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- Lundström, Elin, et al.
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Brown adipose tissue estimated with the magnetic resonance imaging fat fraction is associated with glucose metabolism in adolescents
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Ingår i: Pediatric Obesity. - : Wiley. - 2047-6302 .- 2047-6310. ; 14:9
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BackgroundDespite therapeutic potential against obesity and diabetes, the associations of brown adipose tissue (BAT) with glucose metabolism in young humans are relatively unexplored.ObjectivesTo investigate possible associations between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) estimates of BAT and glucose metabolism, whilst considering sex, age, and adiposity, in adolescents with normal and overweight/obese phenotypes.MethodsIn 143 subjects (10‐20 years), MRI estimates of BAT were assessed as cervical‐supraclavicular adipose tissue (sBAT) fat fraction (FF) and T*2 from water‐fat MRI. FF and T*2 of neighbouring subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) were also assessed. Adiposity was estimated with a standardized body mass index, the waist‐to‐height ratio, and abdominal visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue volumes. Glucose metabolism was represented by the 2h plasma glucose concentration, the Matsuda index, the homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance, and the oral disposition index; obtained from oral glucose tolerance tests.ResultssBAT FF and T*2 correlated positively with adiposity before and after adjustment for sex and age. sBAT FF, but not T*2, correlated with 2h glucose and Matsuda index, also after adjustment for sex, age, and adiposity. The association with 2h glucose persisted after additional adjustment for SAT FF.ConclusionsThe association between sBAT FF and 2h glucose, observed independently of sex, age, adiposity, and SAT FF, indicates a role for BAT in glucose metabolism, which potentially could influence the risk of developing diabetes. The lacking association with sBAT T*2 might be due to FF being a superior biomarker for BAT and/or to methodological limitations in the T*2 quantification.
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- Manell, Hannes, et al.
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Hyperglucagonemia in youth is associated with high plasma free fatty acids, visceral adiposity and impaired glucose tolerance
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Ingår i: Pediatric Diabetes. - : Hindawi Limited. - 1399-543X .- 1399-5448. ; 20:7, s. 880-891
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective: To delineate mechanisms for fasting hyperglucagonemia in childhood obesity bystudying the associations between fasting plasma glucagon concentrations and plasmalipid parameters and fat compartments.Methods: Cross-sectional study of children and adolescents with obesity (n=147) and leancontrols (n=43). Differences in free fatty acids (FFA), triglycerides, insulin and fatcompartments (quantified by magnetic resonance imaging) across quartiles of fastingplasma glucagon concentration were analysed. Differences in OGTT glucagonresponse was tested in high vs low FFAs, triglycerides and insulin. Human islets ofLangerhans were cultured at 5.5 mmol/l glucose and in the absence or presence of aFFA mixture with total FFA concentration of 0.5 mmol/l and glucagon secretionquantified.Results: In children with obesity, the quartile with the highest fasting glucagon had higherinsulin (201±174 vs 83±39 pmol/l, p<0.01), FFAs (383±52 vs 338±109 μmol/l,p=0.02), triglycerides (1.5±0.9 vs 1.0±0.7 mmol/l, p<0.01), visceral adipose tissuevolume (1.9±0.8 vs 1.2±0.3 dm3, p<0.001) and a higher prevalence of impairedglucose tolerance (41% vs 8%, p=0.01) than the lowest quartile. During OGTT,children with obesity and high insulin had a worse suppression of glucagon during thefirst 10 minutes after glucose intake. Glucagon secretion was 2.6-fold higher in isletstreated with FFAs than in those not treated with FFAs.4Conclusion: Hyperglucagonemia in childhood obesity is associated with hyperinsulinemia, highplasma FFAs, high plasma triglycerides, visceral adiposity and impaired glucosetolerance. The glucagonotropic effect of FFAs on isolated human islets provides apotential mechanism linking high fasting plasma FFAs and glucagon levels.
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- Mörwald, Katharina, et al.
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Serum Ferritin Correlates With Liver Fat in Male Adolescents With Obesity.
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Ingår i: Frontiers in Endocrinology. - : Frontiers Media SA. - 1664-2392. ; 11
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) contributes essentially to the burden of obesity and can start in childhood. NAFLD can progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The early phase of NAFLD is crucial because during this time the disease is fully reversible. Pediatric NAFLD shows unique features of histology and pathophysiology compared to adults. Changes in serum iron parameters are common in adult NAFLD and have been termed dysmetabolic iron overload syndrome characterized by increased serum ferritin levels and normal transferrin saturation; however, the associations of serum ferritin, inflammation, and liver fat content have been incompletely investigated in children. As magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an excellent measure for the degree of liver steatosis, we applied this method herein to clarify the interaction between ferritin and fatty liver in male adolescents. For this study, one hundred fifty male pediatric patients with obesity and who are overweight were included. We studied a subgroup of male patients with (n = 44) and without (n = 18) NAFLD in whom we determined liver fat content, visceral adipose tissue, and subcutaneous adipose tissue extent with a 1.5T MRI (Philips NL). All patients underwent a standardized oral glucose tolerance test. We measured uric acid, triglycerides, HDL-, LDL-, total cholesterol, liver transaminases, high sensitive CRP (hsCRP), interleukin-6, HbA1c, and insulin. In univariate analysis, ferritin was associated with MRI liver fat, visceral adipose tissue content, hsCRP, AST, ALT, and GGT, while transferrin and soluble transferrin receptor were not associated with ferritin. Multivariate analysis identified hsCRP and liver fat content as independent predictors of serum ferritin in the pediatric male patients. Our data indicate that serum ferritin in male adolescents with obesity is mainly determined by liver fat content and inflammation but not by body iron status.
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