Epicardial adipose tissue has a unique transcriptome modified in severe coronary artery disease.
Obesity (Silver Spring)
; 23(6): 1267-78, 2015 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the transcriptome of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) as compared to subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and its modifications in a small number of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) versus valvulopathy.METHODS:
SAT and EAT samples were obtained during elective cardiothoracic surgeries. The transcriptome of EAT was evaluated, as compared to SAT, using an unbiased, whole-genome approach in subjects with CAD (n = 6) and without CAD (n = 5), where the patients without CAD had cardiac valvulopathy.RESULTS:
Relative to SAT, EAT is a highly inflammatory tissue enriched with genes involved in endothelial function, coagulation, immune signaling, potassium transport, and apoptosis. EAT is lacking in expression of genes involved in protein metabolism, tranforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) signaling, and oxidative stress. Although underpowered, in subjects with severe CAD, there is an expression trend suggesting widespread downregulation of EAT encompassing a diverse group of gene sets related to intracellular trafficking, proliferation/transcription regulation, protein catabolism, innate immunity/lectin pathway, and ER stress.CONCLUSIONS:
The EAT transcriptome is unique when compared to SAT. In the setting of CAD versus valvulopathy, there is possible alteration of the EAT transcriptome with gene suppression. This pilot study explores the transcriptome of EAT in CAD and valvulopathy, providing new insight into its physiologic and pathophysiologic roles.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pericárdio
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Doença da Artéria Coronariana
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Tecido Adiposo
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Transcriptoma
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Obesity (Silver Spring)
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
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FISIOLOGIA
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METABOLISMO
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos