Subcutaneous adipose tissue and visceral adipose tissue gene expression profiles in Mexican patients with obesity
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ABSTRACT: Using RNA isolated from subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) samples obtained from control and class I, II and III obese patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair and laparoscopic cholecystectomy, we compared the gene expression profiles between SAT and VAT using microarrays and validated the findings by real-time quantitative PCR. Two-condition experiment, SAT vs. VAT tissue. Biological replicates: 8 SAT replicates, 8 VAT replicates.
Project description:Using RNA isolated from subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) samples obtained from control and class I, II and III obese patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair and laparoscopic cholecystectomy, we compared the gene expression profiles between SAT and VAT using microarrays and validated the findings by real-time quantitative PCR.
Project description:To investigate the proteomic profiles of paired subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) samples, as well as their correlations with clinical traits in severely obese patients, and to identify potential serum protein markers associated with tissue expression or metabolic states.
Project description:Adipose tissue mass and adiposity change throughout the lifespan. During aging, while visceral adipose tissue (VAT) tends to increase, peripheral subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) decreases significantly. Unlike VAT, which is linked to metabolic diseases, SAT has beneficial effects. However, the molecular details behind aging-associated loss of SAT remain unclear. Here we compare scRNA-seq of total SVF of SAT from young and aging mice to identify a novel Aging-dependent Regulatory Cell (ARC) that emerges in SAT of aged mice. Inguinal white adipose tissue (iWAT) was used as a representative SAT; iWAT pads of 2 mice from each age group were subjected to collagenase digestion and treated with a hypotonic buffer to remove red blood cells before subjection to scRNA-seq by 10X Genomics Chromium Single Cell Kit. The findings showed that ARCs express adipogenic markers but lack adipogenic capacity and inhibit differentiation of neighboring adipose precursors.
Project description:In this study, we aimed to gain further insight on the role of glucocorticoids (GCs) in adipocyte differentiation. For the future drugability of candidate targets, it is of utmost importance to find factors relevant to human biology. Thus, we analyzed the transcriptome of GC-induced primary human adipose stem cells (hASCs) isolated from paired subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) to identify novel factors downstream of GC action. We used microarrays to detail the global program of gene expression following GC treatment and identified distinct classes of up- and down-regulated genes during this process. Human preadipocytes (human adipose stem cells) were obtained from lipoaspirates or visceral fat biopsies by enzymatic digestions, followed by several steps of centrifugations (Mikkelsen et. al Cell. 2010 Oct 1;143(1):156-69.). Following isolation, human adipose stem cells were transfected with either siCtrl or siLMO3 oligonucleotides, followed by treatment with hydrocortisone.
Project description:In Crohn’s disease (CD), microbe-host interactions are altered, with changes in microbial’s communities and barrier defects leading to translocation of microbes to surrounding adipose tissue (AT). We evaluated the presence of beige AT depots in CD and questioned whether succinate and/or bacterial translocation promotes white-to-beige transition in adipocytes.
Project description:The molecular background of mitochondrial dysfunction in adipose tissue of morbidly obese individuals and bariatric surgery-induced changes in adipose mitochondrial function remain incompletely understood. To evaluate the mechanisms behind the surgery-induced changes and differences between morbidly obese subjects and nonobese controls, we performed a LC-MS/MS proteomics analysis of abdominal subcutaneous (SAT) and visceral adipose tissue samples (VAT) collected from the bariatric surgery, SAT samples collected 6 months after surgery, and control SAT and VAT samples collected from baseline.
Project description:The accumulation of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is strongly associated with cardiovascular disease and diabetes. In contrast, individuals with increased subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) without corresponding increases in VAT are associated with a metabolic healthy obese phenotype. These observations implicate dysfunctional VAT as a driver of disease processes, warranting investigation into obesity-induced alterations of distinct adipose depots. To determine the effects of obesity on adipose gene expression, mice were fed either a high fat or normal laboratory diet for 12-14 months. Mesenteric VAT and hindlimb SAT were isolated from four lean controls and four obese mice for bulk RNA- sequencing. AT from lean controls served as a reference to obesity-induced changes. The long-term high fat diet induced the expression of 169 and 814 unique genes in SAT and VAT, respectively. SAT from obese mice exhibited a total of 308 differentially expressed genes (164 upregulated, 144 downregulated). VAT from obese mice exhibited 690 differentially expressed genes (262 genes upregulated, 428 downregulated). KEGG pathway and GO analyses revealed that metabolic pathways were upregulated in SAT vs. downregulated in VAT while inflammatory signaling was upregulated in VAT. We next determined common genes that were differentially regulated between SAT and VAT in response to obesity and identified four genes that exhibited this profile: elovl6 and kcnj15 were upregulated in SAT/downregulated in VAT while trdn and hspb7 were downregulated in SAT/ upregulated in VAT. We propose that these genes in particular should be further pursued to determine their roles in SAT vs. VAT with obesity.
Project description:Subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) is classically viewed as a metabolic buffer for lipid deposition during positive caloric balance, while visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is viewed as the dominant contributor and prime mediator of insulin resistance (IR) and cardiometabolic disease risk. Nevertheless, a growing body of data suggests that similar morphologic and molecular changes may occur in SAT as in VAT during obesity. In addition, while pro-inflammatory immune changes within adipose are thought to drive IR there is increasing data implicating a role for adipocytes and stromal populations especially in humans. Here, we identified a transcriptional landscape of IR in SAT of 220 humans across the spectrum of obesity and IR states, highlighting a broad range of metabolic pathways central to IR. Using single cell and nucleus deconvolution and statistical learning techniques, we identified a 35-gene signature that (1) achieved high predictive accuracy for homeostatic model of IR (HOMA-IR) across BMI; (2) was expressed across a variety of non-immune cell populations (most prominently adipocytes and adipocyte stem and precursor cells [ASPCs]), with primarily “protective” IR associations for adipocyte transcripts and “deleterious” associations for macrophage transcripts; (3) displayed a high concordance between SAT and VAT (greater than non-IR associated genes). Multiple SAT genes exhibited dynamic expression 5-years after weight loss surgery and with insulin stimulation. Finally, using available expression quantitative trait loci in SAT and/or VAT, we demonstrate similar genetic effect sizes of SAT and VAT on type 2 diabetes and BMI, suggesting underlying similarities in genetic determinants of IR between adipose depots. These results implicate a dynamic transcriptional architecture of IR that resides in both immune and non-immune populations in SAT and that is shared with VAT, nuancing the current VAT-centric concept of IR in humans.
Project description:In addition to total body fat, the regional distribution and inflammatory status of enlarged adipose tissue are strongly linked to metabolic and cardiovascular complications of obesity. We recently showed that the severity of liver non-alcoholic histopathology in obese subjects increased with the amounts of macrophages in visceral adipose tissue (VAT), while no relation was found with the subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT). In the abdominal region, SAT is anatomically divided into superficial (sSAT) and deep (dSAT) layers. The aim of the present study was to test the hypothesis that these distinct compartments differentially contribute to hepatic alteration in obesity. Total RNA was isolated from two different strata of human adipose tissue of 8 subjects.
Project description:To investigate the proteomic profiles of paired subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) samples, as well as their correlations with clinical traits in severely obese patients, and to identify potential serum protein markers associated with tissue expression or metabolic states.