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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-10-20
pubmed:abstractText
Lipolysis for the provision of fatty acids (FA) for other organs during times of energy demand occurs uniquely in white adipose tissue (WAT). Recent findings have identified a bona fide TAG hydrolase and the major adipose phospholipase A(2), AdPLA. By controlling PGE(2) levels, AdPLA dominantly regulates lipolysis in an autocrine/paracrine manner. Moreover, recent findings demonstrate that, surprisingly, increasing lipolysis in adipose tissue does not necessarily increase serum FA levels, which are usually correlated with insulin resistance. Rather, increasing lipolysis in adipose tissue causes a shift within adipocytes towards increased FA utilization and energy expenditure and thus protects against obesity. Here, we discuss the regulation of lipolysis and its effects on FA utilization within WAT and on insulin resistance.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1879-3061
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
424-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-2-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
The skinny on fat: lipolysis and fatty acid utilization in adipocytes.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Nutritional Science and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, California 9472, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural