Project description:We used microarrays to study the gene expression dynamics during caloric restricted weight loss in obese mice after feeded with high fat diet. C57BL/6J male mice were placed on a high fat diet at 10-11 weeks of age in individual cages and kept on the diet until they reached ~ 41 g. After all the baseline (41g) measurement were made, each mouse was fed 75% of their ad libitum food intake in two divided daily "meals". The high fat diet was maintained. Mice were sacrificed after 0, 1, 3, 7, 14, 21 or 42 day of caloric restriction. Hypothalamus, liver, abdominal subcutaneous adipose, mesenteric adipose, perirenal adipose and perigonadal adipose tissues were collected for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays.
Project description:An ancillary study within a randomized trial of diet, exercise, or combined diet+exercise vs. control among overweight/obese postmenopausal women. Subcutaneous adipose-tissue biopsies were performed at baseline and after 6 months and changes in adipose-tissue gene expression were determined by microarray with an emphasis on pre-specified candidate pathways, as well as by unsupervised clustering. Analyses were conducted first by randomization group, and then by degree of weight change at 6-months in all women combined. Total RNA was obtained from subcutaneous adipose tissue biopsies at baseline and 6 months. A total of 47 women were biopsied and one replicate participant was included for a total of 96 samples.
Project description:An ancillary study within a randomized trial of diet, exercise, or combined diet+exercise vs. control among overweight/obese postmenopausal women. Subcutaneous adipose-tissue biopsies were performed at baseline and after 6 months and changes in adipose-tissue gene expression were determined by microarray with an emphasis on pre-specified candidate pathways, as well as by unsupervised clustering. Analyses were conducted first by randomization group, and then by degree of weight change at 6-months in all women combined.
Project description:The present study was designed to identify determinants that foreshadow successful weight maintenance. More specifically, we examined whether subcutaneous adipose tissue (scAT) gene expression of participants who experience successful weight maintenance following caloric restriction differed from that of participants who regain weight. Forty women followed a dietary protocol consisting of an 8-week low calorie diet (LCD) and a 6-month weight maintenance phase. At the end of the protocol, participants were classified as weight maintainers (WM; 0-10% weight regain) and weight regainers (WR; 50-100% weight regain). Anthropometric measurements, plasma parameters, and scAT biopsies were taken before and after the LCD. Adipose tissue gene expression profiles were studied in all individuals before and after the LCD.
Project description:To further analyze the effect of aging and caloric restriction in the microRNA expression, we have employed microarray expression profiling as a discovery platform to identify differentially expressed microRNAs in middle-aged animals and the impact of caloric restriction in the microRNA expression profile. Subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue were extracted from 3 groups of mice: 3 month-old, 12 month-old fed ad libitum and 12 month-old fed with a caloric restricted diet. Comparisons between young and middle-aged animals in subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue, and between the 12 month old ad libitum and 12 month old caloric restricted diet in both adipose depots were made.
Project description:The present study was designed to identify determinants that foreshadow successful weight maintenance. More specifically, we examined whether subcutaneous adipose tissue (scAT) gene expression of participants who experience successful weight maintenance following caloric restriction differed from that of participants who regain weight.
Project description:Background. Differential gene expression in adipose tissue during diet-induced weight loss followed by a weight stability period is not well characterized. Markers of these processes may provide a deeper understanding of the underlying mechanisms. Objective. To identify differentially expressed genes in human adipose tissue during weight loss and weight maintenance after weight loss. Design. RNA from subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue from nine obese subjects was obtained and analyzed at baseline, after weight reduction on a low calorie diet (LCD), and after a period of group therapy in order to maintain weight stability. Results. Subjects lost 18.8 + 5.4% of their body weight during the LCD and maintained this weight during group therapy. Insulin sensitivity (HOMA) improved after weight loss with no further improvement during weight maintenance. Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2B (CDKN2B) and JAZF zinc finger 1 (JAZF1), associated with type 2 diabetes, were downregulated. We could also confirm the downregulation of candidates for obesity and related traits, such as tenomodulin (TNMD) and matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP9), with weight loss. The expression of other candidates, such as cell death-inducing DFFA-like effector A (CIDEA) and stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) were upregulated during weight loss but returned to baseline levels during weight maintenance. Conclusion. Genes in the adipose tissue are differentially expressed during weight loss and weight maintenance after weight loss. Genes that show sustained regulation may be of potential interest as markers of the beneficial effects of weight loss whereas others seem to be primarily involved in the process of weight loss itself. Nine participants were prescribed a low calorie diet (LCD) containing 1200 kcal/day for approximately three months (101 ± 26 days). Following the weight reduction phase the participants attended a six month follow-up period (167 ± 37 days). By protocol design, subjects were eligible to enter the study if they had lost at least 10% of their initial body weight during the LCD-period and maintained this weight (+5%) after group therapy. Subcutaneous adipose tissue samples were obtained at three time-points: (i) at baseline, (ii) after weight reduction when subjects were no longer losing weight, and (iii) after the group therapy weight maintenance phase.
Project description:Lipedema is a lipodystrophic disease characterized by marked increases in lower-body subcutaneous adipose tissue, anecdotally reported to: i) increase inflammation and fibrosis and impair microvascular and lymphatic circulation in the affected adipose tissue, ii) reduce risk of developing obesity-related cardiometabolic abnormalities; and iii) be resistant to diet-induced weight loss. To further our understanding of lipedema, we examined body composition, metabolic health and adipose tissue bology in women with obesity and lipedema (Obese-LIP) at baseline and following ~9% diet-induced weight loss. At baseline, people with Obese-LIP had ~23% greater leg fat mass, ~11% lower android-to-gynoid ratio and ~54% greater insulin sensitivity compared to women matched on age, body mass index and whole-body fat mass. In the Obese-LIP group, total and proinflammatory macrophage content and expression of inflammation and fibrosis-related genes were greater while lymph/angiogenesis-related genes were lower in subcutaneous femoral compared to abdominal adipose tissue. Diet-induced weight loss improved insulin sensitivity and decreased total fat mass due to similar reductions in abdominal and leg fat masses, with minimal effect on markers of adipose tissue inflammation/fibrosis and lymph/angiogenesis. Our study provides important insights into the pathophysiology of lipedema and suggests diet-induced weight loss should be the cornerstone therapy in people with Obese-LIP.
Project description:Subcutaneous adipose tissue transcriptomes were compared between 21 obese individuals that either maintained weight loss (good controllers) or regained weight (poor controllers) during a 2-phase dietary Intervention. Dietary intervention: Individuals underwent 8-weeks of calorie-restriction, then 6-months of ad libitum diet.
Project description:Abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue was obtained from obese individuals before, after an 8-week low calorie diet and after an ad libitum 26-week weight control phase. Clinical investigations including subcutaneous adipose tissue biopsies were performed at baseline and at the end of each phase. Main clinical outcome measures were body weight, body composition, energy intake, metabolic biochemistry. Adipose tissue gene expression profiling and lipidomics from the same samples were also assessed.