Circulating steroid levels as correlates of adipose tissue phenotype in premenopausal women.

Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation
Geneviève B MarchandAndré Tchernof

Abstract

Background Obesity-related alterations in the circulating steroid hormone profile remain equivocal in women. Our objective was to identify circulating steroid levels that relate to increased adiposity and altered adipose phenotype in premenopausal women. Materials and methods In a sample of 42 premenopausal women [age 46 ± 3 years; body mass index (BMI) 27.1 ± 4.2 kg/m2], 19 plasma steroids were quantified by electrospray ionization-liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectroscopy (ESI-LC-MS/MS). Body composition and fat distribution were assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and computed tomography (CT), respectively. Markers of adipose tissue function including adipocyte size distributions, radiological attenuation and macrophage infiltration were also analyzed in surgically obtained visceral and subcutaneous fat samples. Results Many negative correlations were observed between adiposity measurements such as BMI, body fat percentage or total abdominal adipose tissue area and plasma levels of androstenedione (Δ4) (r = -0.33 to -0.39, p ≤ 0.04), androsterone (ADT) (r = -0.30 to -0.38, p ≤ 0.05) and steroid precursor pregnenolone (PREG) (r = -0.36 to -0.46, p ≤ 0.02). Visceral adipocyte hypertrophy was observed in pat...Continue Reading

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