Abstract
The prevalence of obesity has increased to pandemic levels over the past years. Associated comorbidities linked with the accumulation of lipids in different tissues and blood are responsible for the high mortality in these patients. The increased dietary lipid uptake contributes to these metabolic diseases. Identifying which pathways might be dysregulated in these patients will contribute to find new therapeutic targets. Thus, here, a protocol to follow up the distribution of dietary lipids in blood and tissues is provided. For this, radiolabeled triglyceride in olive oil is administered by oral gavage. To ascertain more precisely the capacity of each tissue for fatty acid uptake, not considering the intestinal barrier, the intravenous (IV) administration of radiolabeled lipids is also described.
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