Regional variation in adipose tissue insulin action and GLUT4 glucose transporter expression in severely obese premenopausal women

Diabetologia
A MaretteJ P Després

Abstract

Insulin action and GLUT4 expression were examined in adipose tissue of severely obese premenopausal women undergoing gastrointestinal surgery. Fat samples were taken from three different anatomical regions: the subcutaneous abdominal site, the round ligament (deep abdominal properitoneal fat), and the greater omentum (deep abdominal intraperitoneal fat). The stimulatory effect of insulin on glucose transport and the ability of the hormone to inhibit lipolysis were determined in adipocytes isolated from these three adipose depots. Insulin stimulated glucose transport 2-3 times over basal rates in all adipocytes. However, round ligament adipose cells showed a significantly greater responsiveness to insulin when compared to subcutaneous and omental adipocytes. Round ligament fat cells also displayed the greatest sensitivity and maximal antilipolytic response to insulin. We also investigated whether regional differences in fat cell insulin-stimulated glucose transport were linked to a differential expression of the GLUT4 glucose transporter. GLUT4 protein content in total membranes was 5 and 2.2 times greater in round ligament adipose tissue than in subcutaneous and omental fat depots, respectively. Moreover, GLUT4 mRNA levels were...Continue Reading

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