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ADIPOCYTE
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages 175-189Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/21623945.2022.2059902
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- Canadian Institutes of Health Research [MOP64182, MOP-102642]
- Foundation of the Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Quebec (CRIUCPQ)
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The dysfunctions of adipose tissue are associated with cardiometabolic risk in women, and adipocyte cell size and the adiponectin/leptin ratio play important roles in lipid-lipoprotein levels and insulinemia. The adiponectin/leptin ratio is a significant predictor of fasting insulin levels and HOMA-IR. Leptin levels are a better predictor of insulin resistance than adipocyte cell size and the adiponectin/leptin ratio.
Adipose tissue (AT) dysfunctions, such as adipocyte hypertrophy, macrophage infiltration and secretory adiposopathy (low plasma adiponectin/leptin, A/L, ratio), associate with metabolic disorders. However, no study has compared the relative contribution of these markers to cardiometabolic risk in women of varying age and adiposity. Body composition, regional AT distribution, lipid-lipoprotein profile, glucose homeostasis and plasma A and L levels were determined in 67 women (age: 40-62 years; BMI: 17-41 kg/m(2)). Expression of macrophage infiltration marker CD68 and adipocyte size were measured from subcutaneous abdominal (SCABD) and omental (OME) fat. AT dysfunction markers correlated with most lipid-lipoprotein levels. The A/L ratio was negatively associated with fasting insulinemia and HOMA-IR, while SCABD or OME adipocyte size and SCABD CD68 expression were positively related to these variables. Combination of tertiles of largest adipocyte size and lowest A/L ratio showed the highest HOMA-IR. Multiple regression analyses including these markers and TAG levels revealed that the A/L ratio was the only predictor of fasting insulinemia and HOMA-IR. The contribution of the A/L ratio was superseded by adipose cell size in the model where the latter replaced TAGs. Finally, leptinemia was a better predictor of IR than adipocyte size and the A/L ratio in our participants sample.
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