減肥是不少女性、又或者亦是男性的終身使命。1279Please respect copyright.PENANAKJfPmfpMI2
先天上,兩性在儲存脂肪及體脂分佈上均有非常不同的地方。1279Please respect copyright.PENANA3o62n36AmV
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAfQCLj9T0Hd
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAZJ9T1kDgTh
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAbbRGNrlZl3
(圖1)已知的知識中,荷爾蒙及性別染色體在脂肪控制上均扮演著舉足輕重的角色。1279Please respect copyright.PENANA6Qa6mFVDu4
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAlSXa3SRl7v
普遍來說,女性傾向把脂肪儲存在臀部,而更年期的女性及男性則傾向把脂肪儲存在肚部。1279Please respect copyright.PENANA7HE274rFaw
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAYrWAu7b1um
增加更年期女性的體內雌激素濃度的話,將能減低脂肪儲存在肚部的傾向,間接證明荷爾蒙對於體脂分佈的影響性。1279Please respect copyright.PENANArMu6kPfHU2
1279Please respect copyright.PENANA2dXiniLwGG
然而,性別荷爾蒙在青春期發育的時候最為旺盛,但男女性的人體嬰兒及老鼠在發育之前,體脂的分佈亦已有所不同。1279Please respect copyright.PENANAWhZ9YX994T
而且,XXY的男性比XY的男性,體脂相對為多。1279Please respect copyright.PENANAKaHjHauGWF
1279Please respect copyright.PENANA4v7k5oj0aZ
這亦暗示性別染色體在脂肪控制上亦扮演著一定的角色。1279Please respect copyright.PENANAf8d1IRE2li
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAxi4eduoKSa
而近日就有科學家發表文章(Ref1),解構X染色體導致脂肪相對上較容易增加的原因。1279Please respect copyright.PENANAT9zXH0B4cL
1279Please respect copyright.PENANADGS0WepNae
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAWIUfsmQpnC
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAwR4Spinu0h
(圖2)X染色體主宰超過800種蛋白質的產生。我們的身體有一道名為X inactivation的機制,使其中一條X染色體不能正常運作,好使蛋白質不會以雙倍的方式產生,造就男性及女性相關於X染色體所產生的蛋白質水平不會有太大的差異;1279Please respect copyright.PENANAQAxmOke1Wt
男性只有一條X染色體,而X inactivation亦不會發生。1279Please respect copyright.PENANAaxZBUrzRLl
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAlvE5Sp8cw9
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAKEW8n6Vptd
但有時候,有一些X chromosome區域並沒有被抑制下來,造就女性身上某些蛋白質的數量會比男性為高。1279Please respect copyright.PENANAsgRbRIsbbf
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAYGIa6Woqmn
而現今發現,有至少四種蛋白質普遍上並沒有被X inactivation機制抑制下來。1279Please respect copyright.PENANA1FuE5QlBMP
1279Please respect copyright.PENANA85qoqoPk9m
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAXsl9e8tRBj
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAo2giH0eg5g
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAuapIe1kRdB
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAqtbnEjSHcy
(圖3)Kdm5c就是其中一隻沒有被抑制下來的蛋白質,它是一種histone deacetylase,簡單來說就是有著控制基因上那一些蛋白質能夠產生出來,那一些不能產生出來的權力。1279Please respect copyright.PENANApXxmHN3PpY
1279Please respect copyright.PENANA9MnobFW6Mc
科學家用上不同的實驗證實,Kdm5c有著控制幹細胞較容易變成為脂肪細胞的功能。1279Please respect copyright.PENANADdljKSv4T7
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAvTxnyv9VNF
在老鼠上,Kdm5c數量的多少,對於進食的數量並沒有太大的變化,但Kedm5c數量較多的老鼠身上則有著更多的脂肪。1279Please respect copyright.PENANA4vbA9MTSnD
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAoRLvTt3ghk
而對比七百多名孖生女性體內Kdm5c數量及其BMI的話,亦能發現有著正比的關係。1279Please respect copyright.PENANAhnbkN3snLj
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAljiJkRbw6O
女士先天上較易產生更多的脂肪,將有助懷孕的時候給予嬰兒更多的保護及營養需要。1279Please respect copyright.PENANAOzFYsoEZth
而Kdm5c這蛋白質是否為此先天性上而設,暫時還沒有決定性的實驗能夠證實。1279Please respect copyright.PENANAmKQzQA39Pl
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAxtS2t929xc
至於能否利用基因技術或者藥物來抑制Kdm5c的數量或功效而達至減肥功效,暫時亦沒有任何的數據,而且Kdm5c顯然不只是局限於影響脂肪新陳代謝這一方面,隨意抑壓的話相當有機會會導致不良的副作用效果。1279Please respect copyright.PENANAFhScy8Bure
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAzXAOoBXXdI
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAz9Eqy5L104
如果想我快啲出文的話,請入去Penana網站科普專欄–薯不揀單俾一個like以及Bookmark,這對我非常之重要。1279Please respect copyright.PENANA0suwI58fTE
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAtVoNkOwEAn
Link: https://www.penana.com/story/66244/%E7%A7%91%E6%99%AE%E5%B0%88%E6%AC%84-%E8%96%AF%E4%B8%8D%E6%8F%80%E5%96%AE/toc1279Please respect copyright.PENANAjQmSiADKko
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAlTF8c6r0j5
同時亦可以在Penana網站裡按「買一嚿/半嚿薯仔」,以課金的方式推動我繼續搜羅資料寫文,多謝。1279Please respect copyright.PENANAxzglALt2tS
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAJ3BBi9jfHl
Link:1279Please respect copyright.PENANAfGdsB8gRBI
https://www.penana.com/user/27349/%E8%96%AF%E4%BB%94%E8%81%9E%E8%8C%B1%E8%8E%89/portfolio1279Please respect copyright.PENANAORbRkn5eif
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAGeKb1SRMVQ
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAkCLzRr0ATw
有興趣接收科普資訊的話,歡迎follow IG: potatopigtongue。1279Please respect copyright.PENANAqpWmH3FLut
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAwsFbgEB3Er
1279Please respect copyright.PENANAXn0F9QgTj0
Ref1:https://www.jci.org/articles/view/1402231279Please respect copyright.PENANAvK966gMdq2
arrow_back
科普專欄–薯不揀單
more_vert
-
info_outline Info
-
toc Table of Contents
-
share Share
-
format_color_text Display Settings
-
exposure_plus_1 Recommend
-
Sponsor
-
report_problem Report
-
account_circle Login
Search stories, writers or societies
Continue ReadingClear All
What Others Are ReadingRefresh
X
Never miss what's happening on Penana!
科普專欄–薯不揀單
Author:
薯仔聞茱莉
ISSUE #26
深入淺出–女性相對上易肥的原因
LIKES 2
READS 1275
BOOKMARKS 151
campaign
Request update 0
Sponsor
Login with Facebook
or Sign up/Login to comment or bookmark! Click to load the next chapter
X
After each update request, the author will receive a notification!
smartphone100
→ Request update
X
Sponsor again
Click to login
Login first to show your name as a sponsor.
Thank you for supporting the story! :)
Please Login first.
×
Write down what you like about the story
×
Reading Theme:
Font Size:
Line Spacing:
Paragraph Spacing:
Load the next issue automatically
Reset to default
×
People Who Like This
x
Before You Publish
Please ensure your story does not contain illegal, hateful, inciting, or violence-promoting content, or any infringing, plagiarized, or spam material, and that it complies with Penana’s Terms of Use.
Penana reserves the right to remove any content that violates these rules or causes legal or community risk, and to suspend or terminate related accounts.

