White adipocyte dysfunction and obesity-associated pathologies in humans

CE Hagberg, KL Spalding - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2024 - nature.com
The prevalence of obesity and associated chronic diseases continues to increase
worldwide, negatively impacting on societies and economies. Whereas the association …

The evolving functions of the vasculature in regulating adipose tissue biology in health and obesity

I AlZaim, LPMH de Rooij, BN Sheikh… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Adipose tissue is an endocrine organ and a crucial regulator of energy storage and systemic
metabolic homeostasis. Additionally, adipose tissue is a pivotal regulator of cardiovascular …

[HTML][HTML] Exercise induces tissue-specific adaptations to enhance cardiometabolic health

SP Ashcroft, B Stocks, B Egan, JR Zierath - Cell metabolism, 2024 - cell.com
The risk associated with multiple cancers, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and all-cause
mortality is decreased in individuals who meet the current recommendations for physical …

Mesenchymal stromal cells as conductors of adipose tissue remodeling

J Cannavino, RK Gupta - Genes & Development, 2023 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Adipose tissue exhibits a remarkable capacity to expand, contract, and remodel in response
to changes in physiological and environmental conditions. Here, we describe recent …

Adipogenic and SWAT cells separate from a common progenitor in human brown and white adipose depots

NP Palani, C Horvath, PN Timshel, P Folkertsma… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Adipocyte function is a major determinant of metabolic disease, warranting investigations of
regulating mechanisms. We show at single-cell resolution that progenitor cells from four …

Open-ST: High-resolution spatial transcriptomics in 3D

M Schott, D León-Periñán, E Splendiani, L Strenger… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Spatial transcriptomics (ST) methods unlock molecular mechanisms underlying tissue
development, homeostasis, or disease. However, there is a need for easy-to-use, high …

Adipocyte p53 coordinates the response to intermittent fasting by regulating adipose tissue immune cell landscape

I Reinisch, H Michenthaler, A Sulaj… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
In obesity, sustained adipose tissue (AT) inflammation constitutes a cellular memory that
limits the effectiveness of weight loss interventions. Yet, the impact of fasting regimens on …

Peripheral and central macrophages in obesity

S Mukherjee, S Skrede, M Haugstøyl… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Obesity is associated with chronic, low-grade inflammation. Excessive nutrient intake causes
adipose tissue expansion, which may in turn cause cellular stress that triggers infiltration of …

Adipokines in atherosclerosis: unraveling complex roles

J Luo, Z He, Q Li, M Lv, Y Cai, W Ke, X Niu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Adipokines are biologically active factors secreted by adipose tissue that act on local and
distant tissues through autocrine, paracrine, and endocrine mechanisms. However …

Futile lipid cycling: from biochemistry to physiology

AK Sharma, R Khandelwal, C Wolfrum - Nature Metabolism, 2024 - nature.com
In the healthy state, the fat stored in our body isn't just inert. Rather, it is dynamically
mobilized to maintain an adequate concentration of fatty acids (FAs) in our bloodstream. Our …