The prevalence of obesity and diabetes mellitus (DM) has been consistently increasing
worldwide. Sharing powerful genetic and environmental features in their pathogenesis …

Adipose tissues are dynamic tissues that play crucial physiological roles in maintaining
health and homeostasis. Although white adipose tissue and brown adipose tissue are …

Recent findings have demonstrated that mitochondria can be transferred between cells to
control metabolic homeostasis. Although the mitochondria of brown adipocytes comprise a …

The ability to efficiently adapt metabolism by substrate sensing, trafficking, storage, and
utilization, dependent on availability and requirement, is known as metabolic flexibility. In …

Light is of essential importance to the universe and humankind. Light has been, and
continues to be, one of the most fundamental and indispensable elements to life and society …

Rediscovery of cold-activated brown adipose tissue (BAT) in humans has boosted research
interest in identifying BAT activators for metabolic benefits. Of particular interest are …

Across aging, adipose tissue (AT) changes its quantity and distribution: AT becomes
dysfunctional with an increase in production of inflammatory peptides, a decline of those …

Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a major site of nonshivering thermogenesis in mammals.
Rodent studies indicated that BAT thermogenic activity may protect against obesity. Recent …

In rodents, brown adipose tissue (BAT) regulates cold-and diet-induced thermogenesis (CIT;
DIT). Whether BAT recruitment is reversible and how it impacts on energy metabolism have …

Obesity is now a widespread disorder, and its prevalence has become a critical concern
worldwide, due to its association with common co-morbidities like cancer, cardiovascular …