم والمعنوي لمضادات األكسده.بالنسبه للعمر ين بمقارنة مجموعتي )المريضات مع السيطره(. لوحظ زياده غير معنويه للهرمون و قله لألنزيم, نقصان معنوي لمضادات األكسده عند المقارنه تختالف غير القبل و بعد سن اليأس. بينت النتائج هناك زياده معنويه عند النساء البدينات المصابات بالمتالزمه عند مقارنتها بمجموعة السيطره لكن ا ملموس في مجموعتي البدينات وغير البدينات. وأيضا سجلت حالة مضادات األكسده قله معنوية في مجموعة البدينات فقط. في مصل (P value= 0.034)وضحت النتائج هناك عالقه معكوسه معنويه بين مستوى الهرمون الجار الدرقي وحالة مضادات األكسدة الكلية باألعتماد على مؤشر كتلة الجسم الكثر من (P value= 0.029 and P value= 0.043)واألصحاء وايضا مع األنزيم ف مجموعتي المريضات في قياس الهرمون بين المجموعتين اعاله بعد سن اليأس. (P value=0.05). ايضا هناك عالقه معنويه حرجه 03 عالقه وجدت فقط. للمريضات االكسده لمضادات معنويه عالقه وجود ينت ( سنه ب99وبعد 29عالقة التباين بأتختبار تي لما )قبل واالنزيم للمريضات البدينات وغير البدينات اضافة الى وجود تباين واضح بالهرمون ومضادات االكسده لكال المجموعتين الهرمون بين معكوسه (P value=0.032 and P value= 0.0001) األنزيم المشارك ف. ، حالو مضادات التأكسد الكلية،الهرمون الجار الدرقي،متالزمة ألتهاب الليف العضلي ،سن اليأس، المفتاحيه: السمنهالكلمات Introduction Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic disorder which has been defined by a history of widespread pain and the presence of marked tenderness to palpation at standard anatomically- defined tender points (1). Fibromyalgia (FM) was recognized as a true syndrome with the publication of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria in 1990, which were updated in 2010 (1, 2). The parathyroid glands maintain the serum levels of calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P). Calcium plays a dynamic role in metabolic processes (3). There is a large symptom overlap between hyperparathyroidism (HP) and FM so the subjects experience “fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, headache, cognitive dysfunction, and mood disturbance” (4). Coenzyme Q ( Co Q ) or Q10 is a small fat-soluble, vitamin-like substance located in mitochondria that transfers reducing equivalents from complexes I and II to complex III of the respiratory chain. Some chronic disease conditions are also thought to either reduce the biosynthesis and/or increase the demand for Co Q in the body, but there are no definite data to support these claims (5, 6). Reactive oxygen species (ROS) is produced in metabolic and physiological processes. Under certain conditions, the increase in oxidants or decreased in antioxidants that cannot be prevented, and the disorders related to oxidative stress would develop. Antioxidant molecules prevent or inhibit these harmful reactions. The antioxidant system consist of enzyme and non- enzyme anti-oxidants. Antioxidants prevent free radical induced tissue damage by preventing the formation of radicals, scavenging them, or by promoting their decomposition (7-9). The definition of TAS is the sum total of endogenous and food derived antioxidants of the extra cellular fluid of an individual (10). Aim of study To estimate serum biochemical markers {parathyroid hormone (PTH), Co Q and total antioxidant status (TAS)} in women with FMS and evaluate the effect of age and obesity on these biomarkers. Subjects, materials and methods The work was started in September/ 2014 to January/ 2015 at Baghdad Teaching Hospital / Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Consultation Unit, by the assortment of women with FMS which was accomplished under observation of rheumatologist according to American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria (11). In this study, blood sample were withdrawn from (59) females with FMS and (30) control subjects without FMS in order to obtain the serum after centrifugation of the clotted specimens. All applicants were classified consistent with their menopausal status before 45 years refer to pre menopause and after 55 years be in post menopause as shown in (figure 1). Note: Each subject must follow above condition. The mean age of FMS before menopause were (30.14±10.58, control were 29.74± 12.21) years; the post menopause FMS were (53.2 ± 16.18 and control were 47.8 ±12.51) years. Determination of (BMI) was by dividing body weight in kilograms over the height in meters square {BMI = Weight (kg) / Height (m2)} (12) (figure 2). The assessment of serum PTH (Demeditec Diagnostics GmbH/Germany) and Co enzyme Q (Cusabio Biotech Co., Ltd, /China) were done by enzyme linked immune sorbent assay (ELISA); this assay employs the competitive inhibition enzyme immunoassay technique. The colorimetric method Randox kit used to assess total antioxidant status (TAS) (13-15). Inclusion and exclusion criteria for subjects selected to participate in the study was shown in table 1. Iraqi J Pharm Sci, Vol.28(2) 2019 Fibromyalgia syndrome in women related with age and obesity 67 Table 1. the selection criteria for FMS and control women Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria The age range of subjects 20-60 years. The mean age (M) ±standard deviation of mean (SD) of the patients was (42.22± 15.34) years and the control group was (40.7± 18.22) years as well as complete blood picture and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) tests were within normal range All women had any endocrinopathiy, autoimmune, inflammatory, rheumatologic disorders, chronic and systemic disease in addition the pregnant and lactating subjects. Figure 1 refers to distribution of subjects shared this work classified according to their ages less than 45 years as pre- menopause and more than 55 years as post menopause while figure 2 expressed the classification of both FMS& control along with their BMI as normal BMI if less than 25 and obese BMI more than 30. Figure1. Demographic distribution of volunteers (FMS and control) according to age in this study. Figure2.Demographic distribution of (FMS and control) women according to BMI in this study. The statistical analysis was done by using SPSS (version 24) for values of measurement of serum biomarkers levels which expressed as mean± SD. Also independent T- test sample were used to complete the analysis and Pearson’s correlation between studied biomarkers in different groups. P value is significant < 0.05. The results This trial showed a significantly (P value < 0.01) increased serum level of PTH in FMS when compared with control, while the significant decrease of Co Q (P value < 0.01) and insignificant (P value > 0.01) decline in TAS for all subjects as shown in (figures 3,4 and 5, respectively). The mean age ± SD of both FMS and control were (42.22±15.34) and (40.7±18.22) years and BMI were (31.83±5.05) and (30.09 ±4.87) kg/m2 respectively. Figure 3. The mean serum PTH level (pg/ml) in FMS and control groups (P value<0.01) Figure 4. The mean serum Co Q level (ng/ml) in FMS and control (P value <0.01) Figure 5.The mean serum TAS level (mmol/l) in both FMS and control groups (P value > 0.05) Subject no. =89 FMS no. = 59 42.22± 15.34 y post menopause= 41 Age>55 years pre menopause=18 Age< 45 years Control no. = 30 40.7± 18.22y pre menopause=25 Age< 45 years post menopause= 5 Age> 55 years subject no. =89 FMS no. = 59 BMI= 31.83± 5.05 FMS with BMI ˃30 kg/m2 no.= 39 FMS with BMI˂25 kg/m2 no.=20 Control no.=30 BMI= 30.09± 4.87 BMI ˂25 kg/m2 no.= 25 BMI˃30 kg/m2 no.=5 Iraqi J Pharm Sci, Vol.28(2) 2019 Fibromyalgia syndrome in women related with age and obesity 68 Above groups were discrete into four subdivisions. The first two groups demonstrate the levels of serum biomarkers in FMS and control as post menopause while reminder two groups in pre menopause, these information are listed in table 2. The significant increasing of serum level of PTH in both age groups with FMS (P value< 0.005) , significant decreasing of serum Co Q level (P value< 0.005 ) and significant decrease in TAS in post menopause group but insignificant in pre menopause groups when compared with control (P value< 0.05 and P value>0.01 respectively) Table 2. The serum level of biochemical markers in both FMS patients and control distributed according to their ages represented by (mean± SD). age > 55 years FMS patient no. =41 Control no.=5 Serum PTH: pg/ml CoQ: ng/ml TAS: mmol/l PTH:pg/ml CoQ:ng/ml TAS:mmol/l mean± SD 52.15±16.26** 2.36± 0.68** 1.025± 0.06* 30.20±12.51 5.51±2.07 1.39±0.15 age <45 years FMS patient no.=18 Control no.=25 Serum PTH:pg/ml CoQ:ng/ml TAS:mmol/l PTH:pg/ml CoQ:ng/ml TAS:mmol/l mean± SD 49.07±24.29** 2.38±0.72** 1.12±0.16 29.74±14.21 5.24±2.63 1.43±0.2 Table 3 shows the effect of obesity on serum biomarkers levels in normal and obese (FMS and control) groups. The results appear that the value of PTH in serum was increased significantly and highly significant (P value<0.01, P value <0.005) in both normal and obese respectively when compared with control groups. The serum level of Co Q shows high significant decreasing in normal and obese FMS groups, insignificant decreased for TAS in comparison with control group (P value< 0.005& P value>0.05). Table 3.The serum level of biochemical markers (mean± SD) in FMS and control distributed according to their BMI. BMI <25 FMS patient no.