Veilleux A

ORCID: 0000-0003-4078-1908 · 3 papers in corpus
observational 2016
Plasma Lactoferrin Levels Positively Correlate with Insulin Resistance despite an Inverse Association with Total Adiposity in Lean and Severely Obese Patients
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0166138

CONTEXT: Lactoferrin (Lf) is an important protein found on mucosal surfaces, within neutrophils and various cells, and in biological fluids. It displays multiple functions, including iron-binding as well as antimicrobial, immunomodulatory a…

observational 2012
Stearic acid content of abdominal adipose tissues in obese women
Nutrition & diabetes ·doi:10.1038/nutd.2011.19

OBJECTIVE: Subcutaneous (SC) adipose tissue stearic acid (18:0) content and stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 (SCD1)-mediated production of oleic acid (18:1) have been suggested to be altered in obesity. The objective of our study was to examine ab…

observational 2011
Visceral adipocyte hypertrophy is associated with dyslipidemia independent of body composition and fat distribution in women
Diabetes ·doi:10.2337/db10-1039

OBJECTIVE: We assessed whether subcutaneous and omental adipocyte hypertrophy are related to metabolic alterations independent of body composition and fat distribution in women. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Mean adipocyte diameter of paire…