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Carpentier AC. Tracers and Imaging of Fatty Acid and Energy Metabolism of Human Adipose Tissues. Physiology (Bethesda) 2024; 39:0. [PMID: 38113392 PMCID: PMC11283904 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00012.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
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White adipose tissue and brown adipose tissue (WAT and BAT) regulate fatty acid metabolism and control lipid fluxes to other organs. Dysfunction of these key metabolic processes contributes to organ insulin resistance and inflammation leading to chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, and cardiovascular diseases. Metabolic tracers combined with molecular imaging methods are powerful tools for the investigation of these pathogenic mechanisms. Herein, I review some of the positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging methods combined with stable isotopic metabolic tracers to investigate fatty acid and energy metabolism, focusing on human WAT and BAT metabolism. I will discuss the complementary strengths offered by these methods for human investigations and current gaps in the field.
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- André C Carpentier
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Li G, Yan H, Jing L, Tian Y, Li Y, Sun Q, Sun J, Yue L, Xing L, Liu S. Neck circumference as an additional predictor of cardiovascular disease mortality: A multi-center prospective population-based study in northeastern China. Prev Med 2024; 180:107859. [PMID: 38228252 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.107859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS This study aimed to assess the potential of neck circumference (NC) and neck-to-height ratio (NHR) as predictors of future cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in a general population from Northeastern China. METHODS A multi-center prospective study was conducted in Northeastern China, involving 18, 796 participants. The associations between NC or NHR and the incidence of overall CVD mortality, stroke mortality, and coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality were examined using multivariate Cox regression models. Hazard ratios (HRs) and the corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. Reclassification analyses were conducted to determine the incremental predictive value of NC or NHR. RESULTS NC was significantly associated with the risk of CVD mortality, independent of other anthropometric measurements for obesity. Individuals in the highest quartile of NC had a 1.83-fold (95% CI 1.29 to 2.61) and a 2.40-fold (95% CI 1.45 to 4.00) higher risk of overall CVD mortality and CHD mortality, respectively. Larger NC was significantly related to a heightened risk of ischemic stroke mortality, although no such association was observed with hemorrhagic stroke mortality. Furthermore, the risk of overall CVD mortality, stroke mortality, and CHD mortality increased by approximately 1.21 to 1.25 times per 1-SD change in NC. Similar findings were observed for NHR. The percentages of correct classification of overall CVD mortality improved by 12.1% and 16.3% after the addition of NC or NHR into established models, respectively. CONCLUSIONS NC and NHR might be promising predictors of CVD mortality, with higher values indicating greater risk.
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- Guangxiao Li
- Department of Medical Record Management Center, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China
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- Institute of Preventive Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China; Department of Chronic Disease Preventive and Control, Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang 110005, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Preventive Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China; Department of Chronic Disease Preventive and Control, Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang 110005, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Preventive Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China; Department of Chronic Disease Preventive and Control, Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang 110005, People's Republic of China
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- Office of Scientific Research Management, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang 110122, China
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- Department of Chronic Disease, Disease Control and Prevention of Chao Yang City, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Disease Control and Prevention of Dan Dong City, Dandong, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110033, China
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- Institute of Preventive Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China; Department of Chronic Disease Preventive and Control, Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang 110005, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Ultrasound, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110033, China.
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The Impact of Myosteatosis Percentage on Short-Term Mortality in Patients with Septic Shock. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11113031. [PMID: 35683422 PMCID: PMC9181588 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11113031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The impact of myosteatosis on septic patients has not been fully revealed. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of the myosteatosis area and percentage on the 28-day mortality in patients with septic shock. We conducted a single center, retrospective study from a prospectively collected registry of adult patients with septic shock who presented to the emergency department and performed abdominal computed tomography (CT) from May 2016 to May 2020. The myosteatosis area defined as the sum of low attenuation muscle area and intramuscular adipose tissue at the level of the third lumbar vertebra was measured by CT. Myosteatosis percentages were calculated by dividing the myosteatosis area by the total abdominal muscle area. Of the 896 patients, 28-day mortality was 16.3%, and the abnormal myosteatosis area was commonly detected (81.7%). Among variables of body compositions, non-survivors had relatively lower normal attenuation muscle area, higher low attenuation muscle area, and higher myosteatosis area and percentage than that of survivors. Trends of myosteatosis according to age group were different between the male and female groups. In subgroup analysis with male patients, the multivariate model showed that the myosteatosis percentage (adjusted OR 1.02 [95% CI 1.01–1.03]) was an independent risk factor for 28-day mortality. However, this association was not evident in the female group. Myosteatosis was common and high myosteatosis percentage was associated with short-term mortality in patients with septic shock. Our results implied that abnormal fatty disposition in muscle could impact on increased mortality, and this effect was more prominent in male patients.
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Li G, Li Y, Jing L, Tian Y, Shi L, Jiang C, Sun Q, Ren G, Dai D, Sun J, Wang W, Xue W, Yang Z, Liu S, Xing L. Incremental significance and sex discrepancies of neck circumference on the odds of ischaemic stroke: a multistage, population-based, cross-sectional study from Northeast China. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e056932. [PMID: 35354632 PMCID: PMC8969053 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Accumulated evidence suggests that neck circumference (NC) is associated with cardiometabolic risk factors. However, limited studies are available regarding the association between NC or height normalised NC (neck-to-height ratio (NHR)) and risk of ischaemic stroke (IS) in the Chinese population. Therefore, we aimed at examining the associations between NC or NHR and odds of IS and exploring the discrepancies between men and women. DESIGN A multistage cluster cross-sectional study. SETTING A population-based study carried out in Northeast China. METHODS A cross-sectional study was undertaken in Northeast China between September 2017 and March 2019, involving 7236 men and 11 352 women, respectively. The median age of participants was 60.30 years, ranging from 40 to 97 years. The associations between NC or NHR and odds of IS were calculated using multiple logistic regression models. Dose-response relationships were depicted using restricted cubic spline functions. Reclassification analyses were carried out to determine the incremental significance of NC or NHR on the odds of IS. RESULTS In women, NC and NHR were significantly associated with the odds of IS, independent of traditional risk factors and other anthropometric parameters for obesity. The highest quartile of NC and NHR had a 1.60 (95% CI 1.16 to 2.22)-and 1.72 (95% CI 1.23 to 2.41) times higher odds of IS compared with the lowest quartile. Furthermore, the odds of IS increased by 1.10 (95% CI 1.01 to 1.20) and 1.12 (95% CI 1.02 to 1.22) times per 1 SD increase in NC and NHR, respectively. Reclassification analyses showed that the proportion of correct classification increased by 11.5% (95% CI 2.2% to 20.7%) and 22.8% (95% CI 13.5% to 32.0%) after the addition of NC or NHR into established models, respectively. However, the findings could not be replicated in men. CONCLUSION NC and NHR might be promising independent indicators for women IS. Their incremental value in the risk stratification of IS enables the individualised prevention of IS in women.
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- Guangxiao Li
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
- Department of Medical Record Management Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Office of Personnel training and Discipline Research Management, China Medical University School of Public Health, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Institute of Preventive Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
- Department of Chronic Disease Preventive and Control, Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Preventive Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
- Department of Chronic Disease Preventive and Control, Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chronic Disease Preventive and Control, Disease Control and Prevention of Liao Yang City, Liaoyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Neurology, Central Hospital of Liao Yang City, Liaoyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Chronic Disease, Disease Control and Prevention of Chao Yang City, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Disease Control and Preventive, Central Hospital of Chao Yang City, Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Chronic Disease Preventive and Control, Disease Control and Prevention of Dan Dong City, Dandong, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Chronic Disease Preventive and Control, Disease Control and Prevention of Dan Dong City, Dandong, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Neurology, Central Hospital of Dan Dong City, Dandong, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Institute of Preventive Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
- Department of Chronic Disease Preventive and Control, Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
- Department of Chronic Disease Preventive and Control, Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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Kornej J, Lin H, Trinquart L, Jackson CR, Ko D, Benjamin EJ, Preis SR. Neck Circumference and Risk of Incident Atrial Fibrillation in the Framingham Heart Study. J Am Heart Assoc 2022; 11:e022340. [PMID: 35156385 PMCID: PMC9245798 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.022340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background Increased neck circumference, a proxy for upper‐body subcutaneous fat, is associated with cardiovascular risk and metabolic risk factors, accounting for body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. The association between neck circumference and incident atrial fibrillation (AF) is unclear. The aim of current study was to evaluate the association between neck circumference and incident AF. Methods and Results We selected participants from the Framingham Heart Study aged ≥55 years without diagnosed AF and with available neck circumference, BMI, and waist circumference measurements. We defined high neck circumference as ≥14 inches in women and ≥17 inches in men on the basis of the Contal and O’Quigley changepoint method. We used Fine‐Gray models to estimate subdistribution hazards ratios (sHRs) for the association between neck circumference and incident AF accounting for the competing risk of death. We adjusted models for clinical risk factors. We then additionally adjusted separately for BMI, waist circumference, and height/weight. The study sample included 4093 participants (mean age 64±7 years, 55% female). During 11.2±5.7 mean years of follow‐up, incident AF occurred in 571 participants. High neck circumference was associated with incident AF (sHR for high versus low: 1.58; 95% CI, 1.32–1.90, P<0.0001). The association remained significant after adjustment for BMI (sHR, 1.51; 95% CI, 1.21–1.89; P=0.0003), waist circumference (sHR, 1.47; 95% CI, 1.18–1.83; P<0.0001), and height/weight (sHR, 1.37; 95% CI, 1.09–1.72; P=0.007). Conclusions High neck circumference was associated with incident AF adjusting for traditional adiposity measures such as BMI and waist circumference.