= 20 Control no. =25 serum PTH:pg/ml CoQ:ng/ml TAS:mmol/l PTH:pg/ml CoQ:ng/ml TAS:mmol/l mean± SD 35.42±12.04* 2.20±0.85** 1.36± 0.1 27.80±12.89 4.12±0.4 1.72±0.13 BMI >30 FMS patient no.= 39 Control no.=5 Serum PTH:pg/ml CoQ:ng/ml TAS:mmol/l PTH:pg/ml CoQ:ng/ml TAS:mmol/l mean± SD 52.57±22.65** 2.4±0.68** 1.04±0.09 30.22±14.11 5.51±2.7 1.35±0.14 The mean serum level of PTH before menopause correlate significantly with TAS (P value= 0.034) also with Co Q of both FMS and control groups when BMI>30 (P value= 0.029 and P value= 0.043) respectively. In post menopause of both (FMS and control) PTH correlate positively (P value=0.05). Independent T- test for pre and post menopause FMS showed significance variance in TAS only (P value=0.004). Independent T- test for obese and non- obese FMS showed significant variance in PTH and TAS (P value=0.032 and P value= 0.0001). Discussion Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is classified as a first-order syndrome or a symptom complex with unknown or unclear etiology, heterogeneous pathogenesis and a defined phenotype; second - order syndromes (sequences) are defined by unknown etiologies, homogeneous pathogenesis and defined phenotypes; Third-order syndromes are defined by homogeneous etiologies, unknown or insignificant pathogenesis and defined phenotypes types (16). Iraqi J Pharm Sci, Vol.28(2) 2019 Fibromyalgia syndrome in women related with age and obesity 69 The results show hyperparathyroidism of FMS group if comparing with control so it is in concomitant with the result of Armagan et al (17) measured serum PTH, calcium, phosphorus and active vitamin D showing in significant increase of PTH. Another study done by Shaheen et al through approved the deficiency of vitamin D in fibromyalgia (18). Ferrari R et al studied the rate of prevalence related with primary hyperparathyroidism in widespread and localized musculoskeletal pain were 6.4, 5.5, and 6.1 %, respectively (19). Previous studies (20, 21) show FMS have a predisposition to osteopenia. Measurement Co Q, in this study showed deceasing in serum level of FMS so this clarify the mitochondrial dysfunction of muscle & neural cell which is a part of electron transport chain (ETC), affect the synthesis of ATP pools and finally lead to widespread pain (22). Study on osteoarthritis demonstrated the same results (23). In US (24); Co Q supplements were set as foods not as drug. About TAS and oxidative stress: this study illustrate that the level of TAS was decreased insignificantly because of presence of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in excess result in cell damage and lipid peroxidation (25). Chung et al study match with current study in relation with oxidative stress and FMS (26).Turkish authors compare between FMS& obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in assessing anti-oxidant enzymes (catalase, superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase) were significantly lowered at the same time malondialdehyde was increased so this finding like the present study’s result (27). The role of oxidants/antioxidants, mitochondrial dysfunction, and autophagy in fibromyalgia was published recently (28). The effect of age on serum biochemical markers showed that the variation between pre and postmenopausal groups were unclear insignificant but when compare with control group demonstrate significant differences this finding belongs PTH similar to recent study done by Guncha K and Gagan D that showed significant correlation of age with serum PTH in both pre-menopausal and postmenopausal women (29) because an impairment of ovarian function in postmenopausal women alter the metabolism of Ca and therefore reduce bone mass (30). Borgia et al. demonstrate the role of hyperparathyroidism in musculoskeletal pain of fibromyalgia (31). In correspondence of present study with Cammozi et al and Safi et al observations that parathyroid hormone was significantly low in postmenopausal women (32,33). Eastell et al and Khosla et al in different studies described the progress of age lead to increase turnover of bone due to raise the blood level of parathyroid hormone and lower estrogen (34, 35). The role of estrogen in inhibiting interleukin six was decreased with age so lead to prolongation