Plasma levels of triglycerides and IL6 are associated with weight regain and fat mass expansion

Qi Qiao, Freek G Bouwman, Marleen A van Baak, Nadia J T Roumans, Roel G Vink, Edwin C M Mariman*

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Abstract

Context Long-term weight loss (WL) maintenance is the biggest challenge for overweight and obesity because of the almost unavoidable phenomenon of partial or even total weight regain (WR) after WL. Objective In the present study we investigated the relations of (the changes of) adipocyte size and other risk biomarkers with WR during the follow-up of the Yoyo dietary intervention. Methods In this randomized controlled study, 48 overweight/obese participants underwent a very-low-calorie diet to lose weight, followed by a weight-stable period of 4 weeks and a follow-up period of 9 months. Anthropometric measurements, adipocyte volume of abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue, and plasma metabolic parameters (free fatty acids [FFAs], triglycerides [TGs], total cholesterol, glucose, insulin, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance [HOMA-IR], interleukin 6 [IL-6], angiotensin-converting enzyme [ACE] activity, retinol binding protein 4 [RBP4]) at the beginning and the end of follow-up were analyzed. Results Our results show that changes of TGs, IL-6, HOMA-IR, and ACE are significantly positively correlated with WR. Multiple linear regression analysis shows that only TG and IL-6 changes remained significantly correlated with WR and increased body fat mass. Moreover, the change in HOMA-IR was tightly correlated with the change in TGs. Surprisingly, change in adipocyte volume during follow-up was not correlated with WR nor with other factors, but positive correlations between adipocyte volume and HOMA-IR were found at the beginning and end of the follow-up. Conclusion These results suggest that TGs and IL-6 are independently linked to WR via separate mechanisms, and that HOMA-IR and adipocyte volume may indirectly link to WR through the change of plasma TGs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1920-1929
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Volume107
Issue number7
Early online date2 Apr 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Jun 2022

Keywords

  • ACE
  • C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
  • CELL SIZE
  • HOMA-IR
  • HOMEOSTASIS MODEL ASSESSMENT
  • IL6
  • IN-VITRO
  • INSULIN-RESISTANCE
  • INTERLEUKIN-6
  • LOSS MAINTENANCE
  • NECROSIS-FACTOR-ALPHA
  • OBESE WOMEN
  • SUBCUTANEOUS ADIPOSE-TISSUE
  • TG
  • adipocyte size
  • fat free mass
  • fat mass
  • weight regain

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