• DOI:10.1152/physrev.00033.2011
Corpus ID: 5144925

Pathophysiology of human visceral obesity: an update.

@article{Tchernof2013PathophysiologyOH,
  title={Pathophysiology of human visceral obesity: an update.},
  author={A. Tchernof and J. Despr{\'e}s},
  journal={Physiological reviews},
  year={2013},
  volume={93 1},
  pages={
          359-404
        }
}

• A. Tchernof, J. Després
• Published 2013
• Medicine, Biology
• Physiological reviews

Excess intra-abdominal adipose tissue accumulation, often termed visceral obesity, is part of a phenotype including dysfunctional subcutaneous adipose tissue expansion and ectopic triglyceride storage closely related to clustering cardiometabolic risk factors. Hypertriglyceridemia; increased free fatty acid availability; adipose tissue release of proinflammatory cytokines; liver insulin resistance and inflammation; increased liver VLDL synthesis and secretion; reduced clearance of triglyceride… Expand

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