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SUMMARY:Lycopene and adipose tissue biology 
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DESCRIPTION:Erwan GOURANTON\, lab “Lipid nutrients & prevention metaboli
 c diseases (UMR 1260 INRA/476 INSERM )\, Marseille\, France\nAdipose tissu
 e is a complex organ which exerts several metabolic functions. It is invol
 ved in the regulation of the energy balance and since a decade is well kno
 wn as an exocrine organ which secrets several proteins collectively called
  adipokines such as adiponectin\, leptin… It is one of the main organs i
 nvolved in obesity where it concentrates several cellular dysfunctions whi
 ch will have important physiological consequences such as development of i
 nsulin resistance\, type II diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.\n\nEpide
 miological studies have reported that high consumption of fruits and veget
 ables is link to a decrease of pathologies such as cardiovascular diseases
 \, type II diabetes and cancer\; due to the presence of micronutrients not
 ably carotenoids. Among these carotenoids\, lycopene and β-carotene play 
 an important role. They are the main carotenoids in our diet\, and are phy
 siologically store in adipose tissue. Furthermore\, others studies point t
 hat the high consumption or concentration of these compounds in adipose ti
 ssue is associated to a decrease of the risk to develop cardiovascular dis
 eases. Moreover\, it has been recently reported that higher lycopene intak
 es were associated with a lower waist circumference and visceral and subcu
 taneous fat mass\, suggesting its impact on adipose tissue metabolism.\n\n
 However\, the link between carotenoids\, adipose tissue\, obesity-associat
 ed pathologies is unclear. The presentation will focus on the effect of ly
 copene and metabolites on several aspect of the biology of adipose tissue\
 , which could be considered as particularly relevant in the context of obe
 sity-associated pathologies.
LOCATION:AI 1153 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==AI%201153
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