Population
24 women: 6 lean normoglycemic and 18 obese volunteers with different glycemic states
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Omental inflammation may impair lipogenic pathways in visceral fat; hypothesis-generating for diabetes mechanisms and requires prospective confirmation.
In human omental adipose tissue, increased inflammation is associated with decreased expression of lipogenic markers, particularly in diabetic subjects.
Poulain‐Godefroy et al. (2008) studied this question.