MARCELO TATIT SAPIENZA
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Departamento de Radiologia, Faculdade de Medicina - Docente
Instituto de Radiologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/43 - Laboratório de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
Instituto de Radiologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/43 - Laboratório de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Short Dietary Intervention with Olive Oil Increases Brown Adipose Tissue Activity in Lean but not Overweight Subjects(2021) MONFORT-PIRES, Milena; U-DIN, Mueez; NOGUEIRA, Guilherme A.; ALMEIDA-FARIA, Juliana de; SIDARTA-OLIVEIRA, Davi; SANT'ANA, Marcella Ramos; LIMA-JUNIOR, Jose C. de; CINTRA, Dennys E.; SOUZA, Heraldo Possolo de; FERREIRA, Sandra R. G.; SAPIENZA, Marcelo Tatit; VIRTANEN, Kirsi A.; VELLOSO, Licio A.Background: The brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a potential target for the treatment of obesity and metabolic disorders. Its activation by cold exposure or adrenergic drugs can increase systemic insulin sensitivity and improve lipid metabolism; however, little is known about the effects of specific dietary components on BAT activity. Objectives: We asked if a short-term (4 weeks) dietary intervention with olive oil could modify BAT activity in lean and overweight/obese volunteers. Design: This was a 4-week open clinical trial in which all participants underwent a dietary intervention with extra-virgin olive oil supplementation. As the initial intake of olive oil was controlled all the participants were controls of themselves. Results: The intervention resulted in significant increase in blood monounsaturated fatty acid levels, which was accompanied by increased BAT activity in lean but not in overweight/obese volunteers. In the lean group, an increase in leptin was detected after the intervention, and low leptin values at the beginning of the study were predictive of greater BAT activity after intervention. In addition, increase in leptin concentration was associated with increased BAT activity. Three known endogenous mediators of BAT activity, secretin, fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), and 12,13-dihydroxy-9Z-octadecenoic acid (12,13-diHOME) were increased by intervention in lean, whereas only secretin and FGF21 were increased in subjects with excessive weight. Conclusion: This study provides clinical evidence for the impact of monounsaturated fatty acids on BAT activity and an advance in the understanding of the beneficial health effects of olive oil.
- Brown fat triglyceride content is associated with cardiovascular risk markers in adults from a tropical region(2022) MONFORT-PIRES, Milena; REGENI-SILVA, Giulianna; DADSON, Prince; NOGUEIRA, Guilherme A.; U-DIN, Mueez; FERREIRA, Sandra R. G.; SAPIENZA, Marcelo Tatit; VIRTANEN, Kirsi A.; VELLOSO, Licio A.Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is regarded as an interesting potential target for the treatment of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases, and the detailed characterization of its structural and functional phenotype could enable an advance in these fields. Most studies evaluating BAT structure and function were performed in temperate climate regions, and we are yet to know how these findings apply to the 40% of the world's population living in tropical areas. Here, we used F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography - magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate BAT in 45 lean, overweight, and obese volunteers living in a tropical area in Southeast Brazil. We aimed at investigating the associations between BAT activity, volume, metabolic activity, and BAT content of triglycerides with adiposity and cardiovascular risk markers in a sample of adults living in a tropical area and we showed that BAT glucose uptake is not correlated with leanness; instead, BAT triglyceride content is correlated with visceral adiposity and markers of cardiovascular risk. This study expands knowledge regarding the structure and function of BAT in people living in tropical areas. In addition, we provide evidence that BAT triglyceride content could be an interesting marker of cardiovascular risk.