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- Jelena Kornej
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s and Boston University’s Framingham Heart Study Framingham MA
- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine Department of Medicine Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s and Boston University’s Framingham Heart Study Framingham MA
- Section of Computational Biomedicine Department of Medicine Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s and Boston University’s Framingham Heart Study Framingham MA
- Department of Biostatistics Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine Department of Medicine Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s and Boston University’s Framingham Heart Study Framingham MA
- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine Department of Medicine Boston University School of Medicine Boston MA
- Department of Epidemiology Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s and Boston University’s Framingham Heart Study Framingham MA
- Department of Biostatistics Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA
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Sex differences in white adipose tissue expansion: emerging molecular mechanisms. Clin Sci (Lond) 2021; 135:2691-2708. [PMID: 34908104 DOI: 10.1042/cs20210086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The escalating prevalence of individuals becoming overweight and obese is a rapidly rising global health problem, placing an enormous burden on health and economic systems worldwide. Whilst obesity has well described lifestyle drivers, there is also a significant and poorly understood component that is regulated by genetics. Furthermore, there is clear evidence for sexual dimorphism in obesity, where overall risk, degree, subtype and potential complications arising from obesity all differ between males and females. The molecular mechanisms that dictate these sex differences remain mostly uncharacterised. Many studies have demonstrated that this dimorphism is unable to be solely explained by changes in hormones and their nuclear receptors alone, and instead manifests from coordinated and highly regulated gene networks, both during development and throughout life. As we acquire more knowledge in this area from approaches such as large-scale genomic association studies, the more we appreciate the true complexity and heterogeneity of obesity. Nevertheless, over the past two decades, researchers have made enormous progress in this field, and some consistent and robust mechanisms continue to be established. In this review, we will discuss some of the proposed mechanisms underlying sexual dimorphism in obesity, and discuss some of the key regulators that influence this phenomenon.
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Jia Q, Carranza Leon BG, Jensen MD. Influence of Free Fatty Acid Concentrations and Weight Loss on Adipose Tissue Direct Free Fatty Acid Storage Rates. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2021; 106:e5165-e5179. [PMID: 34251018 PMCID: PMC8864754 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgab501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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CONTEXT The factors that determine the recycling of free fatty acids (FFA) back into different adipose tissue depots via the direct storage pathway are not completely understood. OBJECTIVE To assess the interactions between adipocyte factors and plasma FFA concentrations that determine regional FFA storage rates. DESIGN We measured direct adipose tissue FFA storage rates before and after weight loss under high FFA (intravenous somatostatin and epinephrine) and low (intravenous insulin and glucose) FFA concentrations. SETTING Mayo Clinic Clinical Research Unit. PATIENTS Sixteen premenopausal women, body mass index 30 to 37 kg/m2. INTERVENTION Comprehensive lifestyle weight loss program. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Direct FFA storage rates in upper and lower body subcutaneous fat. RESULTS Over the entire range of FFA and under isolated conditions of elevated FFA concentrations, the storage rates of FFA into upper and lower body subcutaneous fat per unit lipid were associated with concentrations, not adipocyte fatty acid storage factors. Under low FFA conditions, direct FFA storage rates were related to adipocyte CD36 content, not tissue level content of fatty acid storage factors. Weight loss did not change these relationships. CONCLUSIONS The regulation of direct FFA storage under low FFA concentration conditions appears to be at the level of the cell/adipocyte content of CD36, whereas under high FFA concentration conditions, direct FFA storage at the tissue level is predicted by plasma FFA concentrations, independent of adipocyte size or fatty acid storage factors. These observations offer novel insights into how adipose tissue regulates direct FFA storage in humans.
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- Qingyi Jia
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Endocrine Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Endocrine Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Age and Sex: Impact on adipose tissue metabolism and inflammation. Mech Ageing Dev 2021; 199:111563. [PMID: 34474078 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2021.111563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Age associated chronic inflammation is a major contributor to diseases with advancing age. Adipose tissue function is at the nexus of processes contributing to age-related metabolic disease and mediating longevity. Hormonal fluctuations in aging potentially regulate age-associated visceral adiposity and metabolic dysfunction. Visceral adiposity in aging is linked to aberrant adipogenesis, insulin resistance, lipotoxicity and altered adipokine secretion. Age-related inflammatory phenomena depict sex differences in macrophage polarization, changes in T and B cell numbers, and types of dendritic cells. Sex differences are also observed in adipose tissue remodeling and cellular senescence suggesting a role for sex steroid hormones in the regulation of the adipose tissue microenvironment. It is crucial to investigate sex differences in aging clinical outcomes to identify and better understand physiology in at-risk individuals. Early interventions aimed at targets involved in adipose tissue adipogenesis, remodeling and inflammation in aging could facilitate a profound impact on health span and overcome age-related functional decline.
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Carpentier AC. 100 th anniversary of the discovery of insulin perspective: insulin and adipose tissue fatty acid metabolism. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2021; 320:E653-E670. [PMID: 33522398 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00620.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Insulin inhibits systemic nonesterified fatty acid (NEFA) flux to a greater degree than glucose or any other metabolite. This remarkable effect is mainly due to insulin-mediated inhibition of intracellular triglyceride (TG) lipolysis in adipose tissues and is essential to prevent diabetic ketoacidosis, but also to limit the potential lipotoxic effects of NEFA in lean tissues that contribute to the development of diabetes complications. Insulin also regulates adipose tissue fatty acid esterification, glycerol and TG synthesis, lipogenesis, and possibly oxidation, contributing to the trapping of dietary fatty acids in the postprandial state. Excess NEFA flux at a given insulin level has been used to define in vivo adipose tissue insulin resistance. Adipose tissue insulin resistance defined in this fashion has been associated with several dysmetabolic features and complications of diabetes, but the mechanistic significance of this concept is not fully understood. This review focusses on the in vivo regulation of adipose tissue fatty acid metabolism by insulin and the mechanistic significance of the current definition of adipose tissue insulin resistance. One hundred years after the discovery of insulin and despite decades of investigations, much is still to be understood about the multifaceted in vivo actions of this hormone on adipose tissue fatty acid metabolism.
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- André C Carpentier
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Centre de recherche du CHUS, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Goossens GH, Jocken JWE, Blaak EE. Sexual dimorphism in cardiometabolic health: the role of adipose tissue, muscle and liver. Nat Rev Endocrinol 2021; 17:47-66. [PMID: 33173188 DOI: 10.1038/s41574-020-00431-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Obesity is associated with many adverse health effects, such as an increased cardiometabolic risk. Despite higher adiposity for a given BMI, premenopausal women are at lower risk of cardiometabolic disease than men of the same age. This cardiometabolic advantage in women seems to disappear after the menopause or when type 2 diabetes mellitus develops. Sexual dimorphism in substrate supply and utilization, deposition of excess lipids and mobilization of stored lipids in various key metabolic organs (such as adipose tissue, skeletal muscle and the liver) are associated with differences in tissue-specific insulin sensitivity and cardiometabolic risk profiles between men and women. Moreover, lifestyle-related factors and epigenetic and genetic mechanisms seem to affect metabolic complications and disease risk in a sex-specific manner. This Review provides insight into sexual dimorphism in adipose tissue distribution, adipose tissue, skeletal muscle and liver substrate metabolism and tissue-specific insulin sensitivity in humans, as well as the underlying mechanisms, and addresses the effect of these sex differences on cardiometabolic health. Additionally, this Review highlights the implications of sexual dimorphism in the pathophysiology of obesity-related cardiometabolic risk for the development of sex-specific prevention and treatment strategies.
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- Gijs H Goossens
- Department of Human Biology, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands.
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- Department of Human Biology, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Human Biology, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands.
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Sebo ZL, Rodeheffer MS. Testosterone metabolites differentially regulate obesogenesis and fat distribution. Mol Metab 2020; 44:101141. [PMID: 33307216 PMCID: PMC7772371 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2020.101141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Low testosterone in men (hypogonadism) is associated with obesity and type II diabetes. Testosterone replacement therapy has been shown to reverse these effects. However, the mechanisms by which testosterone regulates total fat mass, fat distribution, and metabolic health are unclear. In this study, we clarify the impact of hypogonadism on these parameters, as well as parse the role of testosterone from its downstream metabolites, dihydrotestosterone (DHT), and estradiol, in the regulation of depot-specific adipose tissue mass. METHODS To achieve this objective, we utilized mouse models of male hypogonadism coupled with hormone replacement therapy, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), glucose tolerance tests, flow cytometry, and immunohistochemical techniques. RESULTS We observed that castrated mice develop increased fat mass, reduced muscle mass, and impaired glucose metabolism compared with gonadally intact males. Interestingly, obesity is further accelerated in castrated mice fed a high-fat diet, suggesting hypogonadism increases susceptibility to obesogenesis when dietary consumption of fat is elevated. By performing hormone replacement therapy in castrated mice, we show that testosterone impedes visceral and subcutaneous fat mass expansion. Testosterone-derived estradiol selectively blocks visceral fat growth, and DHT selectively blocks the growth of subcutaneous fat. These effects are mediated by depot-specific alterations in adipocyte size. We also show that high-fat diet-induced adipogenesis is elevated in castrated mice and that this can be rescued by androgen treatment. Obesogenic adipogenesis is also elevated in mice where androgen receptor activity is inhibited. CONCLUSIONS These data indicate that hypogonadism impairs glucose metabolism and increases obesogenic fat mass expansion through adipocyte hypertrophy and adipogenesis. In addition, our findings highlight distinct roles for testosterone, DHT, and estradiol in the regulation of total fat mass and fat distribution and reveal that androgen signaling blocks obesogenic adipogenesis in vivo.
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- Zachary L Sebo
- Yale University, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, USA
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- Yale University, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, USA; Department of Comparative Medicine, Yale University, USA; Department of Physiology, Yale University, USA; Yale Stem Cell Center, USA; Yale Program in Integrative Cell Signaling and Neurobiology of Metabolism, USA.
