Brown fat triglyceride content is associated with cardiovascular risk markers in adults from a tropical region.

ABSTRACT: Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is regarded as an interesting potential target for the treatment of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases, and the detailed characterization of its structural and functional phenotype could enable an advance in these fields. Most studies evaluating BAT structure and function were performed in temperate climate regions, and we are yet to know how these findings apply to the 40% of the world's population living in tropical areas. Here, we used ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography - magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate BAT in 45 lean, overweight, and obese volunteers living in a tropical area in Southeast Brazil. We aimed at investigating the associations between BAT activity, volume, metabolic activity, and BAT content of trigly

SUBMITTER: Monfort-Pires M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9343995 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature