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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-12-12
pubmed:abstractText
To determine whether increased lipogenesis contributes to human obesity, we measured (postabsorptive state), in lean and obese subjects, lipid synthesis (deuterated water method) and the mRNA concentration (RT-competitive PCR) in subcutaneous adipose tissue of fatty acid synthase (FAS) and sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP)-1c. Before energy restriction, obese subjects had an increased contribution of hepatic lipogenesis to the circulating triglyceride pool (14.5 +/- 1.3 vs. 7.5 +/- 1.9%, P < 0.01) without enhancement of cholesterol synthesis. This increased hepatic lipogenesis represented an excess of 2-5 g/day of triglycerides, which would represent 0.7-1.8 kg on a yearly basis. The lipogenic capacity of adipose tissue appeared, on the contrary, decreased with lower FAS mRNA levels (P < 0.01) and a trend for decreased SREBP-1c mRNA (P = 0.06). Energy restriction in obese patients decreased plasma insulin (P < 0.05) and leptin (P < 0.05) and normalized hepatic lipogenesis. FAS mRNA levels were unchanged, whereas SREBP-1c increased. In conclusion, subjects with established obesity have an increased hepatic lipogenesis that could contribute to their excessive fat mass but no evidence for an increased lipogenic capacity of adipose tissue.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0193-1849
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
282
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
E46-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11739082-Adipose Tissue, pubmed-meshheading:11739082-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11739082-CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11739082-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11739082-Fatty Acid Synthetase Complex, pubmed-meshheading:11739082-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11739082-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:11739082-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11739082-Lipids, pubmed-meshheading:11739082-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:11739082-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11739082-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11739082-Obesity, pubmed-meshheading:11739082-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:11739082-Reference Values, pubmed-meshheading:11739082-Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1, pubmed-meshheading:11739082-Thinness, pubmed-meshheading:11739082-Transcription Factors
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Increased hepatic lipogenesis but decreased expression of lipogenic gene in adipose tissue in human obesity.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale Unité 499, Faculté RTH Laennec, 69008 Lyon, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't