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Luo X, Liu Z, Ge X, Huang S, Zhou Y, Li D, Li L, Chen X, Huang L, Hou Q, Cheng H, Xiao L, Liu C, Zou Y, Yang X. High manganese exposure decreased the risk of high triglycerides in workers: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2020; 20:874. [PMID: 32503499 PMCID: PMC7275562 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09011-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Background Manganese (Mn) participates in lipid metabolism. However, the associations between Mn exposure and dyslipidaemia is unclear. Methods This was a cross-sectional study. Data were collected from the 2017 the Mn-exposed workers healthy cohort (MEWHC). Finally, 803 occupationally Mn-exposed workers included in the study. The workers were divided into two groups. The grouping of this study was based on Mn-Time Weighted Averages (Mn-TWA). The high-exposure group included participants with Mn-TWA greater than 0.15 mg/m3. The low-exposure group included participants with Mn-TWA less than or equal to 0.15 mg/m3. Mn-TWA levels and dyslipidaemia were assessed. Results After adjustment for seniority, sex, cigarette consumption, alcohol consumption, high-fat diet frequency, medicine intake in the past two weeks, egg intake frequency, drinking tea, WHR, and hypertension, Mn-TWA levels was negatively correlated with high triglycerides (TG) risk in workers overall (OR = 0.51; 95% CI: 0.36, 0.73; p < 0.01). The results of males and females were consistent (OR = 0.53; 95% CI: 0.34, 0.81; p < 0.01) and (OR = 0.47; 95% CI: 0.24, 0.94; p < 0.01), respectively. By performing interactions analyses of workers overall, we observed no significant interactions among confounders. Mn-TWA levels and pack-years on high TG risk (relative excess risk for the interactions (RERI = 2.29, 95% CI: − 2.07, 6.66), (RERI) = 2.98, 95% CI: − 2.30, 8.26). Similarly, smoking status, drinking status, high-fat diet frequency, and Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR) showed non-significant interactions with Mn-TWA levels on high TG risk. Conclusions This research indicates that high Mn exposure was negatively related to high TG risk in workers.
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- Xiaoyu Luo
- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China. .,Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Diseases, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China. .,Center for Genomic and Personalized Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
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Regional adipose tissue distribution differs between men and women. Differences in the accumulation of adipose tissue as well as the regulation of secretion of a number of products from adipose tissue are under the control of sex steroids, which act through a wide variety of mechanisms, both direct and indirect, to tailor metabolism to the unique needs of each sex. A fuller understanding of sex-based differences in adipose tissue function may help with tailored strategies for disease prevention and treatment and provide insights into fundamental differences in the processes that regulate nutrient homeostasis and body weight.
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- Kathleen M Gavin
- Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Eastern Colorado VA Geriatric, Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12631 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Anschutz Health and Wellness Center, University of Colorado, School of Medicine, 12348 East Montview Boulevard, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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Fappi A, Mittendorfer B. Different physiological mechanisms underlie an adverse cardiovascular disease risk profile in men and women. Proc Nutr Soc 2020; 79:210-218. [PMID: 31340878 PMCID: PMC7583670 DOI: 10.1017/s0029665119001022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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CVD affect about one-third of the population and are the leading cause of mortality. The prevalence of CVD is closely linked to the prevalence of obesity because obesity is commonly associated with metabolic abnormalities that are important risk factors for CVD, including insulin resistance, pre-diabetes, and type-2 diabetes, atherosclerotic dyslipidaemia, endothelial dysfunction and hypertension. Women have a more beneficial traditional CVD risk profile (lower fasting plasma glucose, less atherogenic lipid profile) and a lower absolute risk for CVD than men. However, the relative risk for CVD associated with hyperglycaemia and dyslipidaemia is several-fold higher in women than in men. The reasons for the sex differences in CVD risk associated with metabolic abnormalities are unclear but could be related to differences in the mechanisms that cause hyperglycaemia and dyslipidaemia in men and women, which could influence the pathogenic processes involved in CVD. In the present paper, we review the influence of a person's sex on key aspects of metabolism involved in the cardiometabolic disease process, including insulin action on endogenous glucose production, tissue glucose disposal, and adipose tissue lipolysis, insulin secretion and insulin plasma clearance, postprandial glucose, fatty acid, and triglyceride kinetics, hepatic lipid metabolism and myocardial substrate use. We conclude that there are marked differences in many aspects of metabolism in men and women that are not all attributable to differences in the sex hormone milieu. The mechanisms responsible for these differences and the clinical implications of these observations are unclear and require further investigation.
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- Alan Fappi
- Center for Human Nutrition, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Center for Human Nutrition, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Carreau AM, Noll C, Blondin DP, Frisch F, Nadeau M, Pelletier M, Phoenix S, Cunnane SC, Guérin B, Turcotte EE, Lebel S, Biertho L, Tchernof A, Carpentier AC. Bariatric Surgery Rapidly Decreases Cardiac Dietary Fatty Acid Partitioning and Hepatic Insulin Resistance Through Increased Intra-abdominal Adipose Tissue Storage and Reduced Spillover in Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes 2020; 69:567-577. [PMID: 31915151 DOI: 10.2337/db19-0773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Reduced storage of dietary fatty acids (DFAs) in abdominal adipose tissues with enhanced cardiac partitioning has been shown in subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and prediabetes. We measured DFA metabolism and organ partitioning using positron emission tomography with oral and intravenous long-chain fatty acid and glucose tracers during a standard liquid meal in 12 obese subjects with T2D before and 8-12 days after bariatric surgery (sleeve gastrectomy or sleeve gastrectomy and biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch). Bariatric surgery reduced cardiac DFA uptake from a median (standard uptake value [SUV]) 1.75 (interquartile range 1.39-2.57) before to 1.09 (1.04-1.53) after surgery (P = 0.01) and systemic DFA spillover from 56.7 mmol before to 24.7 mmol over 6 h after meal intake after surgery (P = 0.01), with a significant increase in intra-abdominal adipose tissue DFA uptake from 0.15 (0.04-0.31] before to 0.49 (0.20-0.59) SUV after surgery (P = 0.008). Hepatic insulin resistance was significantly reduced in close association with increased DFA storage in intra-abdominal adipose tissues (r = -0.79, P = 0.05) and reduced DFA spillover (r = 0.76, P = 0.01). We conclude that bariatric surgery in subjects with T2D rapidly reduces cardiac DFA partitioning and hepatic insulin resistance at least in part through increased intra-abdominal DFA storage and reduced spillover.
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- Anne-Marie Carreau
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Centre de recherche du CHU de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Centre de recherche du CHU de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Centre de recherche du CHU de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Centre de recherche du CHU de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de cardiologie et pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de cardiologie et pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiobiology, Centre de recherche du CHU de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Research Center on Aging, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiobiology, Centre de recherche du CHU de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiobiology, Centre de recherche du CHU de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de cardiologie et pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de cardiologie et pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de cardiologie et pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada
- School of Nutrition, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Centre de recherche du CHU de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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One of the biggest challenges in the management of obesity is the prevention of weight regain after successful weight loss. Weight regain after weight loss has large interindividual variation. Although many factors probably contribute to this variation, we hypothesize that variability in biological responses associated with weight loss-induced shrinking of subcutaneous adipocytes has an important role. In this Review, we show that weight loss-induced variations in cellular stress, extracellular matrix remodelling, inflammatory responses, adipokine secretion and lipolysis seem to be associated with the amount of weight that is regained after successful weight loss. Weight regain could therefore, at least in part, depend on a combination of these factors. Further research on the causality of these associations could aid the development of effective strategies to prevent weight regain after successful weight loss.
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- Marleen A van Baak
- NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
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- NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Rynders CA, Schmidt SL, Bergouignan A, Horton TJ, Bessesen DH. Effects of short-term sex steroid suppression on dietary fat storage patterns in healthy males. Physiol Rep 2019; 6. [PMID: 29380951 PMCID: PMC5789716 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Revised: 11/06/2017] [Accepted: 11/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Hypogonadism in males is associated with increased body fat and altered postprandial metabolism, but mechanisms remain poorly understood. Using a cross‐over study design, we investigated the effects of short‐term sex hormone suppression with or without testosterone add‐back on postprandial metabolism and the fate of dietary fat. Eleven healthy males (age: 29 ± 4.5 year; BMI: 26.3 ± 2.1 kg/m2) completed two 7‐day study phases during which hormone levels were altered pharmacologically to produce a low sex hormone condition (gonadotropin releasing hormone antagonist, aromatase inhibitor, and placebo gel) or a testosterone add‐back condition (testosterone gel). Following 7 days of therapy, subjects were administered an inpatient test meal containing 50 μCi of [1‐14C] oleic acid. Plasma samples were collected hourly for 5 h to assess postprandial responses. Energy metabolism (indirect calorimetry) and dietary fat oxidation (14CO2 in breath) were assessed at 1, 3, 5, 13.5, and 24 h following the test meal. Abdominal and femoral adipose biopsies were taken 24 h after the test meal to determine uptake of the labeled lipid. Postprandial glucose, insulin, free‐fatty acid, and triglyceride responses were not different between conditions (P > 0.05). Whole‐body energy metabolism was also not different between conditions at any time point (P > 0.05). Dietary fat oxidation trended lower (P = 0.12) and the relative uptake of 14C labeled lipid into femoral adipose tissue was greater (P = 0.03) in the low hormone condition. Short‐term hormone suppression did not affect energy expenditure or postprandial metabolism, but contributed to greater relative storage of dietary fat in the femoral depot. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03289559.
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- Corey A Rynders
- Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.,IPHC-DEPE, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.,UMR 7178 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Art and Art History, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.,Department of Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado
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Palmisano BT, Zhu L, Eckel RH, Stafford JM. Sex differences in lipid and lipoprotein metabolism. Mol Metab 2018; 15:45-55. [PMID: 29858147 PMCID: PMC6066747 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2018.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 267] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Revised: 05/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Endogenous sex hormones are important for metabolic health in men and women. Before menopause, women are protected from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) relative to men. Women have fewer cardiovascular complications of obesity compared to men with obesity. Endogenous estrogens have been proposed as a mechanism that lessens ASCVD risk, as risk of glucose and lipid abnormalities increases when endogenous estrogens decline with menopause. While baseline risk is higher in males than females, endogenously produced androgens are also protective against fatty liver, diabetes and ASCVD, as risk goes up with androgen deprivation and with the decline in androgens with age. SCOPE OF REVIEW In this review, we discuss evidence of how endogenous sex hormones and hormone treatment approaches impact fatty acid, triglyceride, and cholesterol metabolism to influence metabolic and cardiovascular risk. We also discuss potential reasons for why treatment strategies with estrogens and androgens in older individuals fail to fully recapitulate the effects of endogenous sex hormones. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS The pathways that confer ASCVD protection for women are of potential therapeutic relevance. Despite protection relative to men, ASCVD is still the major cause of mortality in women. Additionally, diabetic women have similar ASCVD risk as diabetic men, suggesting that the presence of diabetes may offset the protective cardiovascular effects of being female through unknown mechanisms.
