Like the obesity epidemic, our understanding of adipocytes and adipose tissue is
expanding. Just in the past decade, substantial advances have led to new insights into the …

Adipose tissue is an important site for lipid storage, energy homeostasis, and whole-body
insulin sensitivity. It is important to understand the mechanisms involved in adipose tissue …

Adipocytes are the defining cell type of adipose tissue. Once considered a passive
participant in energy storage, adipose tissue is now recognized as a dynamic organ that …

Abstract Prolactin (PRL) is a 23-kDa protein hormone that binds to a single-span membrane
receptor, a member of the cytokine receptor superfamily, and exerts its action via several …

Abstract Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription (STATs) are a family of
cytoplasmic proteins with roles as signal messengers and transcription factors that …

Bone marrow stem cells (BMSCs) are multipotent stem cells that can regenerate
mesenchymal tissues, such as adipose tissue, bone, and muscle. Recent studies have …

Adipocytes are highly specialized cells that play a major role in energy homeostasis in
vertebrate organisms. Excess adipocyte size or number is a hallmark of obesity, which is …

While signal transducers and activators of transcription (STATs) were originally discovered
as intracellular effectors of normal signaling by cytokines, increasing evidence also points to …

Signal transducers and activators of transcription (STATs) comprise a family of cytoplasmic
signaling proteins that participates in normal cellular responses to cytokines and growth …

Recent advances regarding the biology of adipose tissue have identified the adipocyte as
an important mediator in many physiologic and pathologic processes regarding energy …