In this study the investigators aim to investigate whether the sympathetic stimulation of BAT, as assessed with a 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine single-photon emission computed tomography computed tomography scan, differs between lean and obese individuals, as an explanation for the diminished metabolic brown adipose tissue activity in obese subjects. The investigators hypothesis is that sympathetic nervous system activity in the obese is diminished as compared to their leaner counterparts as an explanation for the diminished metabolic brown adipose tissue activity in the obese.
The sympathetic nervous system is the primary activator of Brown Adipose Tissue. Obese humans are known to have less metabolically active brown adipose tissue as compared to their leaner counterparts. The reason for this diminished metabolic brown adipose tissue activity is unknown. However, a lower sympathetic nervous system activation to brown adipose tissue in the obese might explain a diminished metabolic brown adipose tissue. Therefore, in this study, both the sympathetic nervous system activation to brown adipose tissue and the metabolic activity will be measured in lean and obese subjects. sympathetic nervous system activity will be measured using 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine single-photon emission computed tomography scans, metabolic activity will be measured using 18F- fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography CT scans.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
Academic Medical Center
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Difference in sympathetic stimulation to BAT between lean and obese individuals
Time frame: Participants will be followed for a mean duration of 2 weeks (the maximal time period between the two scans) The outcome measurements will be assessed when the last subject has been scanned approximately one year after starting the trial
Difference in correlation between sympathetic stimulation of BAT as assessed with 123I-MIBG SPECT scans and metabolic BAT activity as assessed with 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose(FDG)- positron emission tomography(PET)-CT scan in lean and obese individuals
The difference in correlation between sympathetic stimulation of BAT and metabolic BAT activity between lean and obese individuals.
Time frame: Participants will be followed for a mean duration of 2 weeks (the maximal time period between the two scans) The outcome measurements will be assessed when the last subject has been scanned approximately one year after starting the trial.
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