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Adipose Cellular Kinetics of Lipedema
Lipedema is characterized by an abnormal deposition of adipose tissue, resulting in fluid accumulation, limb enlargement, and pain. Lipedema is often misdiagnosed as simply obesity. A major challenge with diagnosis is the poorly understood biology underlying the disease. Limited studies suggest that the development of lipedema may involve adipocyte hypertrophy, increased commitment of adipose progenitor cells, hypoxia, adipocyte necrosis and macrophage recruitment. There remains an urgent need to investigate novel characteristics of adipose remodeling that may contribute to the pathogenesis of lipedema. The study investigators have ...
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Building Lipedema Research Resources
Lipedema is a disease marked by subcutaneous adipose tissue accumulation in the lower extremities of females that is accompanied by somatic pain and edema. Importantly, lipedema is commonly misdiagnosed as obesity, although it's estimated to affect a high 11% of women. Clinical diagnosis of lipedema requires specialized training not widely available at most major medical centers, and there remains a substantial need for objective tools to distinguish lipedema from obesity. There is a critical need to define specific molecular markers of disease in circulation or at the tissue-level. The purpose of this study is to create, manage, and...
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Evaluation of Lipoedema Tissue Transcriptome
Lipoedema is a chronic painful disease with a fat distribution disorder affecting women. It is probably aggravated by hormonal changes. It is also discussed that a genetical predisposition might be a risk factor for developing lipoedema. The mechanisms leading to lipoedema are mostly unknown. The aim of this study is to identify molecular mechanisms and changes of the RNA-Expression pattern causing lipoedema by comparing the transcriptome of subcutaneous tissue of lipoedema patients vs. healthy subcutaneous tissue.
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Is The Pain in Lipedema Patients Neuropathic Pain?
Lipedema is a chronic progressive disease characterized by abnormal increase of subcutaneous adipose tissue. It is characterized by bilateral enlargement of the lower and/or upper extremities, typically sparing the hands and feet. This disease, which almost always affects women, has rarely been described in men due to hormonal disorders or concomitant diseases such as cirrhosis. Although the results vary, it has been reported that it is seen at a minimum rate of 1:72.000 or 11% of women are affected by this disease. Although it is a common disease, it can often be missed in daily practice. Therefore, it is very important to define...
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Sarcopenia and Related Factors in Lipedema
Lipedema is a common disease of subcutaneous adipose tissue. The most common complaint of patients with swelling in the affected extremity is pain. In addition, patients with lipedema may experience conditions that can greatly affect the health and quality of life of the individual, such as loss of muscle strength and exercise capacity, and deterioration in activity levels of daily living. It is still unknown whether the decrease in muscle strength in patients with lipedema is part of this condition or whether decreased activity levels lead to decreased muscle strength. Sarcopenia is an important health problem characterized by...
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The Effects of Endurance Training on Lipedema
Lipedema is a fat disorder causing accumulation of subcutaneous adipose tissue particularly in arms and legs, and predominantly affects women. Lipedema likely contributes to an array of other pathologies, including obesity, inflammatory bowel disease, and neurological disorders. Lipedema tissue is often very painful and can severely impair mobility. The condition can also increase the incidence of depression, anxiety, or eating disorders. There seems to be a general impression that lipedema tissue is difficult to reduce by diet, exercise, or bariatric surgery. However, only a few studies have actually explored the effects of...
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The National Lipedema Study
Lipedema is a chronic condition with a symmetrical accumulation of painful fatty tissue primarily affecting the limbs, sparing hands, feet and trunk. The subcutaneous fatty tissue is disproportionately voluminous and may have a different microstructure and metabolism than the patient's regular fatty tissue. The condition affects almost exclusively women and usually debuts around puberty. Lipedema seems to have a hereditary component, may be affected by hormonal variations and worsens with obesity. Guidelines advocate conservative treatment with compression therapy, weight management, physical activity, life style changes and ...
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Vascular Lab Resource (VLR) Biorepository
This is a study of biomarkers obtained from prospectively collected subject samples and their correlation with cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. The purpose of this initiative is to develop an enduring tool to allow for collaborative research between clinicians at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus and basic scientists at the Lerner Research Institute. This collaboration will allow resources to be available to clinical and basic researchers alike. This tool will enable research of vascular disease in the Vascular Lab and will leverage this valuable asset to the fullest extent to allow for interdepartmental collaboration.
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Visualizing Vascular Mechanisms of Lipedema
This work will address clinical unmet needs for patients with lipedema using advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods, in sequence with portable clinical tools, by testing fundamental hypotheses regarding potential screening methods, lymphatic therapy, and vascular dysfunction in patients with lipedema.
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A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of CBL-514 Compared to Placebo in Participants With Dercum's Disease Lipomas
This is a single-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized phase 2 study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of CBL-514 injections in participants with Dercum's Disease lipomas.
