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Similar VLDL-TG Storage in Visceral and Subcutaneous Fat in Obese and Lean Women.
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PMID:  21911742     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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OBJECTIVEExcess visceral fat accumulation is associated with the metabolic disturbances of obesity. Differential lipid redistribution through lipoproteins may affect body fat distribution. This is the first study to investigate VLDL-triglyceride (VLDL-TG) storage in visceral fat.RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODSNine upper-body obese (UBO; waist circumference >88 cm) and six lean (waist circumference <80 cm) women scheduled for elective tubal ligation surgery were studied. VLDL-TG storage in visceral, upper-body subcutaneous (UBSQ), and lower-body subcutaneous (LBSQ) fat were measured with [9,10-(3)H]-triolein-labeled VLDL.RESULTSVLDL-TG storage in visceral fat accounted for only ∼0.8% of VLDL-TG turnover in UBO and lean women, respectively. A significantly larger proportion of VLDL-TG turnover was stored in UBSQ (∼5%) and LBSQ (∼4%) fat. The VLDL-TG fractional storage was similar in UBO and lean women for all regional depots. VLDL-TG fractional storage and VLDL-TG concentration were correlated in UBO women in UBSQ fat (r = 0.68, P = 0.04), whereas an inverse association was observed for lean women in visceral (r = -0.89, P = 0.02) and LBSQ (r = -0.87, P = 0.02) fat.CONCLUSIONSVLDL-TG storage efficiency is similar in all regional fat depots, and trafficking of VLDL-TG into different adipose tissue depots was similar in UBO and lean women. Postabsorptive VLDL-TG storage is unlikely to be of major importance in the development of preferential upper-body fat distribution in obese women.
Authors:
Esben Søndergaard; Birgitte Nellemann; Lars P Sørensen; Lars C Gormsen; Jens S Christiansen; Erik Ernst; Margit Dueholm; Søren Nielsen
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-9-12
Journal Detail:
Title:  Diabetes     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1939-327X     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Sep 
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Created Date:  2011-9-13     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  0372763     Medline TA:  Diabetes     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
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