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. 2021 Aug 13;22(16):8708. doi: 10.3390/ijms22168708

Table 2.

Studies examining human milk adiponectin.

Author Year Sample Size (n) Sample Type Sampling Time of the Day (h) Time of Collection Preparation Method Intra, Inter Assay (%CV) LOD (ng/mL) R (%) Concentration
(ng/mL)
Bronsky et al. [28] 2006 59 C collected on EDTA and aprotinin 7:00 1–2 d WM ELISA 3.8, 5.4 0.5 91.6 13.7 (0.8)
mean (SEM)
Weyermann et al. [17] 2006 766 M pre-feed - 6 wk,
6 mo
SM ELISA <7, 7 - - 12.8 ± 10.1
Weyermann et al. [30] 2007 674 M - - 33–71 d SM ELISA <7, 7 - - 0.175, median
Martin et al. [75] 2006 158 M no feed 2 h before sampling 10:00–13:00 1 d–12 mo SM RIA 3.9, 5.8 - 109 ± 6.7 17.7 (4.2–87.9)
median (range)
Woo et al. [76] 2009 322 M - 10:00–13:00 1 wk–6 mo SM RIA 8.5, 3.9 - - 24.0 ± 8.6
Dündar et al. [81] 2010 25 C - 08:00–10:00 - WM ELISA - 0.78 - 29.5 ± 6.4, (1.26–77.1)
(range)
Bronsky et al. [33] 2011 72 C, M post-feed after 7:00 1 d,
1, 3, 6, 12 mo
WM ELISA 3.8, 5.4 0.5 91.6 3 mo, 20.5 (0.6)
6 mo, 21.4 (0.8)
12 mo, 25.7 (1.4)
mean (SEM)
Luoto et al. [79] 2011 30 C - - 0–3 d - DELFIA <5.8 0.8 - (3.1–98.9) (range)
Ley et al. [82] 2011 34 M pooled milk bank samples - 1–6 mo SM and WM RIA -, 9.3 - WM,
105.5 ± 18.2 SM,
118.4 ± 36
WH, 12.3 ± 6.1;
SM, 12.1 ± 5.4
Cesur et al. [83] 2012 25 M pre-feed btw 8–10 1 and 4 mo SM ELISA - 0.78 - 1 mo, 23.61 ± 32.95;
4 mo, 6.66 ± 9.48
Luoto et al. [80] 2012 256 C - - 0–3 d - DELFIA <5.8 0.8 - (2.6–317) (range)
Ley et al. [78] 2012 170 C, M no feed 2 h before sampling - 2 d and
3 mo
SM RIA -, 9.3 - 118.4 ± 36 C, 50.0 (21.9, 104.6);
M, 12.3 (9.9, 17.2)
median (25th, 75th percentile)
Liu et al. [84] 2012 48 C - - 3 d SM ELISA - - - PE, 118.1 ± 21.6;
Healthy, 59.9 ± 10.7
Ozarda et al. [77] 2012 157 C, M pre-feed, 3 h after breakfast morning 1–180 d SM RIA <6, 8 - - 34.8 ± 2.4, (4.0–105.7)
(range)
Savino et al. [85] 2012 60 - - 7:00–8:00 <6 mo SM ELISA <4.7, 6,7 <0.6 - 9.99 (3.59, 20.52), median
(25th, 75th percentile)
Woo et al. [86] 2012 277 - - 10:00–13:00 1 wk, and
1, 2, 5, 6 mo
SM RIA - - - 21.57 ± 5.12
Kon et al. [41] 2014 103 M - morning 1, 2 and 3 mo SM ELISA 5.9, - 26 - LWG, 1 mo, 1.06 (0.10);
3 mo, 1.09(0.15);
NWG, 1 mo, 1.14 (0.09);
2 mo, 1.04 (0.09);
3 mo, 1.14 (0.08);
HWG, 1 mo, 1.10 (0.09);
2 mo, 1.15 (0.08);
3 mo, 1.12 (0.10); mean (SEM); µg/mL
Brunner et al. [42] 2014 6 wk, 152
6 mo, 120
M overnight fast morning 6 wk
6 mo
SM RIA - - - 6 wk, 10.93 (8.34);
6 mo, 10.36 (9.40)
Khodabakhshi et al. [43] 2015 Ob, 40
NW, 40
M 2 h after feed, fasting 8:00–10:00 2–5 mo SM ELISA - - - NW, 330.05 (298.33–376.81)
Ob, 323.48 (281.14–350.89)
Gridneva et al. [47] 2016 27 M pre- and post-feed 09:30–11:30 2–5 mo WM ELISA -, <7.2 1 96.2 ± 3.2 10.02 ± 4.08 (6.18–22.58)
(range)
Anderson et al. [87] 2016 117 M no feed 2 h prior
sampling
6:00–10:00 9 d–24 mo SM ELISA <10, 14 - - 7.47 ± 5.75
(1.38–19.1) (range)
Nunes et al. [54] 2017 69 C, M - - 1, 2, 30 d SM ELISA - - - SGA, M, 9.99 (5.16–19.21); GDM, M, 12.43 (6.9–14.87); CTL, M, 9.87 (6.33–11.5)
Quinn and Childs [53] 2017 116 - mid-feed sampling 6:00–10:00 - SM ELISA <14.4, - - - 4.1 ± 2.13
Kugananthan et al. [18] 2017 59 M pre- and post-feed 9:30–11:30 2, 5, 9, 12 mo WM ELISA -, <2.5 1 96.2 ± 3.2 2 mo, 11.12 ± 4.39;
5 mo, 9.30 ± 3.94;
9 mo, 8.46 ± 2.26;
12 mo, 11.07 ± 7.88
9.88 ± 5.05, (4.56–54.92)
(range)
Gridneva et al. [7] 2018 20 M pre- and post-feed 24 h milk collection 2, 5, 9, 12 mo WM ELISA -, <2.5 1 96.2 ± 3.2 2 mo, 11.14 ± 5.79;
5 mo, 8.42 ± 1.69;
9 mo, 8.44 ± 1.33;
12 mo, 11.22 ± 4.22
(5.66–22.88)
(range)
Chan et al. [56] 2018 430 M pooled 24 h milk
collection
24 h milk collection 4 mo SM ELISA - 0.064 - 19.5 (14.5–25.9)
Yu et al. [57] 2018 96 C, M pre- and post-feed for mature milk 8:00–9:00, d 3; 14:00–16:00,
d 42 and 90
3, 42, 90 d SM ELISA <5.4, 8.5 - - GDM (n = 48),
3 d, 21.7 (14.7–56.1);
42 d, 11.9 (8–18·37);
90 d, 11 (7 8.5–13.9);
Healthy (n = 48),
3 d, 65.8 (29.8–126.9);
42 d, 12.22 (9.7–14.9);
90 d, 15.3 (11.6–19.5)
Young et al. [88] 2018 41 M mid-feed morning 2 wk,
1, 2, 3 and 4 mo
SM RIA - - - 2 wk, 19.4 ± 9.0;
1 mo, 19.2 ± 11.2;
2 mo, 17.3 ± 12.5;
3 mo, 20.9 ± 27.6;
4 mo, 15.0 ± 7.9
Mohamad et al. [89] 2018 155 C, M pre- and post-feed - 1 d,
2 mo
SM ELISA <10, 10 - - 1 d, 17.05 ± 8.75
2 mo, 11.53 ± 8.45
Sadr Dadres et al. [58] 2019 135 M 2 h after last feed 10:00–12:00 1 and 3 mo SM ELISA <6, 6 1 98–120 1 mo, 16.8 ± 9.6
3 mo, 15.6 ± 15.2
Zamanillo et al. [59] 2019 59 M - 9:00–14:00 30, 60 and 90 d WM ELISA - - - 1 mo, 23.39 ± 7.57;
2 mo, 20.83 ± 6.61;
3 mo, 20.32 ± 8.02
Grunewald et al. [90] 2019 367 M - - 16 d,
163 d
SM ELISA 4.5, 4.8 - 91.6 ± 4.0 19.28 ± 6.63
Kocaadam et al. [63] 2019 65 M pre-feed, ~2 h fast prior, ~2 h after last feed, on EDTA and aprotinin 8:00–11:00 15–30 d SM ELISA - - - Pre-term, 24.6 (14.3);
Term, 22.9 (9.7)
Schneider-Worthington et al. [64] 2020 25 M - - 1 mo SM ELISA 4.48, 13.56 - - 14.90 (9.19)
Galante et al. [66] 2020 501 M pre-feed 10:00–24:00 2–3 mo SM ELISA - - 0.404 ± 0.237, ng/mg
(raw values corrected per mg of protein per mL)
Joung et al. [67] 2021 50 C, M post-feed, 24 h pooled, samples pre-treated with protease containing buffer - 7, 14, 21 and 28 d WM ELISA <6 0.01 - -

Data reported as mean ± SD or median (IQR) unless specified. C, colostrum milk; CTL, control; CV %, coefficient variation percentage; d, day; DELFIA, dissociation-enhanced lanthanide fluorescence immunoassay; EDTA, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; ELISA; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; HWG, high weight gain; LOD, limit of detection; M, mature milk; mo, month; NW, with normal weight, NWG, with normal weight gain; Ob, with obesity; PE, women with preeclampsia; R%, recovery of analyte percentage; RIA: radioimmunoassay; SGA, small for gestational age; SM, skim milk; WM, whole milk; wk, week.