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Publication Accès libre Circulating steroid levels as correlates of adipose tissue phenotype in premenopausal women(De Gruyter, 2018-05-11) Marchand, Geneviève B.; Carreau, Anne-Marie; Laforest, Sofia; Cianflone, Katherine M.; Côté, Julie Anne; Daris, Marleen; Tchernof, André; Prehn, Cornelia; Adamski, JerzyBackground: Obesity-related alterations in the circulating steroid hormone profile remain equivocal in women. Our objective was to identify circulating steroid levels that relate to increased adiposity and altered adipose phenotype in premenopausal women. Materials and methods: In a sample of 42 premenopausal women (age 46±3 years; BMI 27.1±4.2 kg/m2 ), 19 plasma steroids were quantified by ESI-LC-MS/MS. Body composition and fat distribution were assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and computed tomography, respectively. Markers of adipose tissue function including adipocyte size distributions, radiological attenuation, and macrophage infiltration were also analyzed in surgically obtained visceral and subcutaneous fat samples. Results: Many negative correlations were observed between adiposity measurements such as BMI, body fat percentage or total abdominal adipose tissue area and plasma levels of androstenedione (r=-0.33 to -0.39, p≤0.04), androsterone (r=-0.30 to -0.38, p≤0.05) and plasma levels of steroid precursor pregnenolone (r=-0.36 to -0.46, p≤0.02). Visceral adipocyte hypertrophy was observed in patients with low pregnenolone concentrations (p<0.05). Visceral adipose tissue radiologic attenuation, a potential marker of adipocyte size, was also positively correlated with pregnenolone levels (r=0.33, p<0.05). Low levels of pregnenolone were related to increased number of macrophages infiltrating visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue (p<0.05). Conclusion: Plasma levels of androgens and their precursors are lower in women with increased adiposity and visceral adipocyte hypertrophy. Low circulating pregnenolone concentration may represent a marker of adipose tissue dysfunction.Publication Accès libre Computed tomography-measured adipose tissue attenuation and area both predict adipocyte size and cardiometabolic risk in women(Landes Bioscience, 2016-04-06) Nadeau, Mélanie; Nazare, Julie-Anne; Leboeuf, Mathieu; Côté, Julie Anne; Després, Jean-Pierre; Blackburn, Line; Tchernof, AndréObjective: To assess the ability of CT-derived measurements including adipose tissue attenuation and area to predict fat cell hypertrophy and related cardiometabolic risk. Methods: Abdominal adipose tissue areas and radiologic attenuation were assessed using 4 CT images in 241 women (age: 47 years, BMI: 26.5 kg/m2). Fat cell weight was measured in paired VAT and SAT samples. Fasting plasma lipids, glucose and insulin levels were measured. Results: Adipose tissue attenuation was negatively correlated with SAT (r=-0.46) and VAT (r=-0.67) fat cell weight in the corresponding depot (p<0.0001 for both). Women with visceral adipocyte hypertrophy had higher total-, VLDL-, LDL- and HDL-triglyceride and apoB levels as well as a higher cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol ratio, fasting glucose and insulin levels compared to women with smaller visceral adipocytes. Adjustment for VAT area minimized these differences while subsequent adjustment for attenuation eliminated all differences, with the exception of fasting glycaemia. In SAT, adjustment for VAT area and attenuation eliminated all adipocyte hypertrophy-related alterations except for fasting hyperglycaemia. Conclusion: CT-derived adipose tissue attenuation and area both contribute to explain variation in the cardiometabolic risk profile associated with the same biological parameter: visceral fat cell hypertrophy.Publication Accès libre Generation of human adipose stem cells through dedifferentiation of mature adipocytes in ceiling cultures(Verlag nicht ermittelbar, 2015-03-07) Lapointe, Marc-André; Biertho, Laurent; Nadeau, Mélanie; Côté, Julie Anne; Pelletier, Mélissa; Marceau, Simon; Lessard, Julie.; Tchernof, AndréMature adipocytes have been recently shown to reverse their phenotype into fibroblast-like cells in vitro through a technique called ceiling culture. Mature adipocytes can also be isolated from fresh adipose tissue for depot-specific characterization of their function and metabolic properties. Here, we describe a well-established protocol to isolate mature adipocytes from adipose tissues using collagenase digestion, and subsequent steps to perform ceiling cultures. Briefly, adipose tissues are incubated in a Krebs-Ringer-Henseleit buffer containing collagenase to disrupt tissue matrix. Floating mature adipocytes are collected on the top surface of the buffer. Mature cells are plated in a T25-flask completely filled with media and incubated up-side down for a week. An alternative 6-well plate culture approach allows the characterization of adipocytes undergoing dedifferentiation. Adipocyte morphology drastically changes over time of culture. Immunofluorescence can be easily performed on slides cultivated in 6-well plate as demonstrated 65 by FABP4 immunofluorescence staining. FABP4 protein is present in mature adipocytes but down-regulated through dedifferentiation of fat cells. Mature adipocyte dedifferentiation may represent a new avenue for cell therapy and tissue engineering.