BACKGROUND: Elevated fasting plasma concentrations of complement component 3 (C3) are associated with elevated fasting and postprandial triacylglycerol concentrations, insulin resistance, obesity, and coronary artery disease. C3 is the central component of the complement system and the precursor of acylation-stimulating protein (ASP). Insulin and ASP are principal determinants of free fatty acid (FFA) trapping by adipose tissue. OBJECTIVE: Because controversy exists concerning postprandial changes in C3 and because meal composition may influence complement activation, we studied postprandial lipemia in relation to changes in plasma C3. DESIGN: After an overnight fast, 6 healthy men ( +/- SD age: 23 +/- 2 y) underwent 4 oral liquid challenges: fat (50 g/m(2) body surface), glucose (37.5 g/m(2)), fat and glucose (mixed test), and water (as a control test) in a random, crossover design. RESULTS:Plasma ASP concentrations did not change postprandially in any test. Changes in C3 concentration were observed only after the fat challenge: elevated concentrations occurred between 1 and 3 h, and a maximum increase of 11% occurred at 2 h (P = 0.05). Postprandial triacylglycerolemia did not differ significantly between the fat and mixed tests. The FFA response after the fat challenge was the highest of all the tests (P < 0.05 for all comparisons) and was accompanied by an increase in ketone bodies (maximum at 6 h); this increase did not occur after the mixed test, which suggests less hepatic FFA delivery. CONCLUSIONS: When glucose is added to an oral fat load, the postprandial FFA response is reduced, and the fat-specific increase in C3 is prevented. After ingestion of fat without glucose, the lack of insulin response may lead to C3-mediated peripheral FFA trapping, which probably serves as a backup system in case of insufficient or inefficient insulin-dependent FFA trapping.
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BACKGROUND: Elevated fasting plasma concentrations of complement component 3 (C3) are associated with elevated fasting and postprandial triacylglycerol concentrations, insulin resistance, obesity, and coronary artery disease. C3 is the central component of the complement system and the precursor of acylation-stimulating protein (ASP). Insulin and ASP are principal determinants of free fatty acid (FFA) trapping by adipose tissue. OBJECTIVE: Because controversy exists concerning postprandial changes in C3 and because meal composition may influence complement activation, we studied postprandial lipemia in relation to changes in plasma C3. DESIGN: After an overnight fast, 6 healthy men ( +/- SD age: 23 +/- 2 y) underwent 4 oral liquid challenges: fat (50 g/m(2) body surface), glucose (37.5 g/m(2)), fat and glucose (mixed test), and water (as a control test) in a random, crossover design. RESULTS: Plasma ASP concentrations did not change postprandially in any test. Changes in C3 concentration were observed only after the fat challenge: elevated concentrations occurred between 1 and 3 h, and a maximum increase of 11% occurred at 2 h (P = 0.05). Postprandial triacylglycerolemia did not differ significantly between the fat and mixed tests. The FFA response after the fat challenge was the highest of all the tests (P < 0.05 for all comparisons) and was accompanied by an increase in ketone bodies (maximum at 6 h); this increase did not occur after the mixed test, which suggests less hepatic FFA delivery. CONCLUSIONS: When glucose is added to an oral fat load, the postprandial FFA response is reduced, and the fat-specific increase in C3 is prevented. After ingestion of fat without glucose, the lack of insulin response may lead to C3-mediated peripheral FFA trapping, which probably serves as a backup system in case of insufficient or inefficient insulin-dependent FFA trapping.
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