The goal of this study is to evaluate the role of transcription factor EB (TFEB) in adipose (fat) tissue macrophages (ATM) in regulating adipose tissue and systemic metabolic function in obesity. The investigators will assess the differences in ATM lipid metabolism in people with metabolically abnormal obesity and lean individuals. Both groups will have: * screening visit * imaging (body composition testing - dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans, magnetic resonance imaging \[MRI\] and magnetic resonance spectroscopy \[MRS\] scans) * Overnight visit with intravenous infusion (IV), muscle, and fat tissue biopsies
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
60
University of Missouri School of Medicine
Columbia, Missouri, United States
RECRUITINGInsulin sensitivity
Sensitivity assessed as insulin-mediated glucose disposal during a hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp procedure
Time frame: Within 2 weeks of Clinical Visit
24-hour plasma glucose concentration
Time frame: Within 2 weeks of Clinical Visit
Macrophage isolation in adipose tissue biopsy
macrophage gene expression using RNA sequencing and fluorescent activated cell sorting (FACS)
Time frame: Within 2 weeks of Clinical Visit
Macrophage isolation in skeletal muscle tissue
macrophage gene expression using RNA sequencing and fluorescent activated cell sorting (FACS)
Time frame: Within 2 weeks of Clinical Visit
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