Association between serum lipoprotein lipase mass concentration and subcutaneous fat accumulation during neonatal period

K. Yoshikawa, T. Okada, S. Munakata, A. Okahashi, R. Yonezawa, M. Makimoto, S. Hosono, S. Takahashi, H. Mugishima, T. Yamamoto

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Abstract

Background/Objectives: Subcutaneous adipose tissue grows rapidly during the first months of life. Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) has a quantitatively important function in adipose tissue fat accumulation and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is a determinant of neonatal growth. Recent studies showed that LPL mass in non-heparinized serum (LPLm) was an index of LPL-mediated lipolysis of plasma triacylglycerol (TG). The objective was to know the influence of serum LPL and IGF-I on neonatal subcutaneous fat growth, especially on catch-up growth in low birth weight infants. Subjects/Methods: We included 47 healthy neonates (30 males, 17 females), including 7 small for gestational age. We measured serum LPLm and IGF-I concentrations at birth and 1 month, and analyzed those associations with subcutaneous fat accumulation. Results: Serum LPLm and IGF-I concentrations increased markedly during the first month, and positively correlated with the sum of skinfold thicknesses both at birth (r=0.573, P<0.0001; r=0.457, P<0.0035) and at 1 month (r=0.614, P<0.0001; r=0.787, P<0.0001, respectively). In addition, serum LPLm concentrations correlated inversely to very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL)-TG levels (r=-0.692, P<0.0001 at birth; r=-0.429, P<0.0052 at 1 month). Moreover, the birth weight Z-score had an inverse association with the postnatal changes in individual serum LPLm concentrations (r=0.639, P<0.0001).Conclusions: Both serum LPLm and IGF-I concentrations were the determinants of subcutaneous fat accumulation during the fetal and neonatal periods. During this time, LPL-mediated lipolysis of VLDL-TG may be one of the major mechanisms of rapid growth in subcutaneous fat tissue. Moreover, LPL, as well as IGF-I, may contribute to catch-up growth in smaller neonates.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)447-453
Number of pages7
JournalEuropean Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume64
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2010

Keywords

  • Catch-up growth
  • Low birth weight infant
  • Serum lipoprotein lipase mass
  • Subcutaneous fat
  • Very low-density lipoprotein

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