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The extracellular matrix contains a gel that is primarily made of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) bound to water and sodium. Glycosaminoglycans are repeating disaccharide (two sugar) units that are sulfated and therefore negatively charged and able to bind sodium and water. GAGs bind to a protein core to form a proteoglycan that can then attach to hyaluronan, forming a proteoglycan complex. Hyaluronan is the main GAG in the extracellular matrix that can exist bound to cells or free in the ECM. GAGs also bind to many other proteins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed7ee9ea8cb9f38c49ca762/1592181469220-WN16152ZOQ6XKLZEJIE5/lip200613+lip+le+US.jpg Lipedema Is Not Just Fat Figure 2. Ultrasound examinations of tissue in women with lipedema (left) and lymphedema (right). Note the thickened skin (red markers) and free fluid (yellow arrow) in lymphedema compared to lipedema https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed7ee9ea8cb9f38c49ca762/1592181832264-X56NDBK5PBKRDUFFNGTA/Wide+interstitium+between+fat+cells.jpg Lipedema Is Not Just Fat Figure 3. Loose connective tissue from the thigh of a woman with Stage 2 lipedema. Adipocytes (A) surround the interstitial space is which is so enlarged that multiple blood vessels have grown in this space (blue arrowheads). 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