V Large, L Hellström, S Reynisdottir, F Lönnqvist, P Eriksson, L Lannfelt, P Arner
J Clin Invest.
1997;
100(12):3005–3013
doi:10.1172/JCI119854
This article Copyright © 1997, The American Society for Clinical Investigation
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atecholamines play a central role in the regulation of energy expenditure, in part by stimulating lipid mobilization through lipolysis in fat cells. The beta-2 adrenoceptor (BAR-2) is a major lipolytic receptor in human fat cells. To determine whether known polymorphisms in codons 16, 27, and 164 of this receptor play a role in obesity and subcutaneous adipocyte BAR-2 lipolytic function, we investigated a group of 140 women with a large variation in body fat mass. Only the polymorphisms in codons 16 and 27 were common in the study population. The Gln27Glu polymorphism was markedly associated with obesity with a relative risk for obesity of approximately 7 and an odds ratio of approximately 10. Homozygotes for Glu27 had an average fat mass excess of 20 kg and approximately 50% larger fat cells than controls. However, no significant association with changes in BAR-2 function was observed. The Arg16Gly polymorphism was associated with altered BAR-2 function with Gly16 carriers showing a fivefold increased agonist sensitivity and without any change in BAR-2 expression. However, it was not significantly linked with obesity. These findings suggest that genetic variability in the human BAR-2 gene could be of major importance for obesity, energy expenditure, and lipolytic BAR-2 function in adipose tissue, at least in women.
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