2021
CIDEA expression in SAT from adolescent girls with obesity and unfavorable patterns of abdominal fat distribution
Tarabra E, Nouws J, Vash‐Margita A, Hellerstein M, Shabanova V, McCollum S, Pierpont B, Zhao D, Shulman GI, Caprio S. CIDEA expression in SAT from adolescent girls with obesity and unfavorable patterns of abdominal fat distribution. Obesity 2021, 29: 2068-2080. PMID: 34672413, PMCID: PMC8612981, DOI: 10.1002/oby.23295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal fat distributionVisceral adipose tissueCIDEA expressionFat distributionProtein levelsAbdominal SATAdolescent girlsHigher visceral adipose tissueSubcutaneous adipose tissue biopsiesAdipose tissue biopsiesReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionTranscription-polymerase chain reactionMagnetic resonance imagingWeight gain effectsExpression of CIDEAAdipocyte dysfunctionSAT biopsiesAdipose lipidsInsulin resistanceAdipocyte hypertrophySmall adipocytesAdipose tissueTissue biopsiesUnfavorable patternsStrong inverse correlation
2010
Central Role of Fatty Liver in the Pathogenesis of Insulin Resistance in Obese Adolescents
D'Adamo E, Cali AM, Weiss R, Santoro N, Pierpont B, Northrup V, Caprio S. Central Role of Fatty Liver in the Pathogenesis of Insulin Resistance in Obese Adolescents. Diabetes Care 2010, 33: 1817-1822. PMID: 20668154, PMCID: PMC2909068, DOI: 10.2337/dc10-0284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObese adolescentsFatty liverHFF groupVisceral fatLower whole-body insulin sensitivity indexTwo-step hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clampWhole-body insulin sensitivity indexOral glucose tolerance testBaseline fatty acidsHepatic glucose production rateLow-dose insulinAbdominal fat distributionGlucose disposal rateIntramyocellular lipid contentGlucose tolerance testBeta-cell functionHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clampInsulin sensitivity indexBMI z-scoreHepatic fat contentInsulin-resistant statesMagnetic resonance imagingSuppression of EGPGlucose production rateInsulin resistance