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Absence of an Effect of Liposuction on Insulin Action and Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease

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Background Liposuction has been proposed as a potential treatment for the metabolic complications of obesity. We evaluated the effect of large-volume abdominal liposuction on metabolic risk factors for coronary heart disease in women with abdominal obesity. Methods We evaluated the insulin sensitivity of liver, skeletal muscle, and adipose tissue (with a euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clamp procedure and isotope-tracer infusions) as well as levels of inflammatory mediators and other risk factors for coronary heart disease in 15 obese women before and 10 to 12 weeks after abdominal liposuction. Eight of the women had normal glucose tolerance (mean [+/-SD] body-mass index, 35.1+/-2.4), and seven had type 2 diabetes (body-mass index, 39.9+/-5.6). Results Liposuction decreased the volume of subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue by 44 percent in the subjects with normal glucose tolerance and 28 percent in those with diabetes; those with normal oral glucose tolerance lost 9.1+/-3.7 kg of fat (18+/-3 percent decrease in total fat, P=0.002), and those with type 2 diabetes lost 10.5+/-3.3 kg of fat (19+/-2 percent decrease in total fat, P Conclusions Abdominal liposuction does not significantly improve obesity-associated metabolic abnormalities. Decreasing adipose tissue mass alone will not achieve the metabolic benefits of weight loss.

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    It is not known whether one or both of the abdominal subcutaneous and visceral fat depots are actually involved in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance or whether they are simply associated with the metabolic complications of obesity.

    “it is not known whether one or both of these fat depots are actually involved in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance or whether they are simply associated with the metabolic complications of obesity.”
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    Diet-induced weight loss improves the metabolic complications of abdominal obesity.

    “Diet-induced weight loss improves the metabolic complications of abdominal obesity.”
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    Liposuction does not induce a negative energy balance.

    “Our results suggest that induction of a negative energy balance, not simply a decrease in the mass of adipose tissue, is critical for achieving the metabolic benefits of weight loss.”
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  1. Horowitz JF, 1999, Am J Physiol, 276, E278
  2. Ballor DL, 1994, Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord, 18, 35
  3. Klein S, 1996, Am J Physiol, 270, E739

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Authors
Klein, S., Fontana, L., Young, V. L., Coggan, A. R., Kilo, C., Patterson, B. W., & Mohammed, B. S.
Affiliations
Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Venue
New England Journal of Medicine
Published
2004-06-17
Volume
350
Issue
25
Pages
2549-2557
ISSN
  • 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
  • 1533-4406
OpenAlex
W1973382595
Cited by
917
References
43
Citations by year
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FWCI
67.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Institutional Research Information System (Università degli Studi di Brescia) (submittedVersion)
  • INFM-OAR (INFN Catania) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5p41rr000954-34)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK037948, P30DK056341)
  • National Center for Research Resources (RR 00954, RR.00036)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (K12HD001459)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Body Contouring and Surgery
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
Keywords
liposuction, abdominal obesity, insulin sensitivity, coronary risk factors, type 2 diabetes, adipose tissue, glucose disposal, lipolysis, inflammatory mediators, C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, TNF-α, adiponectin, weight loss
MeSH terms
Abdomen, Adipose Tissue, Adult, Blood Glucose, Body Composition, Body Constitution, Cholesterol, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Female, Humans, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Liver, Middle Aged, Obesity, Risk Factors, Triglycerides, Lipectomy, Glucose Clamp Technique, Weight Loss, Body Mass Index, Muscle, Skeletal, Inflammation Mediators

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