Postprandial regulation of blood lipids and adipose tissue lipoprotein lipase in type 2 diabetes patients and healthy control subjects

JW Eriksson, J Burén, M Svensson, T Olivecrona… - Atherosclerosis, 2003 - Elsevier
Background/aim: In type 2 diabetes and other insulin-resistant conditions, postprandial
hypertriglyceridaemia is an important metabolic perturbation. To further elucidate alterations
in the clearance of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins in type 2 diabetes we focused on the
nutritional regulation of adipose tissue lipoprotein lipase (LPL). Subjects and methods: Eight
subjects with type 2 diabetes and eight age-, sex-and body mass index (BMI)-matched
control subjects underwent subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue biopsies in the fasting …