Effect of cell size on lipid synthesis by human adipose tissue in vitro

When adipose tissue cells were incubated with collagenase for different periods of time, cell populations with different mean cell sizes were obtained from the same tissue sample. Lipid synthesis from glucose was studied as a function of adipose cell size and number. The incubations were performed i...

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Main Author: ULF SMITH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1971-01-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752039547X
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description When adipose tissue cells were incubated with collagenase for different periods of time, cell populations with different mean cell sizes were obtained from the same tissue sample. Lipid synthesis from glucose was studied as a function of adipose cell size and number. The incubations were performed in Parker medium 199, which is suitable for tissue culture of human adipose tissue. The results show that the larger cells of a specimen have a greater rate of lipid synthesis than the smaller cells of the same specimen. This is mainly due to an increase in the synthesis of glyceride-glycerol. Addition of insulin stimulated lipid synthesis. However, the larger adipose cells were less sensitive to the stimulating effect of insulin than the smaller cells.
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spelling doaj.art-275079eac2e14409ace9406b49cdee522022-12-21T19:48:52ZengElsevierJournal of Lipid Research0022-22751971-01-011216570Effect of cell size on lipid synthesis by human adipose tissue in vitroULF SMITH0Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, SwedenWhen adipose tissue cells were incubated with collagenase for different periods of time, cell populations with different mean cell sizes were obtained from the same tissue sample. Lipid synthesis from glucose was studied as a function of adipose cell size and number. The incubations were performed in Parker medium 199, which is suitable for tissue culture of human adipose tissue. The results show that the larger cells of a specimen have a greater rate of lipid synthesis than the smaller cells of the same specimen. This is mainly due to an increase in the synthesis of glyceride-glycerol. Addition of insulin stimulated lipid synthesis. However, the larger adipose cells were less sensitive to the stimulating effect of insulin than the smaller cells.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752039547Xadipocyte sizeadipocyte numbercell fractionsglucose incorporationinsulin
spellingShingle ULF SMITH
Effect of cell size on lipid synthesis by human adipose tissue in vitro
Journal of Lipid Research
adipocyte size
adipocyte number
cell fractions
glucose incorporation
insulin
title Effect of cell size on lipid synthesis by human adipose tissue in vitro
title_full Effect of cell size on lipid synthesis by human adipose tissue in vitro
title_fullStr Effect of cell size on lipid synthesis by human adipose tissue in vitro
title_full_unstemmed Effect of cell size on lipid synthesis by human adipose tissue in vitro
title_short Effect of cell size on lipid synthesis by human adipose tissue in vitro
title_sort effect of cell size on lipid synthesis by human adipose tissue in vitro
topic adipocyte size
adipocyte number
cell fractions
glucose incorporation
insulin
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752039547X
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