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To review assessment techniques, biological properties, endocrine characteristics, and metabolic roles of subcutaneous versus visceral adipose tissue in relation to the metabolic syndrome.

December 1, 2000Endocrine ReviewsOpen Access

Subcutaneous and Visceral Adipose Tissue: Their Relation to the Metabolic Syndrome

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BWB L WajchenbergInstitut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique

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Review reveals distinct metabolic and endocrine profiles of subcutaneous and visceral fat depots in humans, highlighting depot-specific mechanisms underlying the metabolic syndrome.

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To review assessment techniques, biological properties, endocrine characteristics, and metabolic roles of subcutaneous versus visceral adipose tissue in relation to the metabolic syndrome.
Evaluated anthropometric indicators and imaging modalities utilized to assess human obesity phenotypes and quantify abdominal fat accumulation.
Synthesized findings regarding depot-specific differences in lipolysis, lipogenesis, lipoprotein lipase activity, adipocyte receptor expression, and endocrine secretomes.
Adipose tissue distribution correlates significantly with age, gender, energy balance, lipolytic regulation, and local receptor expression.
Abdominal visceral adipose tissue displays unique endocrine secretion patterns and altered lipolytic responsiveness compared with subcutaneous fat depots.
Accumulation of visceral fat is directly linked to impaired insulin sensitivity and adverse disturbances across glucose, lipid, and protein metabolic pathways.

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B L Wajchenberg (2000) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d6bd00e328128020aa82a2 https://doi.org/10.1210/edrv.21.6.0415

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Review reveals distinct metabolic and endocrine profiles of subcutaneous and visceral fat depots in humans, highlighting depot-specific mechanisms underlying the metabolic syndrome.

Subcutaneous and Visceral Adipose Tissue: Their Relation to the Metabolic Syndrome

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Subcutaneous and Visceral Adipose Tissue: Their Relation to the Metabolic Syndrome

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