One of the most compelling features of dry eye disease (DED) is that it occurs more
frequently in women than men. In fact, the female sex is a significant risk factor for the …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review was to summarise current evidence
that some environmental chemicals may be able to interfere in the endocrine regulation of …

The intense genetic selection for rapid growth in broilers has resulted in an increase in
voluntary feed intake and growth rate, accompanied by increased fat deposition in adipose …

Adaptive responses to stressful stimuli involving behavioral, emotional and metabolic
changes are orchestrated by the nervous and endocrine systems. Adipose tissue has been …

The close association of obesity with an increased risk of metabolic diseases, such as
insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, is now well …

Over 25 years have passed since peroxisome proliferators‐activated receptors (PPARs),
were first described. Like other members of the nuclear receptors superfamily, PPARs have …

Objective/methods DNA methylation plays an important role in obesity and related metabolic
complications. We examined genome-wide DNA promoter methylation along with mRNA …

Background The dog represents an excellent large animal model for translational cell-based
studies. Importantly, the properties of canine multipotent stromal cells (cMSCs) and the ideal …

This paper reviews our current understanding of age-related meibomian gland dysfunction
(MGD) and the role of the nuclear receptor, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor …

The tropical freshwater zebrafish has recently emerged as a valuable model organism for
the study of adipose tissue biology and obesity-related disease. The strengths of the …