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. 2013 Aug 2;56(10):2255–2265. doi: 10.1007/s00125-013-2995-9

Table 2.

Muscle lipid composition in cytosolic and membrane fractions

Lipid TAG (μmol/mg protein) DAG (μmol/mg protein) PL (μmol/mg protein) FA (μmol/mg protein)
NGT Type 2 diabetes NGT Type 2 diabetes NGT Type 2 diabetes NGT Type 2 diabetes
SFA
 Cyto 4.91 ± 0.84 4.67 ± 2.91 14.17 ± 16.26 19.35 ± 11.05 4.68 ± 5.91 4.96 ± 3.35 0.56 ± 0.38 0.95 ± 0.81
 Mem 272 ± 157 261 ± 169 55 ± 31 102 ± 51* 250 ± 63 231 ± 45 19.86 ± 9.37 18.37 ± 5.26
MUFA
 Cyto 3.39 ± 1.78 4.54 ± 2.87 1.45 ± 0.96 2.29 ± 1.92 0.99 ± 1.18 1.12 ± 0.61 0.19 ± 0.16 0.31 ± 0.16
 Mem 340 ± 270 284 ± 181 48 ± 20 52 ± 20 60 ± 16 74 ± 31 6.88 ± 4.65 5.83 ± 2.78
PUFA
 Cyto 1.04 ± 0.73 1.86 ± 1.80 2.94 ± 3.56 3.69 ± 3.23 2.72 ± 4.06 1.83 ± 1.04 0.52 ± 0.84 0.39 ± 0.37
 Mem 112 ± 85 73 ± 42 19.50 ± 12.53 19.39 ± 9.41 305 ± 87 252 ± 61 11.98 ± 12.58 7.05 ± 4.28
Trans
 Cyto 0.23 ± 0.08 0.39 ± 0.46 0.98 ± 1.18 1.52 ± 1.86 0.17 ± 0.28 0.19 ± 0.25 0.16 ± 0.21 0.18 ± 0.25
 Mem 11.67 ± 14.75 7.97 ± 3.21 1.44 ± 0.99 7.95 ± 6.39* 4.56 ± 0.96 4.58 ± 2.01 0.72 ± 0.39 0.74 ± 1.16
Total
 Cyto 9.58 ± 2.27 11.47 ± 7.32 19.54 ± 19.79 26.84 ± 13.27 8.57 ± 11.29 8.10 ± 4.17 1.43 ± 1.14 1.84 ± 0.93
 Mem 736 ± 522 627 ± 387 124 ± 40 182 ± 73* 620 ± 163 562 ± 117 41 ± 26 30 ± 8
Total 745 ± 520 638 ± 388 142 ± 45 209 ± 77* 628 ± 164 569 ± 116 42 ± 26 32 ± 8

Values are means ± SD

* p < 0.05 men with NGT vs type 2 diabetes, unpaired samples t test

Cyto, cytosolic fraction; FA, fatty acid; Mem, membrane fraction; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; PL, phospholipids; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid; SFA, saturated fatty acid; Trans, trans fatty acid