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- Brian T Palmisano
- Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Veterans Affairs, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, & Diabetes, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, USA
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- Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Veterans Affairs, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, USA; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA.
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Piché ME, Vasan SK, Hodson L, Karpe F. Relevance of human fat distribution on lipid and lipoprotein metabolism and cardiovascular disease risk. Curr Opin Lipidol 2018; 29:285-292. [PMID: 29994839 DOI: 10.1097/mol.0000000000000522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Upper body abdominal and lower body gluteofemoral fat depot masses display opposing associations with plasma lipid and lipoprotein and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk profiles. We review developments on adipose tissue fatty acid metabolism in the context of body fat distribution and how that might be related to adverse lipid and lipoprotein profiles and CVD risk. RECENT FINDINGS Recent data have confirmed the paradoxical relationship of upper abdominal and lower body gluteofemoral adiposity and CVD risk. Mechanistically, this is likely to reflect the different ways fat depots handle lipid storage and release, which impacts directly and indirectly on lipid and lipoprotein metabolism. The upper body enhances immediate fat storage pathway with rapid uptake of dietary-derived fatty acids, whereas the lower body fat depot has a reduced lipid turnover accommodating a slower fat redistribution. Body fat distribution and the fat depots' ability to undergo appropriate expansion when fat storage is required, rather than overall body fatness, appear as the important determinant of metabolic health. SUMMARY A focus on fat distribution in overweight people, preferably using precise imaging methods, rather than quantifying total body fatness, is likely to provide the medical community with better tools to stratify and treat patients with obesity-related complications.
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- Marie-Eve Piché
- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Canada
- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Centre, Oxford University Hospital Trust and University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Grenier-Larouche T, Carreau AM, Geloën A, Frisch F, Biertho L, Marceau S, Lebel S, Hould FS, Richard D, Tchernof A, Carpentier AC. Fatty Acid Metabolic Remodeling During Type 2 Diabetes Remission After Bariatric Surgery. Diabetes 2017; 66:2743-2755. [PMID: 28835473 DOI: 10.2337/db17-0414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 08/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Hypertrophic remodeling of white adipose tissues is associated with overexposure of lean organs to circulating triglycerides (TGs) and nonesterified fatty acids (NEFAs), ultimately leading to insulin resistance. Bariatric surgery promotes type 2 diabetes (T2D) remission through a succession of weight loss-dependent and -independent mechanisms. However, the longitudinal contribution of adipocyte size reduction and fatty acid metabolic handling remain unknown. Here we show that severely obese participants with T2D display hypertriglyceridemia and excessive systemic lipolysis during intravenous lipid overload. Three days after biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (DS), whole-body glycerol turnover was normalized and associated with lower HOMA-insulin resistance index. A mean excess weight loss of 84% was achieved 12 months after DS. The smaller subcutaneous adipocyte size predicted better glycemic control in T2D. TG disposal and acylcarnitine production during lipid overload, along with muscle insulin sensitivity, improved with weight loss. Nevertheless, systemic NEFA fluxes and NEFA spillover remained similar, suggesting that increased NEFA storage capacity per volume of adipose tissue exactly compensated for the decrease in fat mass during weight loss. In conclusion, T2D remission after DS is mainly associated with greater circulating TG disposal, lower systemic lipolysis, and better fatty acid handling by lean tissues.
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- Thomas Grenier-Larouche
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Centre de recherche du CHUS, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Centre de recherche du CHUS, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- University of Lyon, CARMEN INSERM U1060, INSA-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Centre de recherche du CHUS, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Centre de recherche du CHUS, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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Leeners B, Geary N, Tobler PN, Asarian L. Ovarian hormones and obesity. Hum Reprod Update 2017; 23:300-321. [PMID: 28333235 DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmw045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 195] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Accepted: 11/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Obesity is caused by an imbalance between energy intake, i.e. eating and energy expenditure (EE). Severe obesity is more prevalent in women than men worldwide, and obesity pathophysiology and the resultant obesity-related disease risks differ in women and men. The underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. Pre-clinical and clinical research indicate that ovarian hormones may play a major role. OBJECTIVE AND RATIONALE We systematically reviewed the clinical and pre-clinical literature on the effects of ovarian hormones on the physiology of adipose tissue (AT) and the regulation of AT mass by energy intake and EE. SEARCH METHODS Articles in English indexed in PubMed through January 2016 were searched using keywords related to: (i) reproductive hormones, (ii) weight regulation and (iii) central nervous system. We sought to identify emerging research foci with clinical translational potential rather than to provide a comprehensive review. OUTCOMES We find that estrogens play a leading role in the causes and consequences of female obesity. With respect to adiposity, estrogens synergize with AT genes to increase gluteofemoral subcutaneous AT mass and decrease central AT mass in reproductive-age women, which leads to protective cardiometabolic effects. Loss of estrogens after menopause, independent of aging, increases total AT mass and decreases lean body mass, so that there is little net effect on body weight. Menopause also partially reverses women's protective AT distribution. These effects can be counteracted by estrogen treatment. With respect to eating, increasing estrogen levels progressively decrease eating during the follicular and peri-ovulatory phases of the menstrual cycle. Progestin levels are associated with eating during the luteal phase, but there does not appear to be a causal relationship. Progestins may increase binge eating and eating stimulated by negative emotional states during the luteal phase. Pre-clinical research indicates that one mechanism for the pre-ovulatory decrease in eating is a central action of estrogens to increase the satiating potency of the gastrointestinal hormone cholecystokinin. Another mechanism involves a decrease in the preference for sweet foods during the follicular phase. Genetic defects in brain α-melanocycte-stimulating hormone-melanocortin receptor (melanocortin 4 receptor, MC4R) signaling lead to a syndrome of overeating and obesity that is particularly pronounced in women and in female animals. The syndrome appears around puberty in mice with genetic deletions of MC4R, suggesting a role of ovarian hormones. Emerging functional brain-imaging data indicates that fluctuations in ovarian hormones affect eating by influencing striatal dopaminergic processing of flavor hedonics and lateral prefrontal cortex processing of cognitive inhibitory controls of eating. There is a dearth of research on the neuroendocrine control of eating after menopause. There is also comparatively little research on the effects of ovarian hormones on EE, although changes in ovarian hormone levels during the menstrual cycle do affect resting EE. WIDER IMPLICATIONS The markedly greater obesity burden in women makes understanding the diverse effects of ovarian hormones on eating, EE and body adiposity urgent research challenges. A variety of research modalities can be used to investigate these effects in women, and most of the mechanisms reviewed are accessible in animal models. Therefore, human and translational research on the roles of ovarian hormones in women's obesity and its causes should be intensified to gain further mechanistic insights that may ultimately be translated into novel anti-obesity therapies and thereby improve women's health.
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- Brigitte Leeners
- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstr. 10, CH 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.,Laboratory for Social and Neural Systems Research, Department of Economics, University of Zurich, 8006 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.,Institute of Veterinary Physiology, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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Vink RG, Roumans NJ, van der Kolk BW, Fazelzadeh P, Boekschoten MV, Mariman EC, van Baak MA. Adipose Tissue Meal-Derived Fatty Acid Uptake Before and After Diet-Induced Weight Loss in Adults with Overweight and Obesity. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2017. [PMID: 28639346 DOI: 10.1002/oby.21903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study investigated whether diet-induced weight loss alters indices of in vivo postprandial fat uptake in adipose tissue (AT) and whether these changes are associated with weight regain in adults with overweight and obesity. METHODS In this randomized controlled trial, 16 (6 male) individuals (BMI: 28-35 kg/m2 ) were randomized to either a low-calorie diet (1,250 kcal/d) for 12 weeks or a very-low-calorie diet (500 kcal/d) for 5 weeks (weight loss [WL] period) followed by a 4-week weight-stable (WS) period (together, the dietary intervention [DI] period) and a 9-month follow-up period. Arteriovenous difference measurements combined with stable isotope labeling ([U-13 C] palmitate) of a mixed meal were used to determine postprandial fatty acid uptake in AT. RESULTS Body weight was significantly reduced during the WL period (-8.2 ± 0.6 kg, P < 0.001), remained stable during the WS period (0.4 ± 0.3 kg, P = 0.150), and increased during follow-up (3.5 ± 0.8 kg, P = 0.001). Meal-derived in vivo fatty acid uptake dynamics across AT and expression of genes important for fatty acid uptake, storage, and release were not significantly changed during the DI period. CONCLUSIONS Subcutaneous AT does not appear prone to enhanced meal-derived fatty acid uptake after weight loss, nor were fatty acid uptake dynamics detected as related to weight regain.
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- Roel G Vink
- Department of Human Biology, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Biology, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Biology, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Nutrition, Metabolism and Genomics Group, Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Nutrition, Metabolism and Genomics Group, Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Biology, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Biology, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Iqbal F, Durham WJ, Melhem A, Raslan S, Tran TT, Wright TJ, Asghar R, Fujise K, Volpi E, Sidossis L, Abate N, Sheffield-Moore M, Tuvdendorj D. Sex-dependent difference in the relationship between adipose-tissue cholesterol efflux and estradiol concentrations in young healthy humans. Int J Dev Neurosci 2017; 64:59-62. [PMID: 28709820 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2017.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2017] [Revised: 06/16/2017] [Accepted: 07/09/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Impaired adipose tissue function and lower levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) have been implicated in the development of vascular dementia, and metabolic diseases such as hypertension, atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes (T2D) and metabolic syndrome. Interestingly, both the substrate fluxes in adipose tissue and HDL-C concentration differ between men and women. Moreover, adipose tissue cholesterol efflux has been implicated in modulation of HDL-C levels. Thus, we aimed to determine if the association between serum estradiol levels and adipose tissue cholesterol efflux is sex-dependent. METHOD We evaluated the serum estradiol levels and adipose tissue cholesterol efflux in young healthy men (n=5) and women (n=3). Adipose tissue cholesterol efflux was determined using subcutaneous microdialysis probes. Linear regression analyses were used to determine the relationship between the parameters, p<0.05 was considered as statistically significant. RESULTS Our data demonstrated that serum estradiol levels directly associated with adipose tissue cholesterol efflux; however, the relationships may be sex-dependent. We discussed our results in the context of currently available data regarding sex-dependent variability in adipose tissue function and HDL-C metabolism as a potential contributor to higher rates of vascular dementia in men. Further research is required to understand the sex-dependent and -independent variabilities in adipose tissue metabolism to determine novel targets for interventions to prevent the development of vascular dementia.
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- Fatima Iqbal
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, United States.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Experimental evidences are strong for a role of long-chain saturated fatty acids in the development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Ectopic accretion of triglycerides in lean organs is a characteristic of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes and has been linked to end-organ complications. The contribution of disordered dietary fatty acid (DFA) metabolism to lean organ overexposure and lipotoxicity is still unclear, however. DFA metabolism is very complex and very difficult to study in vivo in humans. RECENT FINDINGS We have recently developed a novel imaging method using PET with oral administration of 14-R,S-F-fluoro-6-thia-heptadecanoic acid (FTHA) to quantify organ-specific DFA partitioning. Our studies thus far confirmed impaired storage of DFA per volume of fat mass in abdominal adipose tissues of individuals with prediabetes. They also highlighted the increased channeling of DFA toward the heart, associated with subclinical reduction in cardiac systolic and diastolic function in individuals with prediabetes. SUMMARY In the present review, we summarize previous work on DFA metabolism in healthy and prediabetic states and discuss these in the light of our novel findings using PET imaging of DFA metabolism. We herein provide an integrated view of abnormal organ-specific DFA partitioning in prediabetes in humans.
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- Christophe Noll
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Centre de recherche du CHUS, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Murphy J, Moullec G, Santosa S. Factors associated with adipocyte size reduction after weight loss interventions for overweight and obesity: a systematic review and meta-regression. Metabolism 2017; 67:31-40. [PMID: 28081776 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2016.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Revised: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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AIMS Enlarged adipocytes are a prime feature of adipose tissue dysfunction, and may be an appropriate target to decrease disease risk in obesity. We aimed to assess the change in adipocyte size in response to lifestyle and surgical weight loss interventions for overweight or obesity; and to explore whether certain participant and intervention characteristics influence this response. METHODS We systematically searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and Cochrane electronic databases to identify weight loss studies that quantified adipocyte size before and after the intervention. Using meta-regression analysis, we assessed the independent effects of weight loss, age, sex, adipocyte region, and intervention type (surgical vs. lifestyle) on adipocyte size reduction. We repeated the model as a sensitivity analysis including only the lifestyle interventions. RESULTS Thirty-five studies met our eligibility criteria. In our main model, every 1.0% weight loss was associated with a 0.64% reduction in adipocyte size (p=0.003); and adipocytes from the upper body decreased 5% more in size than those in the lower body (p=0.009). These relationships were no longer significant when focusing only on lifestyle interventions. Moreover, age, sex and intervention type did not independently affect adipocyte size reduction in either model. CONCLUSIONS Weight loss in obese individuals is consistently associated with a decrease in adipocyte size that is more pronounced in upper-body adipocytes. It remains to be clarified how biological differences and intervention characteristics influence this relationship, and whether it corresponds with reductions in other aspects of adipose tissue dysfunction and disease risk.
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- Jessica Murphy
- Department of Exercise Science, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4B 1R6; Nutrition, Obesity and Metabolism Laboratory, PERFORM Centre, Concordia University, 7200 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4B 1R6; Centre de Recherche - Axe Maladies Chroniques, Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Nord-de-l'Ile-de-Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, 5400 Gouin Blvd. W., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4J 1C5
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- Centre de Recherche - Axe Maladies Chroniques, Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Nord-de-l'Ile-de-Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, 5400 Gouin Blvd. W., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4J 1C5; École de Santé Publique - Département de Médecine Sociale et Preventive, Université de Montréal, 7101 du Parc Ave., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3N 1X9
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- Department of Exercise Science, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4B 1R6; Nutrition, Obesity and Metabolism Laboratory, PERFORM Centre, Concordia University, 7200 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4B 1R6; Centre de Recherche - Axe Maladies Chroniques, Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Nord-de-l'Ile-de-Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, 5400 Gouin Blvd. W., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4J 1C5.
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Cellular Mechanisms Driving Sex Differences in Adipose Tissue Biology and Body Shape in Humans and Mouse Models. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2017; 1043:29-51. [PMID: 29224089 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-70178-3_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Sex differences in adipose tissue distribution and the metabolic, endocrine, and immune functions of different anatomical fat depots have been described, but they are incompletely documented in the literature. It is becoming increasingly clear that adipose depots serve distinct functions in males and females and have specific physiological roles. However, the mechanisms that regulate the size and function of specific adipose tissues in men and women remain poorly understood. New insights from mouse models have advanced our understanding of depot differences in adipose growth and remodeling via the proliferation and differentiation of adipose progenitors that can expand adipocyte number in the tissue or simply replace dysfunctional older and larger adipocytes. A limited ability of a depot to expand or remodel can lead to excessive adipocyte hypertrophy, which is often correlated with metabolic dysfunction. However, the relationship of adipocyte size and function varies by depot and sex. For example, femoral adipose tissues of premenopausal women appear to have a greater capacity for adipose expansion via hyperplasia and hypertrophy; although larger, these gluteal-femoral adipocytes remain insulin sensitive. The microenvironment of specific depots, including the composition of the extracellular matrix and cellular composition, as well as cell-autonomous genetic differences, influences sex- and depot-dependent metabolic and growth properties. Although there are some species differences, studies of the molecular and physiological determinants of sex differences in adipocyte growth and function in humans and rodents are both needed for understanding sex differences in health and disease.
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Habashneh RA, Azar W, Shaweesh A, Khader Y. The relationship between body mass index and periodontitis among postmenopausal women. Obes Res Clin Pract 2016; 10:15-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2015.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2015] [Revised: 03/15/2015] [Accepted: 03/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Santosa S, Jensen MD. Sex and sex steroids: impact on the kinetics of fatty acids underlying body shape. Horm Mol Biol Clin Investig 2015; 20:15-23. [PMID: 25460291 DOI: 10.1515/hmbci-2014-0029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2014] [Accepted: 10/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Adult humans have a remarkable sexual dimorphism in body shape. Men tend to store relatively more fat in the upper body whereas women store more fat in the lower body. We do not have a complete understanding of the mechanisms underlying these differences, but we know that people who preferentially store abdominal fat are at greater risk of metabolic disease. It is also known that the changes in sex steroid concentrations during puberty and again with advancing age are accompanied by changes in body fat distribution. The objective of this review is to describe what has been learned regarding the mechanisms underlying changes in regional body fat distribution that occur as a result of changes in sex hormones and to delineate effects of sex steroids in modulating body composition.
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Santosa S, Jensen MD. The Sexual Dimorphism of Lipid Kinetics in Humans. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2015; 6:103. [PMID: 26191040 PMCID: PMC4489151 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2015.00103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2015] [Accepted: 06/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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In addition to the obvious differences in body shape, there are substantial differences in lipid metabolism between men and women. These differences include how dietary fatty acids are handled, the secretion and clearance of very low-density lipoprotein-triglycerides, the release rates of free fatty acids (FFA) from adipose tissue relative to energy needs, and the removal of FFA from the circulation, including the storage of FFA into adipose tissue via the direct uptake process. We will review what is known about these processes and how they may contribute to the sexual dimorphism of body fat distribution.
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- Sylvia Santosa
- Department of Exercise Science, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Nutrition, Obesity, and Metabolism Laboratory, PERFORM Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Kunach M, Noll C, Phoenix S, Guérin B, Baillargeon JP, Turcotte EE, Carpentier AC. Effect of Sex and Impaired Glucose Tolerance on Organ-Specific Dietary Fatty Acid Metabolism in Humans. Diabetes 2015; 64:2432-41. [PMID: 25503741 DOI: 10.2337/db14-1166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Oral 14(R,S)-[(18)F]-fluoro-6-thia-heptadecanoic acid was used to determine whether an increase in cardiac dietary fatty acid (DFA) metabolism in impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) is different in men and women. Myocardial DFA partitioning after 6 h was higher in IGT versus control subjects (P = 0.006) in both men (2.14 [95% CI 1.70-2.18] vs. 1.28 standard uptake value [SUV] units [0.80-1.76]) and women (1.95 [1.57-2.33] vs. 1.64 SUV units [1.32-1.96]) without difference between sexes. Myocardial DFA fractional uptake (Ki) between time 90 and 120 min postprandially was also higher in IGT versus control subjects (P < 0.001) in men (0.063 [0.032-0.095] vs. 0.016 min(-1) [0.007-0.025]) and women (0.050 [0.024-0.077] vs. 0.030 min(-1) [0.013-0.047]) without significant sex difference. Men had higher net myocardial DFA uptake between time 90 and 120 min driven by higher chylomicron-triglyceride (TG) levels. IGT-associated increased cardiac DFA partitioning was directly related to obesity in women, whereas it was associated with IGT per se in men. We conclude that early cardiac DFA uptake is higher in men driven by change in postprandial chylomicron-TG level but that increase in 6-h postprandial cardiac DFA partitioning nevertheless occurs with IGT both in men and women.
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- Margaret Kunach
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiobiology, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiobiology, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiobiology, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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MacLean PS, Higgins JA, Giles ED, Sherk VD, Jackman MR. The role for adipose tissue in weight regain after weight loss. Obes Rev 2015; 16 Suppl 1:45-54. [PMID: 25614203 PMCID: PMC4371661 DOI: 10.1111/obr.12255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Weight regain after weight loss is a substantial challenge in obesity therapeutics. Dieting leads to significant adaptations in the homeostatic system that controls body weight, which promotes overeating and the relapse to obesity. In this review, we focus specifically on the adaptations in white adipose tissues that contribute to the biological drive to regain weight after weight loss. Weight loss leads to a reduction in size of adipocytes and this decline in size alters their metabolic and inflammatory characteristics in a manner that facilitates the clearance and storage of ingested energy. We present the hypothesis whereby the long-term signals reflecting stored energy and short-term signals reflecting nutrient availability are derived from the cellularity characteristics of adipose tissues. These signals are received and integrated in the hypothalamus and hindbrain and an energy gap between appetite and metabolic requirements emerges and promotes a positive energy imbalance and weight regain. In this paradigm, the cellularity and metabolic characteristics of adipose tissues after energy-restricted weight loss could explain the persistence of a biological drive to regain weight during both weight maintenance and the dynamic period of weight regain.
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- P S MacLean
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Anschutz Health and Wellness Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado USA
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- Michael M Swarbrick
- Diabetes and Metabolism Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia, and School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia
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Labbé SM, Noll C, Grenier-Larouche T, Kunach M, Bouffard L, Phoenix S, Guérin B, Baillargeon JP, Langlois MF, Turcotte EE, Carpentier AC. Improved cardiac function and dietary fatty acid metabolism after modest weight loss in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2014; 306:E1388-96. [PMID: 24760989 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00638.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Using a novel positron emission tomography (PET) method with oral administration of 14(R,S)-[¹⁸F]-fluoro-6-thia-heptadecanoic acid (¹⁸FTHA), we recently demonstrated that subjects with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) display an impairment in cardiac function associated with increased myocardial uptake of dietary fatty acids. Here, we determined whether modest weight loss induced by lifestyle changes might improve these cardiac metabolic and functional abnormalities. Nine participants with IGT, enrolled in a one-year lifestyle intervention trial, were invited to undergo determination of organ-specific postprandial dietary fatty acids partition using the oral ¹⁸FTHA method, and cardiac function and oxidative metabolic index using PET [¹¹C]acetate kinetics with ECG-gated PET ventriculography before and after the intervention. The intervention resulted in significant weight loss and reduction of waist circumference, with reduced postprandial plasma glucose, insulin, and triglycerides excursion. We observed a significant increase in stroke volume, cardiac output, and left ventricular ejection fraction associated with reduced myocardial oxidative metabolic index and fractional dietary fatty acid uptake. Modest weight loss corrects the exaggerated myocardial channeling of dietary fatty acids and improves myocardial energy substrate metabolism and function in IGT subjects.
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- Sébastien M Labbé
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada; and
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada; and
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada; and
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada; and
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada; and
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada; and Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiobiology, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiobiology, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada; and
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada; and
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiobiology, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada; and
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Jacome-Sosa MM, Parks EJ. Fatty acid sources and their fluxes as they contribute to plasma triglyceride concentrations and fatty liver in humans. Curr Opin Lipidol 2014; 25:213-20. [PMID: 24785962 DOI: 10.1097/mol.0000000000000080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Different sources of fatty acids (FA) used for VLDL-triglyceride synthesis include dietary FA that clear to the liver via chylomicron uptake, FA synthesized de novo in the liver from carbohydrates, nonesterified fatty acids derived from adipose tissue, nonesterified fatty acids derived from the spillover of chylomicron-triglyceride in the fasted and fed states, and FA stored in liver lipid droplets. RECENT FINDINGS Data have amassed on the contributions of each of these sources to liver-triglyceride accrual, VLDL-triglyceride synthesis, and hypertriglyceridemia. Discussed here is the timing of use of FA from each of these sources for synthesis of VLDL-triglyceride. Secondly, as all of these FA sources have been shown to contribute significantly to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), data are presented demonstrating how poor handling of FA and glucose in the periphery can contribute to NAFLD. Lastly, we highlight how the stress of excess FA availability on the liver can be corrected by reduction of dietary intake of sugars and fats, weight loss, and increased physical activity. SUMMARY A better understanding of how lifestyle factors improve FA flux will aid in the development of improved treatments for the devastating condition of NAFLD.
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- M Miriam Jacome-Sosa
- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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Twenty-four hour total and dietary fat oxidation in lean, obese and reduced-obese adults with and without a bout of exercise. PLoS One 2014; 9:e94181. [PMID: 24714529 PMCID: PMC3979741 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2013] [Accepted: 03/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background It has been hypothesized that obese and reduced-obese individuals have decreased oxidative capacity, which contributes to weight gain and regain. Recent data have challenged this concept. Objective To determine (1) whether total and dietary fat oxidation are decreased in obese and reduced-obese adults compared to lean but increase in response to an acute exercise bout and (2) whether regular physical activity attenuates these metabolic alterations. Design We measured 24-hr total (whole-room calorimetry) and dietary fat (14C-oleate) oxidation in Sedentary Lean (BMI = 21.5±1.6; n = 10), Sedentary Obese (BMI = 33.6±2.5; n = 9), Sedentary Reduced-Obese (RED-SED; BMI = 26.9±3.7; n = 7) and in Physically Active Reduced-Obese (RED-EX; BMI = 27.3±2.8; n = 12) men and women with or without an acute exercise bout where energy expended during exercise was not replaced. Results Although Red-SED and Red-EX had a similar level of fatness, aerobic capacity and metabolic profiles were better in Red-EX only compared to Obese subjects. No significant between-group differences were seen in 24-hr respiratory quotient (RQ, Lean: 0.831±0.044, Obese: 0.852±0.023, Red-SED: 0.864±0.037, Red-EX: 0.842±0.039), total and dietary fat oxidation. A single bout of exercise increased total (+27.8%, p<0.0001) and dietary (+6.6%, p = 0.048) fat oxidation across groups. Although exercise did not impact RQ during the day, it decreased RQ during sleep (p = 0.01) in all groups. Red-EX oxidized more fat overnight than Red-SED subjects under both resting (p = 0.036) and negative energy balance (p = 0.003) conditions, even after adjustment for fat-free mass. Conclusion Obese and reduced-obese individuals oxidize as much fat as lean both under eucaloric and negative energy balance conditions, which does not support the hypothesis of reduced oxidative capacity in these groups. Reduced-obese individuals who exercise regularly have markers of metabolic health similar to those seen in lean adults. Both the acute and chronic effects of exercise were primarily observed at night suggesting an important role of sleep in the regulation of lipid metabolism.
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White UA, Tchoukalova YD. Sex dimorphism and depot differences in adipose tissue function. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2013; 1842:377-92. [PMID: 23684841 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2013.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2013] [Revised: 04/18/2013] [Accepted: 05/03/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Obesity, characterized by excessive adiposity, is a risk factor for many metabolic pathologies, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Numerous studies have shown that adipose tissue distribution may be a greater predictor of metabolic health. Upper-body fat (visceral and subcutaneous abdominal) is commonly associated with the unfavorable complications of obesity, while lower-body fat (gluteal-femoral) may be protective. Current research investigations are focused on analyzing the metabolic properties of adipose tissue, in order to better understand the mechanisms that regulate fat distribution in both men and women. This review will highlight the adipose tissue depot- and sex-dependent differences in white adipose tissue function, including adipogenesis, adipose tissue developmental patterning, the storage and release of fatty acids, and secretory function. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Modulation of Adipose Tissue in Health and Disease.
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- Ursula A White
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
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Tchkonia T, Thomou T, Zhu Y, Karagiannides I, Pothoulakis C, Jensen MD, Kirkland JL. Mechanisms and metabolic implications of regional differences among fat depots. Cell Metab 2013; 17:644-656. [PMID: 23583168 PMCID: PMC3942783 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2013.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 454] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Fat distribution is closely linked to metabolic disease risk. Distribution varies with sex, genetic background, disease state, certain drugs and hormones, development, and aging. Preadipocyte replication and differentiation, developmental gene expression, susceptibility to apoptosis and cellular senescence, vascularity, inflammatory cell infiltration, and adipokine secretion vary among depots, as do fatty-acid handling and mechanisms of enlargement with positive-energy and loss with negative-energy balance. How interdepot differences in these molecular, cellular, and pathophysiological properties are related is incompletely understood. Whether fat redistribution causes metabolic disease or whether it is a marker of underlying processes that are primarily responsible is an open question.
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- Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Labbé SM, Grenier-Larouche T, Noll C, Phoenix S, Guérin B, Turcotte EE, Carpentier AC. Increased myocardial uptake of dietary fatty acids linked to cardiac dysfunction in glucose-intolerant humans. Diabetes 2012; 61:2701-10. [PMID: 23093657 PMCID: PMC3478552 DOI: 10.2337/db11-1805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Impaired cardiac systolic and diastolic function has been observed in preclinical models and in subjects with type 2 diabetes. Using a recently validated positron emission tomography (PET) imaging method with 14(R,S)-[(¹⁸F]-fluoro-6-thia-heptadecanoic acid to quantify organ-specific dietary fatty acid partitioning, we demonstrate in this study that overweight and obese subjects with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT⁺) display significant increase in fractional myocardial dietary fatty acid uptake over the first 6 h postprandial compared with control individuals (IGT⁻). Measured by [¹¹C]acetate with PET, IGT⁺ subjects have a significant increase in myocardial oxidative index. IGT⁺ subjects have significantly reduced left ventricular stroke volume and ejection fraction (LVEF) and tend to display impaired diastolic function, as assessed by PET ventriculography. We demonstrate an inverse relationship between increased myocardial dietary fatty acid partitioning and LVEF. Fractional dietary fatty acid uptake is reduced in subcutaneous abdominal and visceral adipose tissues in IGT⁺ directly associated with central obesity. Fractional dietary fatty acid uptake in skeletal muscles or liver is, however, similar in IGT⁺ versus IGT⁻. The current study demonstrates, for the first time, that excessive myocardial partitioning of dietary fatty acids occurs in prediabetic individuals and is associated with early impairment of left ventricular function and increased myocardial oxidative metabolism.
