Ceramide changes in abdominal subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue among diabetic and nondiabetic patients.
J Diabetes
; 14(4): 271-281, 2022 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
This study profiles ceramides extracted from visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue of human subjects by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to determine a correlation with status of diabetes and gender.METHODS:
Samples of visceral and abdominal wall subcutaneous adipose tissue (n = 36 and n = 31, respectively) were taken during laparoscopic surgery from 36 patients (14 nondiabetic, 22 diabetic and prediabetic) undergoing bariatric surgery with a body mass index (BMI) >35 kg/m2 with ≥1 existing comorbidity or BMI ≥40 kg/m2 . Sphingolipids were extracted and analyzed using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.RESULTS:
After logarithm 2 conversion, paired analysis of visceral to subcutaneous tissue showed differential accumulation of Cer(d181/160), Cer(d181/180), and Cer(d181/241) in visceral tissue of prediabetic/diabetic female subjects, but not in males. Within-tissue analysis showed higher mean levels of ceramide species linked to insulin resistance, such as Cer(d181/180) and Cer(d181/160), in visceral tissue of prediabetic/diabetic patients compared with nondiabetic subjects and higher content of Cer(d181/140) in subcutaneous tissue of insulin-resistant female patients compared with prediabetic/diabetic males. Statistically significant differences in mean levels of ceramide species between insulin-resistant African American and insulin-resistant Caucasian patients were not evident in visceral or subcutaneous tissue.CONCLUSIONS:
Analysis of ceramides is important for developing a better understanding of biological processes underlying type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and obesity. Knowledge of the accumulated ceramides/dihydroceramides may reflect on the prelipolytic state that leads the lipotoxic phase of insulin resistance and may shed light on the predisposition to insulin resistance by gender.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estado Pré-Diabético
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Resistência à Insulina
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2
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Insulinas
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Diabetes
Assunto da revista:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos