Alterations in Adipose Tissue Distribution, Cell Morphology, and Function Mark Primary Insulin Hypersecretion in Youth With Obesity
Tricò D, Chiriacò M, Nouws J, Vash-Margita A, Kursawe R, Tarabra E, Galderisi A, Natali A, Giannini C, Hellerstein M, Ferrannini E, Caprio S. Alterations in Adipose Tissue Distribution, Cell Morphology, and Function Mark Primary Insulin Hypersecretion in Youth With Obesity. Diabetes 2023, 73: 941-952. PMID: 37870826, PMCID: PMC11109779, DOI: 10.2337/db23-0450.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary insulin hypersecretionΒ-cell glucose sensitivityAdipose tissue distributionInsulin hypersecretionInsulin resistanceGlucose toleranceUnfavorable metabolic phenotypeWorse glucose toleranceLeptin serum levelsAbnormal glucose toleranceTissue distributionExcessive insulin secretionHigher leptin levelsVisceral fat depotsNon-diabetic adolescentsEuglycemic hyperinsulinemic clampWhole-body adiposityAbdominal subcutaneous adipocytesBody weight gainGlucose sensitivityPrimary hypersecretionGlucose intoleranceSerum levelsLeptin levelsChronic hyperinsulinemia