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Association of adipose tissue blood flow with fat depot sizes and adipokines in women.
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PMID:  21792171     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Objective:To explore possible associations between adipose tissue (AT) blood flow (ATBF), AT depot sizes and adipocyte-derived hormones (adipokines) in women.Subjects:In all, 43 healthy women were divided into four groups: normal-weight (n=11) and obese (n=11) pre-menopausal women and normal-weight (n=10) and obese (n=11) post-menopausal women.Methods:Fasting levels of adipokines were obtained, and a single-slice computed tomography scan at the level of L4-L5 was used to estimate fat depot sizes. ATBF was assessed by xenon washout while in a fasting state and after oral glucose load. We also measured glucose, insulin and non-esterified fatty acids.Results:Total, subcutaneous and visceral AT areas strongly correlated with ATBF (all P<0.001). Circulating leptin levels strongly and inversely correlated with ATBF (P=0.001), but this association did not remain after adjustment for body mass index. Adiponectin was not associated with blood flow.Conclusion:ATBF is closely linked to subcutaneous and visceral AT size. Further analyses are needed to determine possible mediators of this association, including mechanistic studies to assess a putative role for leptin as a significant modulator of blood flow.International Journal of Obesity advance online publication, 26 July 2011; doi:10.1038/ijo.2011.152.
Authors:
J Andersson; F Karpe; L-G Sjöström; K Riklund; S Söderberg; T Olsson
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-7-26
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Title:  International journal of obesity (2005)     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1476-5497     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Jul 
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Created Date:  2011-7-27     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  101256108     Medline TA:  Int J Obes (Lond)     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
1] Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden [2] Heart Center, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden.
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