Both obesity and aging are associated with the development of metabolic diseases such as
type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Chronic low-grade inflammation of adipose …

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 …

Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) are involved in a variety of cellular processes, such as
stemness, proliferation, anti‐apoptosis, drug resistance, and angiogenesis. Here, FGF …

Atherosclerosis, characterized by lipid‐rich plaques in the arterial wall, is an age‐related
disorder and a leading cause of mortality worldwide. However, the specific mechanisms …

Obesity, characterized by excessive adiposity, is a risk factor for many metabolic
pathologies, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Numerous studies have shown that …

Adipose tissue plays an essential role in regulating energy balance through its metabolic,
cellular and endocrine functions. Adipose tissue has been historically classified into …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: The pathogenesis of cirrhosis, a disabling outcome of defective
liver repair, involves deregulated accumulation of myofibroblasts derived from quiescent …

The relationship between obesity and other metabolic diseases have been deeply studied.
However, there are clinical inconsistencies, exceptions to the paradigm of “more fat means …

Around 5 million annual births in EU and 131 million worldwide give a unique opportunity to
collect lifesaving Wharton's jelly derived mesenchymal stem cells (WJ‐MSC). Evidences that …

Background The applications for fat grafting have increased recently, within both
regenerative and reconstructive surgery. Although fat harvesting, processing and injection …