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Godoy‑Matos et al. Diabetol Metab Syndr (2018) 10:71 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13098-018-0375-9 Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome RESEARCH Open Access Pancreatic fat deposition is increased and related to beta‑cell function in women with familial partial lipodystrophy Amelio F. Godoy‑Matos1*, Cynthia M. Valerio1, Rodrigo O. Moreira1, Denise P. Momesso1 and Leonardo K. Bittencourt2 Abstract Background: To study pancreatic fat deposition and beta-cell function in familial partial lipodystrophy (FPLD) patients. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, eleven patients with FPLD, and eight healthy volunteers were matched for age and body mass index and studied at a referral center. Body composition was assessed using dual-energy X-ray absorp‑ tiometry and the Dixon method of magnetic resonance imaging was used to quantify pancreatic and liver fat. Fasting plasma glucose, insulin, leptin, lipids and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance values were measured, and an oral glucose tolerance test was performed. The insulinogenic index, Matsuda insulin sensitivity index and beta- cell disposition index were calculated. Results: The FPLD group presented a higher waist-to-hip ratio and fat mass ratio and lower total, truncal and lower-limb fat masses. Pancreatic and liver fat contents (log transformed) were signifcantly higher in the FPLD group (5.26 1.5 vs. 4.08 0.64, p 0.034 and 0.77 0.50 vs. 0.41 0.18, p 0.056, respectively). Pancreatic fat was inversely related± to the DI± (r 0.53,= p 0.027) and± HDL-cholesterol± (r = 0.63, p 0.003) and directly related to WHR (r 0.60; p 0.009), HbA1c=− (r 0.58;= p 0.01) and serum triglyceride=− (r 0.48,= p 0.034). Higher triglyceride and lower HDL= -cholesterol= levels were observed= = in the FPLD group. = = Conclusions: This study demonstrated for the frst time that pancreatic fat deposition is increased in FPLD. Moreover, an inverse relationship was demonstrated between pancreatic fat and beta-cell function. The fndings of this study may be consistent with the expandability hypothesis and the twin cycle hypothesis. Keywords: Lipodystrophy, Pancreas, Ectopic fat, Beta cell function Background lipodeposition and SC fat accumulation in the shoulder Lipodystrophies (LP) are a clinically heterogeneous girdle, neck and face. FPLD patients exhibit marked insu- group of genetic or acquired disorders characterized by lin resistance with glucose intolerance or diabetes melli- a variable loss of subcutaneous adipose tissue [1]. Famil- tus (DM), dyslipidemia, acanthosis nigricans and a high ial partial lipodystrophy (FPLD), which is currently the risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease [2–4]. Te phenotype most common and well-described familial LP, is char- of FPLD most resembles the metabolic syndrome pheno- acterized by reduced subcutaneous (SC) fat deposition type observed in the general population [4]. Terefore, afecting the limbs and trunk, with a selective visceral a better understanding of this underexplored pathology can reveal important clues to decipher insulin resistance *Correspondence: [email protected] (IR) and its metabolic consequences. 1 Serviço de Metabologia, Instituto Estadual de Diabetes e Endocrinologia Visceral adiposity and ectopic fat accumulations have (IEDE), Rua Visconde Silva, 52/1135 Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro 22271‑090, Brazil been associated with FPLD [5–7]. Tese ectopic fat depo- Full list of author information is available at the end of the article sitions might be related to organ dysfunction and adverse © The Author(s) 2018. 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Lipid accumulations Te exclusion criteria were as follows: pregnant or in the liver and muscles were observed in mouse mod- breast-feeding women; severe renal or hepatic diseases; els of inherited LP [9]. Currently, an area of special inter- depression or alcoholism; use of thiazolidinediones est is the possibility of pancreatic fat deposition in FPLD (TZD) in the last 6 months or current use of glucocorti- patients, a human model of insulin resistance [9, 10]. coids; and recent signifcant weight loss (≥ 3 kg in the last Chronic exposure of the pancreatic islets to non-ester- 3 months). ifed fatty acids is considered a potential primary cause Te study protocol was approved by the local ethics of beta-cell dysfunction [10]. Indeed, recent evidence committee. suggests that pancreatic lipid content may contribute to beta-cell dysfunction and possibly to the subsequent Anthropometrical examination development of type 2 diabetes in susceptible individuals Te following anthropometrical data were recorded in [11]. all participants: body weight (kg), height (m), waist cir- Te most accurate measurements of body fat deposits cumference (cm), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and blood are obtained using radiologic methods, namely, dual- pressure (mmHg). Te BMI was calculated as weight in energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and magnetic reso- kilograms divided by the square of height in meters (kg/ nance imaging (MRI), and techniques such as proton m2). Te waist circumference was determined at the spectroscopy (H-MRS) and Dixon-based fat quantifca- midpoint between the lowest rib and the iliac crest. Te tion (MRI-DIXON), especially for the determination of WHR was defned as the ratio of waist girth to the larg- hepatic and pancreatic fat content [12–15]. Tese tech- est circumference of the hips, measured at the greater niques have been validated against the direct determina- trochanter. tion of triglyceride content in human liver biopsies. Currently, to the best of our knowledge, no data are Laboratory evaluation available on the evaluation of fat deposition in the pan- Biochemical analyses creas of FPLD patients. Furthermore, the relationship Blood samples were collected between 06:30 and 08:00 between pancreatic and hepatic fat deposition and beta- a.m. after an overnight fast (12 h). Plasma glucose was cell function has not been well studied. Te aims of this determined using the glucose-oxidase method. Te cho- study were to evaluate pancreatic and hepatic fat content lesterol content of the lipoprotein fractions and triglyc- and their correlation with beta-cell function in FPLD erides were measured enzymatically. Plasma leptin and patients. insulin concentrations were measured using a radioim- munoassay. Fasting, 30, 60 and 120 min post load glucose levels were determined after a 75-g oral glucose tolerance Methods test (OGTT). Subjects Eleven women with FPLD from the outpatient clinics of Beta-cell function parameters Serviço de Metabologia do Instituto Estadual de Diabetes IR was estimated using the homeostasis model assess- e Endocrinologia do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro, Bra- ment (HOMA–IR) using the following formula: IR = fast- zil) were included. Te diagnosis of FPLD was confrmed ing insulin × fasting glucose/22.5. Te insulinogenic by the molecular analysis of the LMNA gene (ABI Prism index (II) was calculated as the increment of insulin 3100 Genetic Analyzer; Applied Biosystems, Foster City, above the fasting level at 30 min divided by the corre- CA, USA) performed by the Molecular Endocrinology sponding glucose increment [16]. Since insulin secretion Laboratory of Paulista Medical School. Eleven patients is dependent on insulin sensitivity, we evaluated the beta- had a missense mutation in the LMNA gene: seven cell disposition index (DI), calculated as the product of patients harbored the heterozygous variant p.R482W the II and the Matsuda index of insulin sensitivity (II × 1/ (c.1444C>T), in three patients, the mutation identi- insulin) [17, 18]. fed was p.R482Q (c.1445G>A), and one patient exhib- ited a novel heterozygous variant in exon 8 (p.N466D Body fat analysis using DXA (c.1396A>G) described previously [7]. Te patients A DXA scan (LUNAR PRODIGY ADVANCE software, belonged to six diferent families. version 9.5, LNR 41569 model; GE Medical Systems, A control group of 8 healthy women was carefully and Waukesha, WI, USA) was performed. Te fat quantity sequentially selected to match the lipodystrophic group and distribution were analyzed using the following vari- according to body mass index (BMI) and age. All controls ables: total fat (%), trunk fat (%), upper and lower limb fat Godoy‑Matos et al. Diabetol Metab Syndr (2018) 10:71 Page 3 of 6 (%), fat mass (g), central fat (g), and peripheral fat (g). Te or Spearman’s Coefcient. Te level of statistical sig- central-to-peripheral fat ratio or the fat mass ratio (FMR) nifcance was 5%. Logarithmic-transformed values were was used to investigate body fat distribution, as previ- used only for the liver fat variable due to the great disper- ously described [5, 6, 19]. sion of values. Pancreas and liver fat deposition evaluated by MRI‑DIXON Results Subjects underwent imaging examinations of the liver Eleven women with FPLD were evaluated in our study. and pancreas in the supine position via a 1.5 T Magnetom Ten patients were diagnosed with type 2 DM and were Avanto MR unit (Siemens Healthineers, Erlangen, Ger- taking metformin, and one had impaired fasting glu- many). After positioning the abdomen in a phased array cose. Te duration of diabetes varied from 1 to 10 years.