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ArticleThe Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism2025

Plasma Endocannabinoids Are Independently Associated With the Metabolic Function of White Adipose Tissue.

Dany Dion, Christophe Noll, Mélanie Fortin, Lounès Haroune, Sabrina Saibi, Philippe Sarret, André C Carpentier

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Article in The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Dany DionDivision of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada.
Christophe NollDivision of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2874-2060
Mélanie FortinDivision of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7265-5079
Lounès HarouneDepartment of Pharmacology & Pharmacology, Institut de Pharmacologie de Sherbrooke, Bioanalysis Platform, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5420-6619
Sabrina SaibiDepartment of Pharmacology & Pharmacology, Institut de Pharmacologie de Sherbrooke, Bioanalysis Platform, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada.
Philippe SarretDepartment of Pharmacology & Pharmacology, Institut de Pharmacologie de Sherbrooke, Bioanalysis Platform, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7627-701X
André C CarpentierDivision of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3983-8156

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Canada Research Chair Tier 1CIHR MOP53094University of Sherbrooke
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextLittle is known about the link between the endocannabinoid (EC) system and the in vivo metabolic function of white adipose tissue (WAT).

objectiveWe aimed to evaluate whether ECs are linked to postprandial fatty acid metabolism and WAT metabolic function.

methodsMen and women, with (IGT, n = 20) or without impaired glucose tolerance (NGT, n = 20) underwent meal testing with oral and intravenous stable isotope palmitate tracers and positron emission tomography with intravenous [11C]-palmitate and oral [18F]-fluoro-thia-heptadecanoic acid to determine systemic and organ-specific dietary fatty acid (DFA) and nonesterified fatty acid (NEFA) metabolism and partitioning. We determined fasting and postprandial plasma levels of EC by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

resultsAll ECs of the 2-monoacylglycerol (2-MAG) family displayed a progressive postprandial increase up to 360 minutes after meal intake that was more pronounced in women with IGT. N-acylethanolamine (NAE) levels decreased between fasting and 180 minutes, followed by a return to preprandial values at 360 minutes and were also increased in women with IGT. Postprandial area under the curve (AUC) of palmitate appearance rate was significantly and independently associated with postprandial AUC of anandamide (AEA; P = .0003) and total energy expenditure (P = .0009). DFA storage in abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue was positively predicted by fasting 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG; P < .04).

conclusionEC levels of the NAE family independently follow plasma NEFA metabolism, whereas 2-MAG closely follow the spillover of triglyceride-rich lipoprotein intravascular lipolytic products. Whether these associations are causal requires further investigation.

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Adipose Tissue, WhiteEndocannabinoidsGlucose IntoleranceAdultEthanolaminesFatty Acids, NonesterifiedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPositron-Emission TomographyPostprandial PeriodEndocannabinoidsEthanolaminesFatty Acids, NonesterifiedN-acylethanolaminesdietary fatty acidsendocannabinoidsfatty acid spilloverimpaired glucose toleranceinsulin resistancenonesterified fatty acidsobesitypositron emission tomographypostprandial fatty acid metabolismprediabetes

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PMCPMC12086413

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