Adipose tissue lipolysis is upregulated in lean and obese men during acute resistance exercise.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the effect of acute resistance exercise on adipose tissue triacylglycerol lipase activity (TGLA) in lean and obese men.


METHODS
Nine lean and eight obese men performed 30 min of circuit resistance exercise. Adipose tissue and blood were sampled during exercise for TGLA, metabolite, and hormone determinations. Respiratory exchange ratio (RER) was measured throughout exercise.


RESULTS
Energy expenditure of exercise relative to body mass was higher in the lean and RER was higher in the obese men, suggesting lower fat oxidation. TGLA increased 18-fold at 5 min of exercise in the lean men and 16-fold at 10 min of exercise in the obese men. The delayed lipolytic activation in the obese men was reflected in serum nonesterified fatty acid and glycerol concentrations. Plasma insulin increased in the obese but did not change in the lean men.


CONCLUSIONS
Resistance exercise upregulated adipose tissue lipolysis and enhanced energy expenditure in lean and obese men, with a delayed lipolytic activation in the obese men.
Chatzinikolaou
Athanasios
A
Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece.
Fatouros
Ioannis
I
Petridou
Anatoli
A
Jamurtas
Athanasios
A
Avloniti
Alexandra
A
Douroudos
Ioannis
I
Mastorakos
George
G
Lazaropoulou
Christina
C
Papassotiriou
Ioannis
I
Tournis
Symeon
S
Mitrakou
Asimina
A
Mougios
Vassilis
V
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D001823:Body Composition; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D007700:Kinetics; D008049:Lipase / Q000378:metabolism*; D008066:Lipolysis; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D013851:Thinness / Q000378:metabolism*
D008049:Lipase