Rather than serving as a mere onlooker, adipose tissue is a complex endocrine organ and
active participant in disease initiation and progression. Disruptions of biological processes …

Observational studies suggest better clinical outcomes following critical illness in patients
with overweight and obesity (obesity paradox). An understanding of the morphologic …

Objectives Expound upon priorities for basic/translational science identified in a recent
paper by a group of experts assigned by the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the …

Abstract Background and Aims Crohn's disease [CD] is associated with complex microbe–
host interactions, involving changes in microbial communities, and gut barrier defects …

Brown adipose tissue (BAT) combusts lipids and glucose to generate heat. Via this process
of nonshivering thermogenesis, BAT plays a pivotal role in thermoregulation in cold …

Objective We aimed to explore how fermented barley extracts with Lactobacillus plantarum
dy-1 (LFBE) affected the browning in adipocytes and obese rats. Methods In vitro, 3T3-L1 …

Both the baseline amount of brown adipose tissue (BAT) and the capacity to stimulate
browning of white adipose tissue (WAT) may provide a protective effect to the patient in a …

White adipose tissue (WAT) makes up about 20–25% of total body mass in healthy
individuals and is crucial for regulating various metabolic processes, including energy …

Immunometabolic changes in the liver and white adipose tissue caused by high-fat (HF) diet
intake may worse metabolic adaptation and protection against pathogens in sepsis. We …

The antimicrobial and immunomodulatory capacities of the peptide Css54 and the
chemokine MCP-1 were tested. The first, a peptide isolated from the venom of the scorpion …