2023
FRI032 Cellular Insights Into Metabolically Healthy And Unhealthy Obesity
Petersen M, Smith G, Yu J, Barve R, Yoshino J, Shulman G, Klein S. FRI032 Cellular Insights Into Metabolically Healthy And Unhealthy Obesity. Journal Of The Endocrine Society 2023, 7: bvad114.043. PMCID: PMC10555440, DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvad114.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbdominal subcutaneous adipose tissueWhole-body insulin sensitivityInsulin sensitivityMUO groupMuscle ceramide contentCeramide contentAdipose tissueGreater whole-body insulin sensitivityPlasma C-peptide concentrationC-peptide concentrationsAdverse metabolic effectsSubcutaneous adipose tissueExpression of genesSkeletal muscle expressionMitochondrial content/functionHealthy obesityMitochondrial structure/functionSkeletal muscle diacylglycerolUnhealthy obesityExtracellular matrix remodelingExcess adiposityMHL groupMetabolic effectsMuscle diacylglycerolInsulin action
2020
The omentum of obese girls harbors small adipocytes and browning transcripts
Tarabra E, Nouws J, Vash-Margita A, Nadzam GS, Goldberg-Gell R, Van Name M, Pierpont B, Knight J, Shulman GI, Caprio S. The omentum of obese girls harbors small adipocytes and browning transcripts. JCI Insight 2020, 5 PMID: 32125283, PMCID: PMC7213797, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.135448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubcutaneous adipose tissueSAT depotsSleeve gastrectomySevere obesityInsulin resistanceInsulin sensitivitySmall adipocytesAdipose tissueAbdominal subcutaneous adipose tissueWeight lossType 2 diabetesOmental adipose tissueSubgroup of subjectsTranscriptomic profilesSAT biopsiesAdipocyte sizeObese girlsCardiovascular disease
2015
A Role of the Inflammasome in the Low Storage Capacity of the Abdominal Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue in Obese Adolescents
Kursawe R, Dixit VD, Scherer PE, Santoro N, Narayan D, Gordillo R, Giannini C, Lopez X, Pierpont B, Nouws J, Shulman GI, Caprio S. A Role of the Inflammasome in the Low Storage Capacity of the Abdominal Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue in Obese Adolescents. Diabetes 2015, 65: 610-618. PMID: 26718495, PMCID: PMC4764142, DOI: 10.2337/db15-1478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdomenAcetyl-CoA CarboxylaseAdipogenesisAdiponectinAdolescentCarrier ProteinsCaspase 1ChildDown-RegulationFatty Acid Synthase, Type IFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGlucose Transporter Type 4HumansInflammasomesInsulin ResistanceInterleukin-1betaIntra-Abdominal FatLeptinLipogenesisLipoprotein LipaseMacrophagesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinObesityPPAR gammaSirtuin 1Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1Subcutaneous FatToll-Like Receptor 4ConceptsVisceral adipose tissueObese adolescentsInsulin resistanceTissue inflammationNLRP3 inflammasomeAdipose tissueInnate immune cell sensorsAbdominal subcutaneous adipose tissueAbdominal adipose depotsAbdominal fat partitioningAdipogenesis/lipogenesisAdipose tissue inflammationProinflammatory cytokines interleukinInfiltration of macrophagesExpression of CASP1Subcutaneous adipose tissueInflammation markersSAT biopsiesIL-18Macrophage infiltrationVisceral fatCytokines interleukinSAT ratioInsulin sensitivityAdipose depots