
细胞因子

肥胖症是指体内脂肪组织过量积聚。1
脂肪组织不仅可储存多余能量,也是一个活跃的内分泌器官。
脂肪细胞会分泌多种激素、细胞因子及其他蛋白质因子(统称为脂肪因子),这些因子可对身体其他部分产生生物学影响。
研究表明,肥胖症可导致慢性、低度炎症状态,2 这种情况会使宠物更易罹患骨关节炎和糖尿病等疾病。

将肥胖症与疾病关联起来的科学
脂肪组织可产生 100 多种脂肪因子,这些因子可产生从食欲调节到血压控制的全身性影响。其中包括促炎性细胞因子,如肿瘤坏死因子-α (TNF-α)、白细胞介素-6 和 C 反应蛋白。3
肥胖症可改变脂肪因子的分泌。在人类肥胖症研究中,血液中的炎症细胞因子水平呈全身升高趋势。4 同样,Purina 及其他机构的研究表明,与体型精瘦的宠物相比,肥胖猫、犬体内的炎症性脂肪因子浓度更高。5-10

由于脂肪组织(更具体而言是白色脂肪组织)是这些炎性化合物的来源,炎症性脂肪因子水平升高似乎可将肥胖症与许多体重相关疾病关联起来。3,11
例如,在肥胖症中,胰岛素抵抗与 TNF-α 水平升高有关,TNF-α 是一种可阻止胰岛素受体激活的细胞因子。12-15
研究还表明,肥胖症与自由基的大量产生存在关联,进而导致氧化应激增强。氧化应激会导致组织损伤,从而加剧许多疾病的发展。16,17
这些不良反应中有许多可随着体重下降而减轻或逆转。5,7,13, 18-20
需记住的要点
- 脂肪组织是一种活跃的内分泌器官,会分泌多种激素、细胞因子及其他蛋白质因子(统称为脂肪因子),这些因子可从生物学角度对全身产生影响。
- 在肥胖症中,影响胰岛素抵抗、炎症、氧化应激和其他生物学功能的脂肪因子可发生改变。
- 体重下降与作为炎症生物标志物的脂肪因子减少存在关联。
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