Comparison of gene expression in intra-abdominal and subcutaneous fat: a study of men with morbid obesity and nonobese men using microarray and proteomics.
Extent of intra-abdominal fat had significant linear relations with six metabolic coronary risk factors: systolic and diastolic blood pressure, fasting blood concentrations of glucose, high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, triglyceride, and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha and adiponectin can be biological mediators from the intra-abdominal fat to the metabolic coronary risk factors. Complementarily, we describe a new study that will analyze the gene expression in intra-abdominal and subcutaneous fat on mRNA and protein level using high throughput methods. The study will elucidate further whether intra-abdominal obesity is the common denominator for the different components of the metabolic syndrome.
von Eyben
Finn Edler
FE
Center of Tobacco Control Research, Birkevej 17, 5230 Odense M, Denmark. finnvon@mail.tele.dk
Kroustrup
Jens Peter
JP
Larsen
Jens Fromholt
JF
Celis
Julio
J
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D040901:Proteomics