2007
Interethnic Differences in Muscle, Liver and Abdominal Fat Partitioning in Obese Adolescents
Liska D, Dufour S, Zern TL, Taksali S, Calí AM, Dziura J, Shulman GI, Pierpont BM, Caprio S. Interethnic Differences in Muscle, Liver and Abdominal Fat Partitioning in Obese Adolescents. PLOS ONE 2007, 2: e569. PMID: 17593968, PMCID: PMC1892806, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingLiver fat contentHepatic fat contentInsulin resistanceObese adolescentsAfrican AmericansOral glucose tolerance testingObese Hispanic adolescentsAbdominal fat distributionGlucose tolerance testingType 2 diabetesTotal body fatEthnic differencesClear ethnic differencesVisceral fatInsulin sensitivityFat distributionTolerance testingIMCL levelsMultiethnic cohortObese youthFat contentAbdominal cavityBody fatSoleus muscle
2003
Low Adiponectin Levels in Adolescent Obesity: A Marker of Increased Intramyocellular Lipid Accumulation
Weiss R, Dufour S, Groszmann A, Petersen K, Dziura J, Taksali SE, Shulman G, Caprio S. Low Adiponectin Levels in Adolescent Obesity: A Marker of Increased Intramyocellular Lipid Accumulation. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2003, 88: 2014-2018. PMID: 12727947, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2002-021711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdiponectin levelsInsulin sensitivityAdolescent obesityObese adolescentsPutative modulatory effectsLower adiponectin levelsAbdominal fat distributionIntramyocellular lipid contentPlasma adiponectin levelsIntramyocellular lipid accumulationEuglycemic hyperinsulinemic clampTotal body fatMagnetic resonance imagingCentral adiposityPediatric populationInsulin resistanceIntramuscular lipid contentTriglyceride levelsFat distributionLipid contentPlasma triglyceridesFree fatty acidsBody fatModulatory effectsAdiponectin