Adipose tissue browning for the treatment of obesity and metabolic diseases

Adipose tissue is the most abundant endocrine organ in humans with an important influence on many events throughout life. Many studies that highlight the different phenotypic characteristics of fat cells in adults are becoming more frequent. Perhaps, one of the most important properties of fat cells...

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Main Authors: F. Arroyave, D. Montaño, F. Lizcano
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Language:English
Published: Verduci Editore 2020-07-01
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description Adipose tissue is the most abundant endocrine organ in humans with an important influence on many events throughout life. Many studies that highlight the different phenotypic characteristics of fat cells in adults are becoming more frequent. Perhaps, one of the most important properties of fat cells is their flexibility to adapt to different environmental and nutritional conditions. White adipocytes can receive hormonal stimuli from other tissues and differentiate into cells with a greater thermogenic potential. In this process, lipid inclusion changes and the number of mitochondria increases, leading to functional characteristics similar to those of brown adipocytes. Recently, beige fat cells have been studied in the attempt to elucidate their role in the regulation of obesity and insulin resistance. Therefore, understanding the beige adipocyte embryonic origin and the ability of these cells to transdifferentiate is a major research challenge, with the aim of elucidating the role of these cells as a possible therapeutic strategy for obesity and metabolic diseases. In this manuscript, we will focus on the origins of the different fat cells and the possible therapeutic properties of beige fat cells.
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spelling doaj.art-2cc98b06e50a48e19661eb8cb6132fc52022-12-21T22:24:06ZengVerduci EditoreCellR42329-70422020-07-01810.32113/cellr4_20207_28772877Adipose tissue browning for the treatment of obesity and metabolic diseasesF. Arroyave0D. Montaño1F. Lizcano2Center of Biomedical Investigation, CIBUS, Universidad de La Sabana, Chía, ColombiaCenter of Biomedical Investigation, CIBUS, Universidad de La Sabana, Chía, ColombiaCenter of Biomedical Investigation, CIBUS, Universidad de La Sabana, Chía, ColombiaAdipose tissue is the most abundant endocrine organ in humans with an important influence on many events throughout life. Many studies that highlight the different phenotypic characteristics of fat cells in adults are becoming more frequent. Perhaps, one of the most important properties of fat cells is their flexibility to adapt to different environmental and nutritional conditions. White adipocytes can receive hormonal stimuli from other tissues and differentiate into cells with a greater thermogenic potential. In this process, lipid inclusion changes and the number of mitochondria increases, leading to functional characteristics similar to those of brown adipocytes. Recently, beige fat cells have been studied in the attempt to elucidate their role in the regulation of obesity and insulin resistance. Therefore, understanding the beige adipocyte embryonic origin and the ability of these cells to transdifferentiate is a major research challenge, with the aim of elucidating the role of these cells as a possible therapeutic strategy for obesity and metabolic diseases. In this manuscript, we will focus on the origins of the different fat cells and the possible therapeutic properties of beige fat cells.https://www.cellr4.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/e2877.pdfbeige adipocytewhite adipocytebrown adipocyteobesitydiabetes mellitusdifferentiation
spellingShingle F. Arroyave
D. Montaño
F. Lizcano
Adipose tissue browning for the treatment of obesity and metabolic diseases
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beige adipocyte
white adipocyte
brown adipocyte
obesity
diabetes mellitus
differentiation
title Adipose tissue browning for the treatment of obesity and metabolic diseases
title_full Adipose tissue browning for the treatment of obesity and metabolic diseases
title_fullStr Adipose tissue browning for the treatment of obesity and metabolic diseases
title_full_unstemmed Adipose tissue browning for the treatment of obesity and metabolic diseases
title_short Adipose tissue browning for the treatment of obesity and metabolic diseases
title_sort adipose tissue browning for the treatment of obesity and metabolic diseases
topic beige adipocyte
white adipocyte
brown adipocyte
obesity
diabetes mellitus
differentiation
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