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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY
Volume 31, Issue 4, Pages 692-699Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803539
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endocannabinoid; 2-arachidonoylglycerol; rimonabant; CB1 receptor; anandamide
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Objective: The link between excess intra-abdominal adiposity (IAA) and metabolic complications leading to type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease is well recognized. Blockade of endocannabinoid action at cannabinoid CB1 receptors was shown to reduce these complications. Here, we investigated the relationship between IAA, circulating endocannabinoid levels and markers of cardiometabolic risk in male obese subjects. Design, subjects and measurements: Fasting plasma levels of the endocannabinoids, anandamide (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), were measured by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry in a study sample of 62 untreated asymptomatic men with body mass index (BMI) from 18.7 to 35.2 kg/m(2). Results: Plasma 2-AG, but not AEA, levels correlated positively with BMI, waist girth, IAA measured by computed tomography, and fasting plasma triglyceride and insulin levels, and negatively with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and adiponectin levels. Obese men with similar BMI values (>= 30 kg/m2) but who markedly differed in their amount of IAA (< vs >= 130cm(2), n = 17) exhibited higher 2-AG levels in the presence of high IAA. No difference in 2-AG concentrations was observed between obese men with low levels of IAA vs nonobese controls. Conclusions: These results provide evidence for a relationship in men between a key endocannabinoid, 2-AG, and cardiometabolic risk factors, including IAA.
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