of osteoclast’s life span (36). Sainaghi et al demonstrated the relation between low levels of vitamin D in different rheumatic diseases with higher production of PTH (37). Recent Turkish study bone mass and bone turnover measurement for premenopausal women with FMS and degenerative disc disease control patients; the authors demonstrated that presence of depression, general pain and other clinical findings in FMS created women to be susceptible to osteoporosis (38). Oxidative stress (OS) and Co Q play a role in neuro- musculoskeletal conditions such as FM so the providing of antioxidants kept tissues faraway from unpleasant effects of OS (39-42). In Egyptian study by Soliman et al showed that the level of (OS) increased with decreased of antioxidant capacity significantly these findings in concomitant with the present study in premenopausal age (43). Another Spanish study determined total anti-oxidant capacity in 82 postmenopausal FM women and compared with 25 apparent healthy as control their results showed significantly decreased TAS when compared with controls( Zinc, Uric acid, Ferritin, iron, Catalase, SOD, GPx ) as a result of enhancement of OS in FM because of elevation of protein peroxidation and oxidative DNA damage significantly and generated advanced glycation end- products (AGEs) so this modified proteins became more resist to be digest, as well as excite cytokines, adhesion molecules, and growth factors expression through NF- κB stimulant(44). Niklowitz et al mentioned the blood level of Co Q was decreased in old German people so the redox status be shift to oxidized direction (45). The impact of obesity on current FMS study and comparison between obese and non- obese, looked through elevation of PTH increased significantly at the same time decreased of TAS serum level. This syndrome is one of musculoskeletal disorder with obesity agree with old study by Christensen et al in their demonstrating the combination of obesity with certain rheumatologic conditions specifically knee osteoarthritis (46). Other studies showed the effects of obesity on clinical examination of FMS by measuring tenderness, symptoms, quality of life (47, 48). Okifuji et al assessed catecholamines, cortisol, C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 as neuroendocrine indices as well as measuring some clinical manifestation such as symptoms, treadmill testing and indices of sleep in thirty eight FMS patients (49).There are different mechanism to explain the association of fibromyalgia and obesity in accordance to endocrine dysfunction; one of them is impairment of growth hormone and insulin growth factor-1 (IGF-1) secretion this finding illustrated in FM patients by Bennett et al. and in obese subjects by Maccario et al.(50-52). Authors in 2008 published their results that demonstrate bone mineral density and serum level of osteocalcin and IGF-1 which decreased significantly and insignificant decrease calcium, phosphorus, vitamin D3 and PTH in premenopausal mailto:rferrari@shaw.ca http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Sainaghi%20PP%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&cauthor_uid=22019806 Iraqi J Pharm Sci, Vol.28(2) 2019 Fibromyalgia syndrome in women related with age and obesity 70 FMS with mean BMI 25.63± 3.14 kg/m2 (16). In Spain; Aparicio et al. observed the effect of obesity and over weight on pain, fatigue, stiffness and physical functioning and play a role in progress of these FM symptoms (53). The association between pain of FM and obesity showed in old study due to central sensitization (54, 55). Kim et al mentioned that the greater BMI had greater fibromyalgia-related symptoms through their study on wide range of BMI by classify the patients into four groups (non- obese, overweight, moderately obese and severely obese) (56). Jameel M. G. et al demonstrated the effect of obesity on serum total calcium, myeloperoxidase and vitamin D3 in Iraqi FMS patients in addition to fetuin –A and thyroid function test in two different publishing studies (57, 58). In the longitudinal analyses demonstrate an association between weight loss of obese middle-aged patients with localized weight- bearing joints pain by studying C reactive protein, interleukins, tumor necrosis factor-α and interferon- γ(59). Brazilian authors studied the effect of overweight and obesity on serum levels of some adipokines in FM middle aged women (60). 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