[HTML][HTML] Glycogen dynamics drives lipid droplet biogenesis during brown adipocyte differentiation

A Mayeuf-Louchart, S Lancel, Y Sebti, B Pourcet… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
Browning induction or transplantation of brown adipose tissue (BAT) or brown/beige
adipocytes derived from progenitor or induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) can represent …

Isolation and differentiation of primary white and brown preadipocytes from newborn mice

A Galmozzi, BP Kok, E Saez - JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments), 2021 - jove.com
The understanding of the mechanisms underlying adipocyte differentiation and function has
greatly benefited from the use of immortalized white preadipocyte cell lines. These cultured …

[HTML][HTML] Generation of functional brown adipocytes from human pluripotent stem cells via progression through a paraxial mesoderm state

L Zhang, J Avery, A Yin, AM Singh, TS Cliff, H Yin… - Cell stem cell, 2020 - cell.com
Brown adipocytes (BAs) are a potential cell source for the treatment of metabolic disease,
including type 2 diabetes. In this report, human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) are subject to …

Human white adipocytes convert into “rainbow” adipocytes in vitro

G Maurizi, A Poloni, D Mattiucci, S Santi… - Journal of cellular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
White adipocytes are plastic cells able to reversibly transdifferentiate into brown adipocytes
and into epithelial glandular cells under physiologic stimuli in vivo. These plastic properties …

Reconstructing human brown fat developmental trajectory in vitro

J Rao, Y Djeffal, J Chal, F Marchianò, CH Wang… - Developmental Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Brown adipocytes (BAs) represent a specialized cell type that is able to uncouple nutrient
catabolism from ATP generation to dissipate energy as heat. In humans, the brown fat tissue …

[HTML][HTML] Reprogrammed functional brown adipocytes ameliorate insulin resistance and dyslipidemia in diet-induced obesity and type 2 diabetes

T Kishida, A Ejima, K Yamamoto, S Tanaka… - Stem cell reports, 2015 - cell.com
Brown adipocytes (BAs) play important roles in body temperature regulation, energy
balance, and carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. Activities of BAs are remarkably …

Searching for classical brown fat in humans: development of a novel human fetal brown stem cell model

A Di Franco, D Guasti, R Squecco, B Mazzanti… - Stem Cells, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The potential therapeutic applications of targeting brown adipose tissue open new clinical
avenues in fighting against metabolic pathologies. However, due to the limited extension in …

Cellular models for understanding adipogenesis, adipose dysfunction, and obesity

A Armani, C Mammi, V Marzolla… - Journal of cellular …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
White adipose tissue (WAT) is no longer considered a depot for energy storage in the form of
triglycerides, but is a secretory organ that releases factors, known as adipokines, capable of …

[HTML][HTML] Mature human white adipocytes cultured under membranes maintain identity, function, and can transdifferentiate into brown-like adipocytes

MJ Harms, Q Li, S Lee, C Zhang, B Kull, S Hallen… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
White adipose tissue (WAT) is a central factor in the development of type 2 diabetes, but
there is a paucity of translational models to study mature adipocytes. We describe a method …

[HTML][HTML] Lipolysis-derived linoleic acid drives beige fat progenitor cell proliferation

I Abe, Y Oguri, ARP Verkerke, LB Monteiro, CM Knuth… - Developmental cell, 2022 - cell.com
De novo beige adipocyte biogenesis involves the proliferation of progenitor cells in white
adipose tissue (WAT); however, what regulates this process remains unclear. Here, we …