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ea0016p521 | Obesity | ECE2008

Expression of adrenergic receptors and atrial natriuretic peptide in human adipose tissue of severe obese women and Rosiglitazone action during differentiation of human pre-adipocytes

Garruti Gabriella , Giusti Vittorio , Nussberger Jurg , Darimont Christian , Appert-Collin Aline , Perrini Sebastiano , NennigerTosato Monique , Giorgino Riccardo , Giorgino Francesco , Cotecchia Susanna

Background: The balance between Adrenergic Receptor (AR) subtypes and Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP) is crucial for lipolysis. It was previously demonstrated that ANP is strongly lipolytic and we recently demonstrated that ANP is expressed and secreted by human pre-adipocytes. In previous studies, β-receptor density and lipolysis were higher in human visceral adipose tissue (HVAT) as compared with human subcutaneous adipose tissue (HSAT).Aims and ...