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Impact of a High Saturated Fat Diet on Fasted Systemic and White Adipose Tissue Inflammatory Responses

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Obesity
Cardiovascular Diseases
Inflammation
Inflammatory Response
Interventions
Other: High Fat Diet
Registration Number
NCT03569189
Lead Sponsor
Loughborough University
Brief Summary

This study will investigate the effect of a 7-day westernised high-fat (65% of kilocalories), high-calorie (150% of requirements) diet on markers of inflammation in the blood and white adipose tissue. Participants will firstly complete a 3-day weight maintenance phase (Days 1-3) before completing a 7-day high fat diet intervention (Days 4-10). On days 4 and 11 participants will complete a laboratory visit where anthropometric measurements, blood and adipose samples will be collected.

The investigators hypothesise that consuming a high-fat, high-calorie diet for 7 days will alter the inflammatory responses in white adipose tissue and will induce metabolic endotoxaemia / systemic inflammation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
15
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
High Fat DietHigh Fat DietParticipants will consume a high-fat, high-calorie diet for 7 days (i.e. westernised diet) following a 3-day weight maintenance diet. Measurements will be made pre- and post-high fat diet intervention.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Protein expression (content and phosphorylation) of key markers of metabolic inflammation in white adipose tissue (for example assessment of NFKB/IKBa total protein and phosphorylation by western blot analysis)Change between pre- and post-high fat diet (assessed on days 4 and 11)

This will be assessed following the collection of fasted white adipose tissue samples

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Systemic Markers of Inflammation (for example CRP, TNFa and IL-6 concentrations, determined by spectrophotometric assay/ ELISA)Change between pre- and post-high fat diet (assessed on days 4 and 11)

Assessed following the collection of fasted blood samples

Fasting Serum Lipid Profile (for example total, HDL and LDL cholesterol, TAG and NEFA concentrations, measured using a spectrophotometric assay)Change between pre- and post-high fat diet (assessed on days 4 and 11)

Assessed following the collection of fasted blood samples

Immune Cell Populations in the BloodChange between pre- and post-high fat diet (assessed on days 4 and 11)

Assessed following the collection of fasted blood samples

Gene expression of key markers of metabolic inflammation in white adipose tissueChange between pre- and post-high fat diet (assessed on days 4 and 11)

This will be assessed following the collection of fasted white adipose tissue samples

Anthropometric Measurements (for example height and weight that will be aggregated to report BMI in kg/m^2)Change between pre- and post-high fat diet (assessed on days 4 and 11)

Measured using standard equipment

Physical ActivityHabitual physical activity will be assessed for 3 days prior to commencing the high-fat diet intervention (days 1-3) and during the final 3 days of the intervention (days 8-10)

Assessed using Actigraph accelerometers

Fasting Serum Markers of Insulin Resistance (for example insulin and glucose concentrations, determined using an ELISA/ spectrophotometric assay)Change between pre- and post-high fat diet (assessed on days 4 and 11)

Assessed following the collection of fasted blood samples

Systemic Markers of Metabolic Endotoxemia (for example LBP and sCD14 concentrations, determined using an ELISA)Change between pre- and post-high fat diet (assessed on days 4 and 11)

Assessed following the collection of fasted blood samples

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Loughborough University

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Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

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