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Visceral adipocyte size links obesity with dysmetabolism more than fibrosis, and both can be estimated by circulating miRNAs.
Obesity 31, 2986-2997 (2023)
Objective: In obesity, adipocyte hypertrophy is detrimental to health, but its' interrelation with fibrosis in the visceral adipose tissue (VAT) depot remains unclear. Because VAT is less accessible via biopsy, biomarkers for VAT quality are needed. The authors hypothesized that VAT adipocyte size and fibrosis are interrelated and can be estimated by circulating microRNAs (circ-miRNAs), contributing to subphenotyping obesity. Methods: Adipocyte size and AT fibrosis were estimated in n = 43 participants (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2). Circ-miRNAs were sequenced (Next Generation Sequencing). Results: Participants with above- versus below-median VAT adipocyte area exhibited metabolic dysfunction but lower total and pericellular fibrosis. VAT adipocyte size remained associated with metabolic dysfunction even when controlling for BMI or VAT fibrosis in the entire cohort, as in matched-pairs subanalyses. Next Generation Sequencing uncovered 22 and 6 circ-miRNAs associated with VAT adipocyte size and fibrosis, respectively, with miRNA-130b-3p common to both analyses. The combination of miRNA-130b-3p + miR-150-5p + high-density lipoprotein cholesterol discriminated among those with large versus small VAT adipocytes (receiver operating characteristic-area under the curve: 0.872 [95% CI: 0.747–0.996]), whereas miRNA-130b-3p + miRNA-15a-5p + high-density lipoprotein cholesterol discriminated among those with low and high fibrosis (receiver operating characteristic-area under the curve: 0.823 [95% CI: 0.676–0.97]). Conclusions: These findings suggest that VAT adipocyte size and fibrosis are inversely correlated in obesity and can be estimated by distinct circ-miRNAs, providing a potential tool to subphenotype obesity via a liquid biopsy-like approach to assess VAT health in nonsurgical patients.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
Adipose-tissue Fibrosis; Fat; Expression; Mir-130b
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1930-7381
e-ISSN
1930-739X
Journal
Obesity
Quellenangaben
Volume: 31,
Issue: 12,
Pages: 2986-2997
Publisher
Wiley
Publishing Place
111 River St, Hoboken 07030-5774, Nj Usa
Non-patent literature
Publications
Reviewing status
Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Helmholtz Institute for Metabolism, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG)
Grants
German Research Foundation