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Disconnect between adipose tissue inflammation and cardiometabolic dysfunction in Ossabaw pigs.

ABSTRACT: The Ossabaw pig is emerging as an attractive model of human cardiometabolic disease because of its size and susceptibility to atherosclerosis, among other characteristics. The relationship between adipose tissue inflammation and metabolic dysfunction in this model was investigated here.Young female Ossabaw pigs were fed a Western-style high-fat diet (HFD) (n?=?4) or control low-fat diet (LFD) (n?=?4) for a period of 9 months and compared for cardiometabolic outcomes and adipose tissue inflammation.The HFD-fed "OBESE" pigs were 2.5 times heavier (P?

SUBMITTER: Vieira-Potter VJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4701582 | biostudies-other | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Disconnect between adipose tissue inflammation and cardiometabolic dysfunction in Ossabaw pigs.

Vieira-Potter Victoria J VJ Lee Sewon S Bayless David S DS Scroggins Rebecca J RJ Welly Rebecca J RJ Fleming Nicholas J NJ Smith Thomas N TN Meers Grace M GM Hill Michael A MA Rector R Scott RS Padilla Jaume J

Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 20151102 12

<h4>Objective</h4>The Ossabaw pig is emerging as an attractive model of human cardiometabolic disease because of its size and susceptibility to atherosclerosis, among other characteristics. The relationship between adipose tissue inflammation and metabolic dysfunction in this model was investigated here.<h4>Methods</h4>Young female Ossabaw pigs were fed a Western-style high-fat diet (HFD) (n = 4) or control low-fat diet (LFD) (n = 4) for a period of 9 months and compared for cardiometabolic outc ...[more]

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Disconnect between adipose tissue inflammation and cardiometabolic dysfunction in Ossabaw pigs.

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Disconnect between adipose tissue inflammation and cardiometabolic dysfunction in Ossabaw pigs.

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