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ArticleLipids in health and disease2015

Saturated fatty acids in human visceral adipose tissue are associated with increased 11- β-hydroxysteroid-dehydrogenase type 1 expression.

Paul Petrus, Fredrik Rosqvist, David Edholm, Niklas Mejhert, Peter Arner, Ingrid Dahlman, Mikael Rydén, Magnus Sundbom, Ulf Risérus

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Article in Lipids in health and disease, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Paul PetrusDepartment of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden. paul.petrus@ki.se.
Fredrik RosqvistClinical Nutrition and Metabolism, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. fredrik.rosqvist@pubcare.uu.se.
David EdholmDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. david.edholm@surgsci.uu.se.
Niklas MejhertDepartment of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden. niklas.mejhert@ki.se.
Peter ArnerDepartment of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden. peter.arner@ki.se.
Ingrid DahlmanDepartment of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden. ingrid.dahlman@ki.se.
Mikael RydénDepartment of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden. mikael.ryden@ki.se.
Magnus SundbomDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. magnus.sundbom@surgsci.uu.se.
Ulf RisérusClinical Nutrition and Metabolism, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. ulf.riserus@pubcare.uu.se.
Karolinska Institutet · SEUppsala University · SEUppsala University Hospital · SEKarolinska University Hospital · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVisceral fat accumulation is associated with metabolic disease. It is therefore relevant to study factors that regulate adipose tissue distribution. Recent data shows that overeating saturated fatty acids promotes greater visceral fat storage than overeating unsaturated fatty acids. Visceral adiposity is observed in states of hypercortisolism, and the enzyme 11-β-hydroxysteroid-dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-hsd1) is a major regulator of cortisol activity by converting inactive cortisone to cortisol in adipose tissue. We hypothesized that tissue fatty acid composition regulates body fat distribution through local effects on the expression of 11β-hsd1 and its corresponding gene (HSD11B1) resulting in altered cortisol activity.

findingsVisceral- and subcutaneous adipose tissue biopsies were collected during Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery from 45 obese women (BMI; 41±4 kg/m2). The fatty acid composition of each biopsy was measured and correlated to the mRNA levels of HSD11B1. 11β-hsd1 protein levels were determined in a subgroup (n=12) by western blot analysis. Our main finding was that tissue saturated fatty acids (e.g. palmitate) were associated with increased 11β-hsd1 gene- and protein-expression in visceral but not subcutaneous adipose tissue.

conclusionsThe present study proposes a link between HSD11B1 and saturated fatty acids in visceral, but not subcutaneous adipose tissue. Nutritional regulation of visceral fat mass through HSD11B1 is of interest for the modulation of metabolic risk and warrants further investigation.

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11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1AdultBlotting, WesternFatty AcidsFemaleGene ExpressionHumansIntra-Abdominal Fat11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1Fatty AcidsHSD11B1 protein, human

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