Mecanismos de regulación del anabolismo lipídico en el tejido adiposo del paciente obeso

Resumen

Obesity is one of the most important public health problems facing the world today. Gene expression studies applied to fat depots from obese subjects have provided important clues about the pathophysiology of adipose tissue. The data collected in this thesis show that the synthesis of fatty acids (lipogenesis) is decreased in the adipose tissue of obese subjects, and describe the behavior of a new lipogenic factor. We also demonstrate that subcutaneous fat (beneath the skin of the buttocks, thighs and abdomen) is characterized by a greater responsiveness to thyroid hormones than the visceral (around the omentum, the intestines and the perirenal areas), and describe the increased activity of enzymes that activate thyroid hormones in adipose tissue of obese patients and the effects on the metabolism. According to these results, the local activation of thyroid hormone and the ability to synthesize fat are altered in adipose tissue from obese patients, and indicate significant differences between visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue depots.