The Impact of Abnormalities in IGF and Inflammatory Systems on the Metabolic Syndrome

Abstract
OBJECTIVE—Low plasma levels of IGF-I, particularly when coupled with low levels of the potentially inhibitory IGF binding protein (IGFBP)-1 and higher levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), have been implicated in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome X and cardiovascular disease. We report the relative contributions of IGFBP-1 and CRP to the occurrence of the metabolic syndrome in a healthy population cohort to establish the extent to which these factors may contribute to subsequent risk of cardiovascular disease.

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