Lipocalin-2 (neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, NGAL) is an innate immune system protein that has been linked to insulin resistance and obesity, but the mechanisms behind these associations are poorly known. We hypothesized that endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide, LPS) and fat intake were in the background of these associations.Design:We studied four cohorts: (1) a cross-sectional study in 194 subjects; (2) the changes in NGAL concentration induced by diet and weight loss in 36 obese women (with circadian rhythm in 8 of them); (3) the effects of acute fat intake on circulating NGAL concentration in 42 morbidly obese subjects; and (4) LPS-induced NGAL secretion ex vivo (whole blood and adipose tissue explants).
Moreno Navarrete, J., Manco, M., Ibáñez, J., García Fuentes, E., Ortega, F., Gorostiaga, E., Vendrell, J., Izquierdo, M., Martínez, C., Nolfe, G., Ricart, W., Mingrone, G., Tinahones, F., Fernández Real, J., Metabolic endotoxemia and saturated fat contribute to circulating NGAL concentrations in subjects with insulin resistance, <<INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY>>, 2010; 34 (2): 240-249. [doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.242] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/7169]
Metabolic endotoxemia and saturated fat contribute to circulating NGAL concentrations in subjects with insulin resistance
Manco, Melania;Mingrone, Geltrude;
2010
Abstract
Lipocalin-2 (neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, NGAL) is an innate immune system protein that has been linked to insulin resistance and obesity, but the mechanisms behind these associations are poorly known. We hypothesized that endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide, LPS) and fat intake were in the background of these associations.Design:We studied four cohorts: (1) a cross-sectional study in 194 subjects; (2) the changes in NGAL concentration induced by diet and weight loss in 36 obese women (with circadian rhythm in 8 of them); (3) the effects of acute fat intake on circulating NGAL concentration in 42 morbidly obese subjects; and (4) LPS-induced NGAL secretion ex vivo (whole blood and adipose tissue explants).
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