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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-9-27
pubmed:abstractText
Hereditary factors may be involved in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. A polymorphism in the hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) gene (HSLi6) is associated with obesity and diabetes, although it is unknown whether the polymorphism is functional and thereby influences lipolysis. We genotyped 355 apparently healthy nonobese male and female subjects for the HSLi6 polymorphism. Allele 5 was found to be the most common allele (allele frequency 0.57). In 117 of the subjects, we measured abdominal subcutaneous fat cell lipolysis induced by drugs acting at various steps in the lipolytic cascade. The lipolysis rate induced by norepinephrine isoprenaline (acting on beta-adrenoceptors), forskolin (acting on adenylyl cyclase), and dibutyryl cyclic AMP (acting on HSL) were all decreased by approximately 50% in allele 5 homozygotes, as compared with noncarriers. Heterozygotes showed an intermediate lipolytic rate. The difference in lipolysis rate between genotypes was more pronounced in men than in women. We conclude that allele 5 of the HSLi6 polymorphism is associated with a marked decrease in the lipolytic rate of abdominal fat cells. This may in turn contribute to the development of obesity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0012-1797
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
50
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2410-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11574428-Abdomen, pubmed-meshheading:11574428-Adipocytes, pubmed-meshheading:11574428-Adrenergic alpha-Agonists, pubmed-meshheading:11574428-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11574428-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11574428-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:11574428-Bucladesine, pubmed-meshheading:11574428-Cohort Studies, pubmed-meshheading:11574428-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11574428-Forskolin, pubmed-meshheading:11574428-Gene Frequency, pubmed-meshheading:11574428-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:11574428-Homozygote, pubmed-meshheading:11574428-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11574428-Isoenzymes, pubmed-meshheading:11574428-Lipolysis, pubmed-meshheading:11574428-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11574428-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11574428-Norepinephrine, pubmed-meshheading:11574428-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11574428-Reference Values, pubmed-meshheading:11574428-Sex Characteristics, pubmed-meshheading:11574428-Sterol Esterase
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
A common hormone-sensitive lipase i6 gene polymorphism is associated with decreased human adipocyte lipolytic function.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute and Research Center at CME, Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. johan.hoffstedt@medhs.ki.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't