Vertebral bone marrow fat is positively associated with visceral fat and inversely associated with IGF-1 in obese women.
Recent studies have demonstrated an important physiologic link between bone and fat. Bone and fat cells arise from the same mesenchymal precursor cell within bone marrow, capable of differentiation into adipocytes or osteoblasts. Increased BMI appears to protect against osteoporosis. However, recent studies have suggested detrimental effects of visceral fat on bone health. Increased visceral fat may also be associated with decreased growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels which are important for maintenance of bone homeostasis. The purpose of our study was to assess the relationship between vertebral bone marrow fat and trabecular bone mineral density (BMD), abdominal fat depots, GH and IGF-1 in premenopausal women with obesity. We studied 47 premenopausal women of various BMI (range: 18-41 kg/m², mean 30 ± 7 kg/m²) who underwent vertebral bone marrow fat measurement with proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS), body composition, and trabecular BMD measurement with computed tomography (CT), and GH and IGF-1 levels. Women with high visceral fat had higher bone marrow fat than women with low visceral fat. There was a positive correlation between bone marrow fat and visceral fat, independent of BMD. There was an inverse association between vertebral bone marrow fat and trabecular BMD. Vertebral bone marrow fat was also inversely associated with IGF-1, independent of visceral fat. Our study showed that vertebral bone marrow fat is positively associated with visceral fat and inversely associated with IGF-1 and BMD. This suggests that the detrimental effect of visceral fat on bone health may be mediated in part by IGF-1 as an important regulator of the fat and bone lineage.
Bredella
Miriam A
MA
Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. mbredella@partners.org
Torriani
Martin
M
Ghomi
Reza Hosseini
RH
Thomas
Bijoy J
BJ
Brick
Danielle J
DJ
Gerweck
Anu V
AV
Rosen
Clifford J
CJ
Klibanski
Anne
A
Miller
Karen K
KK
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D050154:Adiposity; D000328:Adult; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology; D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D050152:Intra-Abdominal Fat / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
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