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- Sébastien M. Labbé
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Centre de Recherche Clinique Etienne-LeBel, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Centre de Recherche Clinique Etienne-LeBel, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Centre de Recherche Clinique Etienne-LeBel, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Centre de Recherche Clinique Etienne-LeBel, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiobiology, Centre de Recherche Clinique Etienne-LeBel, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiobiology, Centre de Recherche Clinique Etienne-LeBel, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiobiology, Centre de Recherche Clinique Etienne-LeBel, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Centre de Recherche Clinique Etienne-LeBel, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
- Corresponding author: André C. Carpentier,
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Pinnick KE, Neville MJ, Fielding BA, Frayn KN, Karpe F, Hodson L. Gluteofemoral adipose tissue plays a major role in production of the lipokine palmitoleate in humans. Diabetes 2012; 61:1399-403. [PMID: 22492525 PMCID: PMC3357300 DOI: 10.2337/db11-1810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The expansion of lower-body adipose tissue (AT) is paradoxically associated with reduced cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk. We examined whether the beneficial metabolic properties of lower-body AT are related to the production and release of the insulin-sensitizing lipokine palmitoleate (16:1n-7). Using venoarterial difference sampling, we investigated the relative release of 16:1n-7 from lower-body (gluteofemoral) and upper-body (abdominal subcutaneous) AT depots. Paired gluteofemoral and abdominal subcutaneous AT samples were analyzed for triglyceride fatty acid composition and mRNA expression. Finally, the triglyceride fatty acid composition of isolated human preadipocytes was determined. Relative release of 16:1n-7 was markedly higher from gluteofemoral AT compared with abdominal subcutaneous AT. Stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1), the key enzyme involved in endogenous 16:1n-7 production, was more highly expressed in gluteofemoral AT and was associated with greater enrichment of 16:1n-7. Furthermore, isolated human preadipocytes from gluteofemoral AT displayed a higher content of SCD1-derived fatty acids. We demonstrate that human gluteofemoral AT plays a major role in determining systemic concentrations of the lipokine palmitoleate. Moreover, this appears to be an inherent feature of gluteofemoral AT. We propose that the beneficial metabolic properties of lower-body AT may be partly explained by the intrinsically greater production and release of palmitoleate.
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- Katherine E. Pinnick
- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM), University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM), University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM), University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K
- Postgraduate Medical School, University of Surrey, Surrey, U.K
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM), University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM), University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K
- National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust, Oxford, U.K
- Corresponding author: Leanne Hodson, , or Fredrik Karpe,
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM), University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K
- Corresponding author: Leanne Hodson, , or Fredrik Karpe,
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Karastergiou K, Smith SR, Greenberg AS, Fried SK. Sex differences in human adipose tissues - the biology of pear shape. Biol Sex Differ 2012; 3:13. [PMID: 22651247 PMCID: PMC3411490 DOI: 10.1186/2042-6410-3-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 564] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2012] [Accepted: 05/31/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Women have more body fat than men, but in contrast to the deleterious metabolic consequences of the central obesity typical of men, the pear-shaped body fat distribution of many women is associated with lower cardiometabolic risk. To understand the mechanisms regulating adiposity and adipose tissue distribution in men and women, significant research attention has focused on comparing adipocyte morphological and metabolic properties, as well as the capacity of preadipocytes derived from different depots for proliferation and differentiation. Available evidence points to possible intrinsic, cell autonomous differences in preadipocytes and adipocytes, as well as modulatory roles for sex steroids, the microenvironment within each adipose tissue, and developmental factors. Gluteal-femoral adipose tissues of women may simply provide a safe lipid reservoir for excess energy, or they may directly regulate systemic metabolism via release of metabolic products or adipokines. We provide a brief overview of the relationship of fat distribution to metabolic health in men and women, and then focus on mechanisms underlying sex differences in adipose tissue biology.
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- Kalypso Karastergiou
- Department of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Nutrition, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
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Hypocaloric diet is a key component of the weight-reducing treatment of obesity and obesity-related disorders. Hypocaloric diets and the associated weight reduction promote improvement of metabolic profile of obese individuals. Among the mechanisms that underlie this beneficial metabolic outcome, the diet-induced modifications of morphological and functional characteristics of human adipose tissue (AT) are believed to have an important role. Prospective studies of hypocaloric weight-reducing dietary intervention demonstrate effects on adipocyte metabolism, namely lipolysis and lipogenesis, and associated changes of the adipocyte size. The endocrine function of AT, which involves cytokine and adipokine production by adipocytes, as well as by cells of stromavascular fraction, is also regulated by dietary intervention. Related inflammatory status of AT is modulated also as a consequence of the changes in recruitment of immune cells, mainly macrophages, in AT. Here, we give an overview of metabolic and endocrine modifications in human AT induced by a variety of hypocaloric diets.
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Santosa S, Jensen MD. Effects of male hypogonadism on regional adipose tissue fatty acid storage and lipogenic proteins. PLoS One 2012; 7:e31473. [PMID: 22363653 PMCID: PMC3282778 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2011] [Accepted: 01/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Testosterone has long been known to affect body fat distribution, although the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. We investigated the effects of chronic hypogonadism in men on adipose tissue fatty acid (FA) storage and FA storage factors. Twelve men with chronic hypogonadism and 13 control men matched for age and body composition: 1) underwent measures of body composition with dual energy x-ray absorptiometry and an abdominal CT scan; 2) consumed an experimental meal containing [(3)H]triolein to determine the fate of meal FA (biopsy-measured adipose storage vs. oxidation); 3) received infusions of [U-(13)C]palmitate and [1-(14)C]palmitate to measure rates of direct free (F)FA storage (adipose biopsies). Adipose tissue lipoprotein lipase, acyl-CoA synthetase (ACS), and diacylglycerol acetyl-transferase (DGAT) activities, as well as, CD36 content were measured to understand the mechanism by which alterations in fat storage occur in response to testosterone deficiency. Results of the study showed that hypogonadal men stored a greater proportion of both dietary FA and FFA in lower body subcutaneous fat than did eugonadal men (both p<0.05). Femoral adipose tissue ACS activity was significantly greater in hypogonadal than eugonadal men, whereas CD36 and DGAT were not different between the two groups. The relationships between these proteins and FA storage varied somewhat between the two groups. We conclude that chronic effects of testosterone deficiency has effects on leg adipose tissue ACS activity which may relate to greater lower body FA storage. These results provide further insight into the role of androgens in body fat distribution and adipose tissue metabolism in humans.
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- Sylvia Santosa
- Endocrine Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
- Department of Exercise Science, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
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- Endocrine Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
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Postprandial metabolism of meal triglyceride in humans. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2012; 1821:721-6. [PMID: 22281699 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2012.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2011] [Revised: 01/05/2012] [Accepted: 01/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The intake of dietary fat above energy needs has contributed to the growing rates of obesity worldwide. The concept of disease development occurring in the fed state now has much support and dysregulation of substrate flux may occur due to poor handling of dietary fat in the immediate postprandial period. The present paper will review recent observations implicating cephalic phase events in the control of enterocyte lipid transport, the impact of varying the composition of meals on subsequent fat metabolism, and the means by which dietary lipid carried in chylomicrons can lead to elevated postprandial non-esterified fatty acid concentrations. This discussion is followed by an evaluation of the data on quantitative meal fat oxidation at the whole body level and an examination of dietary fat clearance to peripheral tissues - with particular attention paid to skeletal muscle and liver given the role of ectopic lipid deposition in insulin resistance. Estimates derived from data of dietary-TG clearance show good agreement with clearance to the liver equaling 8-12% of meal fat in lean subjects and this number appears higher (10-16%) in subjects with diabetes and fatty liver disease. Finally, we discuss new methods with which to study dietary fatty acid partitioning in vivo. Future research is needed to include a more comprehensive understanding of 1) the potential for differential oxidation of saturated versus unsaturated fatty acids which might lead to meaningful energy deficit and whether this parameter varies based on insulin sensitivity, 2) whether compartmentalization exists for diet-derived fatty acids within tissues vs. intracellular pools, and 3) the role of reduced peripheral fatty acid clearance in the development of fatty liver disease. Further advancements in the quantitation of dietary fat absorption and disposal will be central to the development of therapies designed to treat diet-induced obesity. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Triglyceride Metabolism and Disease.
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Carpentier AC, Labbé SM, Grenier-Larouche T, Noll C. Abnormal dietary fatty acid metabolic partitioning in insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.2217/clp.11.60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Maclean PS, Bergouignan A, Cornier MA, Jackman MR. Biology's response to dieting: the impetus for weight regain. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2011; 301:R581-600. [PMID: 21677272 PMCID: PMC3174765 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00755.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 262] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2010] [Accepted: 06/08/2011] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Dieting is the most common approach to losing weight for the majority of obese and overweight individuals. Restricting intake leads to weight loss in the short term, but, by itself, dieting has a relatively poor success rate for long-term weight reduction. Most obese people eventually regain the weight they have worked so hard to lose. Weight regain has emerged as one of the most significant obstacles for obesity therapeutics, undoubtedly perpetuating the epidemic of excess weight that now affects more than 60% of U.S. adults. In this review, we summarize the evidence of biology's role in the problem of weight regain. Biology's impact is first placed in context with other pressures known to affect body weight. Then, the biological adaptations to an energy-restricted, low-fat diet that are known to occur in the overweight and obese are reviewed, and an integrative picture of energy homeostasis after long-term weight reduction and during weight regain is presented. Finally, a novel model is proposed to explain the persistence of the "energy depletion" signal during the dynamic metabolic state of weight regain, when traditional adiposity signals no longer reflect stored energy in the periphery. The preponderance of evidence would suggest that the biological response to weight loss involves comprehensive, persistent, and redundant adaptations in energy homeostasis and that these adaptations underlie the high recidivism rate in obesity therapeutics. To be successful in the long term, our strategies for preventing weight regain may need to be just as comprehensive, persistent, and redundant, as the biological adaptations they are attempting to counter.
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- Paul S Maclean
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Center for Human Nutrition, Denver, Colorado, USA.
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McQuaid SE, Humphreys SM, Hodson L, Fielding BA, Karpe F, Frayn KN. Femoral adipose tissue may accumulate the fat that has been recycled as VLDL and nonesterified fatty acids. Diabetes 2010; 59:2465-73. [PMID: 20682685 PMCID: PMC3279526 DOI: 10.2337/db10-0678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Gluteo-femoral, in contrast to abdominal, fat accumulation appears protective against diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Our objective was to test the hypothesis that this reflects differences in the ability of the two depots to sequester fatty acids, with gluteo-femoral fat acting as a longer-term "sink." RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 12 healthy volunteers were studied after an overnight fast and after ingestion of a mixed meal. Blood samples were taken from veins draining subcutaneous femoral and abdominal fat and compared with arterialized blood samples. Stable isotope-labeled fatty acids were used to trace specific lipid fractions. In 36 subjects, adipose tissue blood flow in the two depots was monitored with (133)Xe. RESULTS Blood flow increased in response to the meal in both depots, and these responses were correlated (r(s) = 0.44, P < 0.01). Nonesterified fatty acid (NEFA) release was suppressed after the meal in both depots; it was lower in femoral fat than in abdominal fat (P < 0.01). Plasma triacylglycerol (TG) extraction by femoral fat was also lower than that by abdominal fat (P = 0.05). Isotopic tracers showed that the difference was in chylomicron-TG extraction. VLDL-TG extraction and direct NEFA uptake were similar in the two depots. CONCLUSIONS Femoral fat shows lower metabolic fluxes than subcutaneous abdominal fat, but differs in its relative preference for extracting fatty acids directly from the plasma NEFA and VLDL-TG pools compared with chylomicron-TG.
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- Siobhán E. McQuaid
- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals, Oxford, U.K
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K
- Corresponding author: Keith N. Frayn,
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Basu A, Basu R, Pattan V, Rizza RA, Jensen MD. Meal fat storage in subcutaneous adipose tissue: comparison of pioglitazone and glipizide treatment of type 2 diabetes. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2010; 18:2058-60. [PMID: 20539300 PMCID: PMC3708612 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2010.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) with pioglitazone changes abdominal fat in the opposite direction as treatment with glipizide. To determine whether these two medications affect adipose tissue meal fatty acid storage differently we studied 19 T2DM treated with either pioglitazone (n = 8) or glipizide (n = 11) and 11 non-DM control subjects matched for age, BMI, abdominal and leg fat. A breakfast mixed meal containing [1-(14)C]triolein was given and abdominal and femoral subcutaneous (sc) adipose tissue biopsies were collected 6 and 24 h later to measure meal fatty acid storage. The portion of meal fatty acids stored in upper body sc and lower body sc adipose tissue did not differ between non-DM and T2DM subjects either at 6 or 24 h. Likewise, meal fatty acid storage did not differ between the T2DM participants treated with pioglitazone or glipizide. We conclude that meal fatty acid storage in upper body and lower body sc adipose tissue is not abnormal in T2DM patients treated with pioglitazone or glipizide.
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- Ananda Basu
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
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Preis SR, Massaro JM, Hoffmann U, D'Agostino RB, Levy D, Robins SJ, Meigs JB, Vasan RS, O'Donnell CJ, Fox CS. Neck circumference as a novel measure of cardiometabolic risk: the Framingham Heart study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2010; 95:3701-10. [PMID: 20484490 PMCID: PMC2913042 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-1779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 281] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Neck circumference, a proxy for upper-body sc fat, may be a unique fat depot that confers additional cardiovascular risk above and beyond central body fat. METHODS AND RESULTS Participants with neck circumference measures who underwent multidetector computed tomography to assess visceral adipose tissue (VAT) were included [n=3307, 48% women; mean age=51 yr; mean body mass index (BMI)=27.8 kg/m2; mean neck circumference=40.5 cm (men) and 34.2 cm (women)]. Sex-specific linear regression models were used to assess the association between sd increase in neck circumference and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors (systolic and diastolic blood pressure; total, low-density lipoprotein, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides; and fasting plasma glucose, insulin, proinsulin, and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance). Neck circumference was correlated with VAT [r=0.63 (men); r=0.74 (women); P<0.001] and BMI [r=0.79 (men); r=0.80 (women); P<0.001]. After further adjustment for VAT, neck circumference was positively associated with systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure in men only, triglycerides, fasting plasma glucose in women only, insulin, proinsulin, and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance and was inversely associated with high-density lipoprotein (all P values<0.01). Similar results were observed in models that adjusted for both VAT and BMI. In a secondary analysis of incident CVD as an outcome, there was no statistically significant association observed for neck circumference in multivariable-adjusted models. CONCLUSIONS Neck circumference is associated with CVD risk factors even after adjustment for VAT and BMI. These findings suggest that upper-body sc fat may be a unique, pathogenic fat depot.
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- Sarah Rosner Preis
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's and Boston University's Framingham Heart Study, 73 Mount Wayte Avenue, Suite 2, Framingham, Massachusetts 01702, USA
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Lipotoxicity in obese pregnancy and its potential role in adverse pregnancy outcome and obesity in the offspring. Clin Sci (Lond) 2010; 119:123-9. [PMID: 20443782 PMCID: PMC2860697 DOI: 10.1042/cs20090640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Increasing maternal obesity is a challenge that has an impact on all aspects of female reproduction. Lean and obese pregnant women gain similar fat mass, but lean women store fat in the lower-body compartment and obese women in central compartments. In the non-pregnant, central storage of fat is associated with adipocyte hypertrophy and represents a failure to adequately store excess fatty acids, resulting in metabolic dysregulation and ectopic fat accumulation (lipotoxicity). Obese pregnancy is associated with exaggerated metabolic adaptation, endothelial dysfunction and increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcome. We hypothesize that the preferential storage of fat in central rather than ‘safer’ lower-body depots in obese pregnancy leads to lipotoxicity. The combination of excess fatty acids and oxidative stress leads to the production of oxidized lipids, which can be cytotoxic and influence gene expression by acting as ligands for nuclear receptors. Lipid excess and oxidative stress provoke endothelial dysfunction. Oxidized lipids can inhibit trophoblast invasion and influence placental development, lipid metabolism and transport and can also affect fetal developmental pathways. As lipotoxicity has the capability of influencing both maternal endothelial function and placental function, it may link maternal obesity and placentally related adverse pregnancy outcomes such as miscarriage and pre-eclampsia. The combination of excess/altered lipid nutrient supply, suboptimal in utero metabolic environment and alterations in placental gene expression, inflammation and metabolism may also induce obesity in the offspring.
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Giroud S, Perret M, Gilbert C, Zahariev A, Goudable J, Le Maho Y, Oudart H, Momken I, Aujard F, Blanc S. Dietary palmitate and linoleate oxidations, oxidative stress, and DNA damage differ according to season in mouse lemurs exposed to a chronic food deprivation. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2009; 297:R950-9. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00214.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This study investigated the extent to which the increase in torpor expression in the grey mouse lemur, due to graded food restriction, is modulated by a trade-off between a whole body sparing of polyunsaturated dietary fatty acids and the related oxidative stress generated during daily torpor. We measured changes in torpor frequency, total energy expenditure (TEE), linoleate (polyunsaturated fatty acid) and palmitate (saturated fatty acid) oxidation, hexanoyl-lysine (HEL; the product of linoleate peroxidation), and 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8OHdG; a marker of DNA damage). Animals under summer-acclimated long days (LD) or winter-acclimated short days (SD) were exposed to a 40% (LD40 and SD40) and 80% (LD80 and SD80) 35-day calorie restriction (CR). During CR, all groups reduced their body mass, but LD80 animals reached survival-threatened levels at day 22 and were then excluded from the CR trial. Only SD mouse lemurs increased their torpor frequency with CR and displayed a decrease in their TEE adjusted for fat-free mass. After CR, SD40 mouse lemurs shifted the dietary fatty acid oxidation toward palmitate and spared linoleate. Such a shift was not observed in LD animals and during severe CR, during which oxidation of both dietary fatty acids was increased. Concomitantly, HEL increased in both LD40 and SD80 groups, whereas DNA damage was only seen in SD80 food-restricted animals. HEL correlated positively with linoleate oxidation confirming in vivo the substrate/product relationship demonstrated in vitro, and negatively with TEE adjusted for fat-free mass, suggesting higher oxidative stress associated with increased torpor expression. This suggests a seasonal-dependant, cost-benefit trade-off between maximizing torpor propensity and minimizing oxidative stress that is associated with a shift toward sparing of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids that is dependent upon the expression of a winter phenotype.
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- Sylvain Giroud
- Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien–Département d'Ecologie, Physiologie, Ethologie Unité Mixte de Recherche 7178 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg
- Mécanismes Adaptatifs et Evolution, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7179 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Brunoy
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- Mécanismes Adaptatifs et Evolution, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7179 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Brunoy
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- Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien–Département d'Ecologie, Physiologie, Ethologie Unité Mixte de Recherche 7178 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg
- Université Henri Poincaré, Nancy Université, Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy; and
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- Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien–Département d'Ecologie, Physiologie, Ethologie Unité Mixte de Recherche 7178 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg
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- Institut des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques–Faculté de Pharmacie and Fédération de Biochimie, Hôpital E. Herriot, Lyon, France
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- Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien–Département d'Ecologie, Physiologie, Ethologie Unité Mixte de Recherche 7178 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg
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- Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien–Département d'Ecologie, Physiologie, Ethologie Unité Mixte de Recherche 7178 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg
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- Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien–Département d'Ecologie, Physiologie, Ethologie Unité Mixte de Recherche 7178 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg
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- Mécanismes Adaptatifs et Evolution, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7179 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Brunoy
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- Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien–Département d'Ecologie, Physiologie, Ethologie Unité Mixte de Recherche 7178 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg
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