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Impaired postprandial adipose tissue microvascular blood flow responses to a mixed-nutrient meal in first-degree relatives of adults with type 2 diabetes
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Roberts-Thompson, KM and Hu, D and Russell, RD and Greenaway, T and Betik, AC and Parker, L and Kaur, G and Richards, SM and Premilovac, D and Wadley, GD and Keske, MA, Impaired postprandial adipose tissue microvascular blood flow responses to a mixed-nutrient meal in first-degree relatives of adults with type 2 diabetes, American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism, 323, (5) pp. E418-E427. ISSN 0193-1849 (2022) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1152/ajpendo.00109.2022
Abstract
Adipose tissue microvascular blood flow (MBF) is stimulated postprandially to augment delivery of nutrients and hormones to adipocytes. Adipose tissue MBF is impaired in type 2 diabetes (T2D). Whether healthy individuals at-risk of T2D show similar impairments is unknown. We aimed to determine whether adipose tissue MBF is impaired in apparently healthy individuals with a family history of T2D. Overnight-fasted individuals with no family history of T2D for two generations (FH-, n=13), with at least one parent with T2D (FH+, n=14) and clinically diagnosed T2D (n=11) underwent a mixed meal challenge (MMC). Metabolic responses (blood glucose, plasma insulin, plasma non-esterified fatty acids [NEFA] and fat oxidation) were measured before and during the MMC. MBF in truncal subcutaneous adipose tissue was assessed by contrast ultrasound while fasting and 60 minutes post-MMC. FH+ had normal blood glucoses, increased adiposity, impaired post-MMC adipose tissue MBF (D0.70±0.22 versus 2.45±0.60 AI/sec, p=0.003) and post-MMC adipose tissue insulin resistance (Adipo-IR index; D45.5±13.9 versus 7.8±5.1 mmol/L x pmol/L, p=0.006) compared to FH-. FH+ and T2D had an impaired ability to suppress fat oxidation post-MMC. Fat oxidation incremental area under the curve (35-55 minutes post-MMC, iAUC) was higher in FH+ and T2D, compared to FH- (p=0.002 and 0.004, respectively). Postprandial MBF was negatively associated with postprandial fat oxidation iAUC (p=0.01). We conclude that apparently healthy FH+ individuals display blunted postprandial adipose tissue MBF that occurs in parallel with adipose tissue insulin resistance and impaired suppression of fat oxidation, which may help explain their heightened risk for developing T2D.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | adipose tissue, microvasculature, insulin sensitivity, mixed meal challenge, fat oxidation, type 2 diabetes, insulin, blood flow, contrast enhanced ultrasound |
| Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Cardiovascular medicine and haematology |
| Research Field: | Cardiology (incl. cardiovascular diseases) |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the biomedical and clinical sciences |
| UTAS Author: | Hu, D (Mr Donghua Hu) |
| UTAS Author: | Russell, RD (Dr Ryan Russell) |
| UTAS Author: | Greenaway, T (Dr Tim Greenaway) |
| UTAS Author: | Richards, SM (Dr Stephen Richards) |
| UTAS Author: | Premilovac, D (Dr Dino Premilovac) |
| UTAS Author: | Keske, MA (Dr Michelle Keske) |
| ID Code: | 151275 |
| Year Published: | 2022 |
| Deposited By: | Medicine |
| Deposited On: | 2022-07-26 |
| Last Modified: | 2022-11-18 |
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