Role of inflammatory cytokines, growth factors and adipokines in adipogenesis and insulin resistance

L Al-Mansoori, H Al-Jaber, MS Prince, MA Elrayess - Inflammation, 2022 - Springer
Obesity, manifested by increased adiposity, represents a main cause of morbidity in the
developed countries, causing increased risk of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes …

Beyond adiponectin and leptin: adipose tissue-derived mediators of inter-organ communication

JB Funcke, PE Scherer - Journal of lipid research, 2019 - ASBMB
The breakthrough discoveries of leptin and adiponectin more than two decades ago led to a
widespread recognition of adipose tissue as an endocrine organ. Many more adipose tissue …

Adipose tissue plasticity: how fat depots respond differently to pathophysiological cues

V Pellegrinelli, S Carobbio, A Vidal-Puig - Diabetologia, 2016 - Springer
White adipose tissue (WAT) has key metabolic and endocrine functions and plays a role in
regulating energy homeostasis and insulin sensitivity. WAT is characterised by its capacity to …

[HTML][HTML] Browning of white fat: agents and implications for beige adipose tissue to type 2 diabetes

A Kaisanlahti, T Glumoff - Journal of physiology and biochemistry, 2019 - Springer
Mammalian adipose tissue is traditionally categorized into white and brown relating to their
function and morphology: while white serves as an energy storage, brown adipose tissue …

Cell models and their application for studying adipogenic differentiation in relation to obesity: a review

FJ Ruiz-Ojeda, AI Rupérez, C Gomez-Llorente… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Over the last several years, the increasing prevalence of obesity has favored an intense
study of adipose tissue biology and the precise mechanisms involved in adipocyte …

Emerging role of AMPK in brown and beige adipose tissue (BAT): implications for obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes

EM Desjardins, GR Steinberg - Current diabetes reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The global prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is escalating at
alarming rates, demanding the development of additional classes of therapeutics to further …

Factors involved in white‐to‐brown adipose tissue conversion and in thermogenesis: a review

T Montanari, N Pošćić, M Colitti - Obesity Reviews, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity is the result of energy intake chronically exceeding energy expenditure. Classical
treatments against obesity do not provide a satisfactory long‐term outcome for the majority of …

The role of apelin/apelin receptor in energy metabolism and water homeostasis: a comprehensive narrative review

G Hu, Z Wang, R Zhang, W Sun, X Chen - Frontiers in physiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The apelin receptor (APJ) is a member of the family A of G-protein-coupled receptors
(GPCRs) and is involved in range of physiological and pathological functions, including fluid …

Targeting APLN/APJ restores blood-testis barrier and improves spermatogenesis in murine and human diabetic models

K Song, X Yang, G An, X Xia, J Zhao, X Xu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is one of the most prevalent metabolic diseases presenting with
systemic pathologies, including reproductive disorders in male diabetic patients. However …

An update on the secretory functions of brown, white, and beige adipose tissue: Towards therapeutic applications

Z Ghesmati, M Rashid, S Fayezi, F Gieseler… - Reviews in Endocrine …, 2024 - Springer
Adipose tissue, including white adipose tissue (WAT), brown adipose tissue (BAT), and
beige adipose tissue, is vital in modulating whole-body energy metabolism. While WAT …