Age, Sex, and Depot‐Specific Differences in Adipose‐Tissue Estrogen Receptors in Individuals with Obesity

Autor: James Pitt, Nicole Spencer, Jillian Barnas, Jill A. Kanaley, Jay W. Porter, Rebecca J. Welly, Victoria J. Vieira-Potter
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Obesity (Silver Spring)
ISSN: 1930-739X
1930-7381
DOI: 10.1002/oby.22888
Popis: OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the effects of sex and menopausal status on depot-specific estrogen signaling in white adipose tissue (AT) in age-matched men and women with morbid obesity. METHODS A total of 28 premenopausal women, 16 postmenopausal women, and 27 age-matched men undergoing bariatric surgery were compared for omental (OM) AT (OMAT) and abdominal subcutaneous (SQ) AT (SQAT) genes and proteins. RESULTS With the exception of fasting nonesterified fatty acids being higher in women (P
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