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  • Title: Omental adipose tissue type 1 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase oxoreductase activity, body fat distribution, and metabolic alterations in women.
    Author: Veilleux A, Rhéaume C, Daris M, Luu-The V, Tchernof A.
    Journal: J Clin Endocrinol Metab; 2009 Sep; 94(9):3550-7. PubMed ID: 19567539.
    Abstract:
    CONTEXT: Modulation of adipose tissue exposure to active glucocorticoids by type 1 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11 beta-HSD1) is involved in abdominal obesity of rodent models, but only a few studies have related 11 beta-HSD1 oxoreductase activity to fat distribution in humans. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to examine the link between 11 beta-HSD1 oxoreductase activity, fat distribution patterns, and the metabolic profile in women. METHODS: Omental (OM) and sc adipose tissue samples were obtained from 36 lean to obese women (aged 47.2 +/- 5.3 yr; body mass index 29.1 +/- 5.2 kg/m(2)) undergoing gynecological surgery. Measures of body composition, fat distribution, blood lipids, and insulin sensitivity were obtained. 11 beta-HSD1 oxoreductase activity was measured over a 24-h period by the reduction of [(14)C]cortisone in adipose tissue homogenates. RESULTS: 11 beta-HSD1 oxoreductase activity was higher in OM compared with sc adipose tissue (9.6 +/- 4.9 vs. 7.9 +/- 4.2 pmol/mg x h, P < 0.01). OM 11 beta-HSD1 oxoreductase activity was positively associated with OM adipocyte size (r = 0.67, P < 0.0001) and visceral adipose tissue area (r = 0.57, P < 0.0003). A positive correlation was also observed between the OM/sc 11 beta-HSD1 oxoreductase activity ratio and the OM/sc adipocyte size ratio (r = 0.37, P < 0.05) as well as the visceral/sc adipose tissue area ratio (r = 0.36, P < 0.05). Women in the highest tertile of OM 11 beta-HSD1 oxoreductase activity had larger OM adipocytes, increased OM lipolysis, increased lipoprotein lipase activity, decreased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, decreased adiponectin levels, and an increased homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance index compared with women in the lower tertile (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that a relatively higher 11 beta-HSD1 activity in OM vs. sc adipose tissue is associated with preferential visceral fat accumulation and concomitant metabolic alterations.
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