Department of Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, Pathological Anatomy and Pathological Histology, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Crkvena 21, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, J. Huttlera 4, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 31;18(7):3627. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18073627.
Childhood obesity is a complex health problem, and not many studies have been done on adipose tissue remodeling in early childhood. The aim of this study was to examine extracellular matrix remodeling in the adipose tissue of healthy male children depending on their weight status. Subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue was obtained from 45 otherwise healthy male children who underwent elective surgery for hernia repairs or orchidopexy. The children were divided into overweight/obese ( = 17) or normal weight groups ( = 28) depending on their body mass index (BMI) z-score. Serum was obtained for glucose, testosterone, triglyceride, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) measurements. Sections of adipose tissue were stained with hematoxylin and eosin to determine the adipocytes' surface area, and Masson's trichrome stain was used to detect the adipocytes' collagen content. Immunohistochemistry for CD163 cells was also performed. The results showed that male children in the overweight group had higher serum triglyceride levels, greater adipocyte surface area and collagen content in their subcutaneous adipose tissue, more crown-like structures in fat tissues, and more CD163 cells in their visceral adipose tissue than males in the normal weight group. In conclusion, in male children, obesity can lead to the hypertrophy of adipocytes, increased collagen deposition in subcutaneous adipose tissues, and changes in the polarization and accumulation of macrophages.
儿童肥胖是一个复杂的健康问题,早期儿童脂肪组织重塑的研究并不多。本研究旨在探讨健康男童脂肪组织细胞外基质重塑与体重状态的关系。本研究纳入了 45 名因疝修补术或睾丸固定术而接受择期手术的健康男童,根据其体重指数(BMI)z 评分将其分为超重/肥胖组(n = 17)和正常体重组(n = 28)。采集血清用于检测血糖、睾酮、甘油三酯、总胆固醇、高密度脂蛋白(HDL)和低密度脂蛋白(LDL)。对脂肪组织进行苏木精和伊红染色以确定脂肪细胞的表面积,并用 Masson 三色染色法检测脂肪细胞的胶原含量。还进行了 CD163 细胞的免疫组织化学染色。结果显示,超重组男童的血清甘油三酯水平较高,其皮下脂肪组织的脂肪细胞表面积和胶原含量较大,脂肪组织中的冠状结构较多,内脏脂肪组织中的 CD163 细胞较多。综上所述,在男童中,肥胖可导致脂肪细胞肥大、皮下脂肪组织胶原沉积增加以及巨噬细胞极化和积聚的改变。