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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-2
pubmed:abstractText
Lipolytic catecholamine resistance in sc fat cells is observed in polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). The mechanisms behind this lipolysis defect were explored in vitro; sc fat cells were obtained from 10 young, nonobese PCOS women and from 14 matched, healthy control women. Fasting plasma glycerol levels were reduced by one third in PCOS (P < 0.05). Adipocytes of PCOS women were about 25% larger than in the controls (P < 0.05) and had 40% reduced noradrenaline-induced lipolysis (P < 0.05), which could be attributed to a 10-fold decreased beta(2)-adrenoceptor sensitivity (P < 0.05) and low ability of cAMP to activate the protein kinase A (PKA)/hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) complex (P < 0.05). In PCOS, the adipocyte protein content of beta(2)-adrenoceptors, HSL, and the regulatory II beta-component of PKA were 70%, 55%, and 25% decreased, respectively (P < 0.001); but there was no change in the amount of the catalytic subunit of PKA or of beta(1)-adrenoceptors. Thus, lipolytic catecholamine resistance of sc adipocytes in PCOS is probably attributable to a combination of decreased amounts of beta(2)-adrenergic receptors, the regulatory II beta-component of PKA, and HSL. This may cause low in vivo lipolytic activity and enlarged sc fat cell size and promote later development of obesity in PCOS.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0021-972X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
88
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2269-73
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12727985-Adipocytes, pubmed-meshheading:12727985-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:12727985-Catecholamines, pubmed-meshheading:12727985-Cell Size, pubmed-meshheading:12727985-Cyclic AMP, pubmed-meshheading:12727985-Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase RIIbeta Subunit, pubmed-meshheading:12727985-Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:12727985-Drug Resistance, pubmed-meshheading:12727985-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:12727985-Fasting, pubmed-meshheading:12727985-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12727985-Glycerol, pubmed-meshheading:12727985-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12727985-Lipolysis, pubmed-meshheading:12727985-Norepinephrine, pubmed-meshheading:12727985-Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:12727985-Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2, pubmed-meshheading:12727985-Sterol Esterase
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Mechanisms behind lipolytic catecholamine resistance of subcutaneous fat cells in the polycystic ovarian syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Huddinge University Hospital, Karolinska Institute, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't