Bone marrow adipose tissue

Biomarker

2 papers4 findings

  • Animals1

Interventions

3

Gastric bypass

downin humans1

1 study
  1. Gastric bypass decreases bone marrow adipose tissue in humans.

    “Overall, gastric bypass appears to decrease BMAT, particularly in patients with diabetes and postmenopausal women, whereas sleeve gastrectomy appears to increase BMAT”

    Reviewparticularly in patients with diabetes and postmenopausal women

    The Impact of Interventional Weight Loss on Bone Marrow Adipose Tissue in People Living with Obesity and Its Connection to Bone Metabolism

    NutrientsOct 29, 2023

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Caloric restriction

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1 study
  1. Caloric restriction decreases bone marrow adipose tissue in humans.

    “BMAT levels tend to decrease after caloric restriction-induced weight loss”

    Reviewin people living with obesity

    The Impact of Interventional Weight Loss on Bone Marrow Adipose Tissue in People Living with Obesity and Its Connection to Bone Metabolism

    NutrientsOct 29, 2023

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High-fat diet

upin mice1

1 study
  1. High-fat diet increases bone marrow adipose tissue in mice (+79.5 ± 5.86%, p < 0.005).

    “expansion of bone marrow adipose tissue (BMAT; +60.7 ± 9.9% in HFD vs. +79.5 ± 5.86% in HFD-OVX, p < 0.005).”

    Animalsin ovariectomized mice60% fatbone12 weeksfemales

    High-fat diet-induced obesity augments the deleterious effects of estrogen deficiency on bone: Evidence from ovariectomized mice

    Aging cellOct 10, 2022

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Associations

1

Bone mineral density

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1 study
  1. Bone marrow adipose tissue is associated with bone mineral density in humans.

    “inverse associations between BMAT and bone mineral density (BMD) have been consistently found in PwO”

    Reviewin people living with obesity

    The Impact of Interventional Weight Loss on Bone Marrow Adipose Tissue in People Living with Obesity and Its Connection to Bone Metabolism

    NutrientsOct 29, 2023

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Funding

2 grants since 2021

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesUS$34.3kDanmarks Frie Forskningsfond

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Skeletal Radiology

Spinal bone marrow fat increases with age across all regions

In 81,318 UK Biobank adults, vertebral bone marrow fat rose 2.95% to 3.83% per decade across spinal regions, with higher levels in females.In 81,318 UK Biobank adults, vertebral bone marrow fat rose 2.95% to 3.83% per decade across spinal regions, with higher levels in females.

Cohort study of 81,318 peopleBones and joints