The importance of breast adipose tissue in breast cancer

C Kothari, C Diorio, F Durocher - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Adipose tissue is a complex endocrine organ, with a role in obesity and cancer. Adipose
tissue is generally linked to excessive body fat, and it is well known that the female breast is …

Emerging functions of regulatory T cells in tissue homeostasis

A Sharma, D Rudra - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
CD4+ Foxp3+ regulatory T-cells (Tregs) are a unique subset of helper T-cells, which
regulate immune response and establish peripheral tolerance. Tregs not only maintain the …

Adipokines mediate inflammation and insulin resistance

H Kwon, JE Pessin - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
For many years, adipose tissue was considered as an inert energy storage organ that
accumulates and stores triacylglycerols during energy excess and releases fatty acids in …

Adipokines in inflammation and metabolic disease

N Ouchi, JL Parker, JJ Lugus, K Walsh - Nature reviews immunology, 2011 - nature.com
The worldwide epidemic of obesity has brought considerable attention to research aimed at
understanding the biology of adipocytes (fat cells) and the events occurring in adipose …

Adipose tissue-liver cross talk in the control of whole-body metabolism: implications in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

V Azzu, M Vacca, S Virtue, M Allison, A Vidal-Puig - Gastroenterology, 2020 - Elsevier
Adipose tissue and the liver play significant roles in the regulation of whole-body energy
homeostasis, but they have not evolved to cope with the continuous, chronic, nutrient …

[HTML][HTML] Adipokines: a link between obesity and cardiovascular disease

K Nakamura, JJ Fuster, K Walsh - Journal of cardiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Obesity is a risk factor for various cardiovascular diseases including hypertension,
atherosclerosis, and myocardial infarction. Recent studies aimed at understanding the …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammatory links between obesity and metabolic disease

CN Lumeng, AR Saltiel - The Journal of clinical …, 2011 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The obesity epidemic has forced us to evaluate the role of inflammation in the health
complications of obesity. This has led to a convergence of the fields of immunology and …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of adiponectin in the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and the potential role of polyphenols in the modulation of …

SC Shabalala, PV Dludla, L Mabasa, AP Kappo… - Biomedicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common chronic liver diseases
worldwide, as it affects up to 30% of adults in Western countries. Moreover, NAFLD is also …

Adipose tissue remodeling and obesity

K Sun, CM Kusminski, PE Scherer - The Journal of clinical …, 2011 - Am Soc Clin Investig
To fulfill its role as the major energy-storing tissue, adipose has several unique properties
that cannot be seen in any other organ, including an almost unlimited capacity to expand in …

Rapamycin-induced insulin resistance is mediated by mTORC2 loss and uncoupled from longevity

DW Lamming, L Ye, P Katajisto, MD Goncalves… - science, 2012 - science.org
Rapamycin, an inhibitor of mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1), extends
the life spans of yeast, flies, and mice. Calorie restriction, which increases life span and …