Table 4.
Diacylglycerols content in white subcutaneous adipose tissue and epicardial fat tissue in lean non-diabetic, obese non-diabetic, and obese diabetic groups
| C18:1/18:2 | C16:0/18:2 | C16:0/16:0 | C16:0/18:1 | C18:0/18:1 | C18:1/18:1 | C18:0/18:2 | C16:0/18:0 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SubQ | |||||||||
| LND | 13.4 ± 1.06 | 30.2 ± 4.5 | 26.9 ± 3.9 | 62.1 ± 10.4 | 2.1 ± 0.5 | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 1.65 ± 0.35 | 0.74 ± 0.12 | 137 ± 12.5 |
| OND | 14.6 ± 1.84 | 77.8 ± 24.4c | 27.2 ± 2.7 | 76.8 ± 10.8b | 3.2 ± 0.7c | 0.14 ± 0.07a | 1.78 ± 0.34 | 0.72 ± 0.16 | 202 ± 26.4c |
| OD | 16.8 ± 3.06c,* | 81.0 ± 24.0c | 35.7 ± 5.2c,# | 74.1 ± 9.2b | 3.2 ± 0.6c | 0.11 ± 0.03a | 1.75 ± 0.30 | 0.68 ± 0.10 | 213 ± 28.6c |
| Epicardial | |||||||||
| LND | 0.31 ± 0.05 | 1.58 ± 0.27 | 0.40 ± 0.08 | 2.08 ± 0.39 | 0.18 ± 0.04 | 0.03 ± 0.006 | 0.097 ± 0.013 | 0.067 ± 0.009 | 4.73 ± 0.54 |
| OND | 0.63 ± 0.11c | 2.01 ± 0.35b | 0.57 ± 0.09c | 3.63 ± 0.74c | 0.41 ± 0.07c | 0.05 ± 0.007c | 0.124 ± 0.031b | 0.094 ± 0.019c | 7.53 ± 0.90c |
| OD | 0.66 ± 0.12c | 2.08 ± 0.36c | 0.68 ± 0.11c,* | 3.61 ± 0.70c | 0.52 ± 0.08c,^ | 0.05 ± 0.006c | 0.118 ± 0.019b | 0.092 ± 0.022c | 7.82 ± 0.83c |
Values are expressed in pmol/mg tissue (mean ± SD)
LN-D lean non-diabetic, ON-D obese non-diabetic, OD obese diabetic. SubQ subcutaneous fat tissue
a p < 0.05, b p < 0.01, c p < 0.001 versus lean non-diabetic, * p < 0.05, ^ p < 0.01; # p < 0.001 versus obese non-diabetic