Reassessing human adipose tissue

AM Cypess - New England Journal of Medicine, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
Reassessing Human Adipose Tissue Adipose tissue can more than double in mass and
then return to baseline. This review discusses the functional roles of human white and brown …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease and lipoprotein metabolism

J Heeren, L Scheja - Molecular metabolism, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, or as recently proposed 'metabolic-associated
fatty liver disease'(MAFLD), is characterized by pathological accumulation of triglycerides …

The cellular and functional complexity of thermogenic fat

P Cohen, S Kajimura - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2021 - nature.com
Brown and beige adipocytes are mitochondria-enriched cells capable of dissipating energy
in the form of heat. These thermogenic fat cells were originally considered to function solely …

[HTML][HTML] Gut microbiota-bile acid crosstalk contributes to the rebound weight gain after calorie restriction in mice

M Li, S Wang, Y Li, M Zhao, J Kuang, D Liang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Calorie restriction (CR) and fasting are common approaches to weight reduction, but the
maintenance is difficult after resuming food consumption. Meanwhile, the gut microbiome …

Metabolic messengers: bile acids

A Perino, K Schoonjans - Nature metabolism, 2022 - nature.com
Bile acids (BAs) are amphipathic steroid acids whose production and diversity depend on
both host and microbial metabolism. These metabolites have emerged as biologically active …

Molecular physiology of bile acid signaling in health, disease, and aging

A Perino, H Demagny… - Physiological …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Over the past two decades, bile acids (BAs) have become established as important
signaling molecules that enable fine-tuned inter-tissue communication from the liver, their …

Targeting the alternative bile acid synthetic pathway for metabolic diseases

W Jia, M Wei, C Rajani, X Zheng - Protein & cell, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The gut microbiota is profoundly involved in glucose and lipid metabolism, in part by
regulating bile acid (BA) metabolism and affecting multiple BA-receptor signaling pathways …

Microbial regulation of organismal energy homeostasis

PD Cani, M Van Hul, C Lefort, C Depommier… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The gut microbiome has emerged as a key regulator of host metabolism. Here we review the
various mechanisms through which the gut microbiome influences the energy metabolism of …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic mirabegron treatment increases human brown fat, HDL cholesterol, and insulin sensitivity

AE O'Mara, JW Johnson, JD Linderman… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Am Soc Clin Investig
BACKGROUND Mirabegron is a β3-adrenergic receptor (β3-AR) agonist approved only for
the treatment of overactive bladder. Encouraging preclinical results suggest that β3-AR …

[HTML][HTML] Diet, gut microbiota, and obesity: links with host genetics and epigenetics and potential applications

A Cuevas-Sierra, O Ramos-Lopez, JI Riezu-Boj… - Advances in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Diverse evidence suggests that the gut microbiota is involved in the development of obesity
and associated comorbidities. It has been reported that the composition of the gut microbiota …