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Translational Study Using Human Abdominal Adipose Tissue Biopsies to Investigate the Role of Cannabinoid Receptor 1 (CB1) in Controlling Endocannabinoid and Adipokine Secretion

Translational Study Using Human Abdominal Adipose Tissue Biopsies to Investigate the Role of Cannabinoid Receptor 1 (CB1) in Controlling Endocannabinoid and Adipokine Secretion

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04940962
Acronym
ENDOCATA
Enrollment
45
Registered
2021-06-28
Start date
2021-09-29
Completion date
2027-09-30
Last updated
2025-07-28

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Conditions

Abdominal Obesity, Diabete Type 2

Brief summary

Abdominal obesity and type 2 diabetes are associated with the hyperactivation of the endocannabinoid system. Several animal and human studies indicate that circulating endocannabinoid (EC) levels are correlated with body fat. Thus, adipose tissue, which possesses the enzymatic machinery for the synthesis of ECs, could be the main producer of plasma ECs. Today, it is clearly established that stimulation of the endocannabinoid system, via activation of cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1s) located in the brain, leads to increased food intake and weight gain. Moreover, peripheral CB1s present in organs such as the liver, muscles and adipose tissue are involved in the establishment of metabolic deregulations linked to obesity (steatosis, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia). Thus, ECs produced by adipose tissue could play a key role in the regulation of carbohydrate-lipid homeostasis through their autocrine or paracrine actions by activating central and peripheral CB1s. Therefore, the objective of this study is to: 1. clarify whether obesity, associated or not with diabetes, leads to an overproduction of ECs (specifying which ones) by visceral or subcutaneous adipose tissue 2. to determine whether blocking CB1s with new peripherally acting antagonists can lead to a reduction in the production of ECs by adipose tissue. This study will also provide an opportunity to evaluate the production of adipokines and cytokines involved in the control of energy homeostasis under the different experimental conditions.

Interventions

PROCEDURESampling of adipose tissue

Removal of less than 1 cm3 of adipose tissue during visceral surgery

Sponsors

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Controls: * men or post-menopausal women aged between 18 and 80 * gave oral consent * to undergo visceral surgery Non-diabetic obese subjects: * men or post-menopausal women aged between 18 and 80 * BMI \> 30 * gave oral consent * to undergo visceral surgery Obese diabetic subjects: * men or post-menopausal women aged between 18 and 80 * type 2 diabetic not treated with Insulin or GLP-1 agonist * BMI \> 30 * gave oral consent * to undergo visceral surgery

Exclusion criteria

* Controls: * Person not covered by national health insurance. * BMI \> 30 * diabetes * chronic inflammatory disease * cancer undergoing chemotherapy or chemotherapy less than a year old * digestive cancer with recent weight loss (≥10%) and/or malnutrition * known metastatic cancer * cancer undergoing long-term hormonal treatment * protected adult Non-diabetic obese subjects: * Person not covered by national health insurance * diabetes * chronic inflammatory disease * cancer undergoing chemotherapy or chemotherapy less than a year old * digestive cancer with recent weight loss (≥10%) and/or malnutrition * known metastatic cancer * cancer undergoing long-term hormonal treatment * protected adult Obese diabetic subjects: * Person not covered by national health insurance * chronic inflammatory disease * cancer undergoing chemotherapy or chemotherapy less than a year old * digestive cancer with recent weight loss (≥10%) and/or malnutrition * known metastatic cancer * cancer undergoing long-term hormonal treatment * type 1 diabetes * secondary diabetes * protected adult

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Kinetics of the appearance of endocannabinoids produced by visceral adipose tissue explants in culture medium estimated by the area under the curve in obese subjects and in controls.12 hoursThe assay will be performed using a technique of liquide chromatography coupled to a mass spectrometer.

Countries

France

Contacts

Primary ContactPablo ORTEGA DEBALLON
pablo.ortega-deballon@chu-dijon.fr03.80.29.37.47

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026