The study is cross-sectional is design. In the first Aim of this study, 5 women and 5 men will be asked to consume 2g/kg of \[2H\]water (a.k.a. deuterium oxide or heavy water) which incorporates 2H tracers into newly synthesized fatty acids and triglycerides. Deuterated water is not radioactive and has a long history of application in human studies. Researchers will collect blood samples 2 hours before and 5 hours after the participants consume 20 grams of alcohol as vodka to measure alcohol induced hepatic de novo lipogenesis (DNL) in both men in women. In addition, for Aim 2 researchers will recruit an additional 10 women who will be randomized into one of two groups who will consume a beverage containing vodka and sucrose, or sucrose alone. Aim 2 will be identical to the experimental scheme in Aim 2 in order to determine if sucrose enhances the effects of vodka on hepatic DNL.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
27
Participants will consume Vodka
Participants will consume sucrose in solution with water
School of Health Professions at UTSW
Dallas, Texas, United States
Mean Change in Hepatic De Novo Lipogenesis (DNL)
DNL will be measured by Orbitrap high-resolution-mass-spectrometry (GC-Orbitrap-HRMS) We will measure changes in the incorporation of 2H tracers into plasma triglycerides over time. This data will be analyzed by averaging each time point and looking at change in de novo lipogenesis over time.
Time frame: 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 5, 6, and 7 hours post heavy water consumption
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