OBJECTIVE Unlike visceral adipose tissue (VAT), the association between subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and obesity-related morbidity is controversial. In patients with type 2 diabetes, we assessed whether this variability can be explained by a putative favorable, distinct association between abdominal superficial SAT (SSAT) (absolute amount or its proportion) and cardiometabolic parameters. ...

The total nitrogen and L-hydroxyproline concentrations of two intra-abdominal and two subcutaneous sites of adipose tissue were measured in male and female Wistar rats. At 100 g body weight the nitrogen concentration of intra-abdominal adipose tissue was slightly lower than that of subcutaneous adipose tissue. As age advanced beyond sexual maturity, the nitrogen content of intra-abdominal adipo...

Radiol Bras. 2014 Mai/Jun;47(3):IX Obesity is currently a public health problem, presenting prevalent exponential growth in all age groups, particularly in children and adolescents. Accumulation of visceral fat is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, metabolic syndrome (hypertension, dyslipidemia, type II diabetes) and insulin resistance. There is a greater correlation than that with ...

The authors describe a case report characterised by asymptomatic papules and non-tender subcutaneous nodules as the isolated manifestations of gout.

OBJECTIVE Endocrine deficiencies, like GH and estrogen deficiencies, are likely candidates to explain increased visceral to subcutaneous fat ratio in patients with pituitary insufficiency. However, recent reports pointed to cranial radiotherapy (CRT) as an additional determinant of an unfavorable fat distribution. Therefore, we determined the effect of CRT on abdominal fat distribution in men w...

AIM to obtain factors that are associated with insulin resistance in Indonesian elderly. METHODS a cross sectional study was conducted at the Geriatric Outpatient Clinic of Cipto Mangunkusumo Hopital in 172 elderly patients. Data on subject characteristics (age and sex), body mass index, total body fat, peripheral subcutaneous fat, trunk subcutaneous fat, waist circumference, carbohydrate and...

Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) and leptin concentrations were determined in the abdominal subcutaneous and visceral (omental) adipose tissue of patients undergoing elective open-abdominal surgery and compared with their body mass index. The concentration of leptin did not differ significantly between women and men, being high in subcutaneous fat tissue and low in visceral fat tissue. TN...

Visceral fat accretion is a hallmark of aging and is associated with aging-induced metabolic dysfunction. PPARγ agonist was reported to improve insulin sensitivity by redistributing fat from visceral fat to subcutaneous fat. The purpose of this study was to investigate the underlying mechanisms by which aging affects adipose tissue remodeling in a type 2 diabetic animal model and through which ...