International union of basic and clinical pharmacology. CXII: adenosine receptors: a further update

AP IJzerman, KA Jacobson, CE Müller… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Our previous International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology report on the
nomenclature and classification of adenosine receptors (2011) contained a number of …

Brown adipose tissue—a translational perspective

AC Carpentier, DP Blondin, F Haman… - Endocrine …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) displays the unique capacity to generate heat through
uncoupled oxidative phosphorylation that makes it a very attractive therapeutic target for …

Apoptotic brown adipocytes enhance energy expenditure via extracellular inosine

B Niemann, S Haufs-Brusberg, L Puetz, M Feickert… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) dissipates energy, and promotes cardiometabolic health. Loss
of BAT during obesity and ageing is a principal hurdle for BAT-centred obesity therapies, but …

[HTML][HTML] Sarcopenic obesity: an emerging public health problem

T Ji, Y Li, L Ma - Aging and disease, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Population aging and the obesity epidemic are important global public health problems that
pose an unprecedented threat to the physical and mental health of the elderly and health …

Insulin signaling establishes a developmental trajectory of adipose regulatory T cells

Y Li, Y Lu, SH Lin, N Li, Y Han, Q Huang, Y Zhao… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Systematic characterizations of adipose regulatory T (Treg) cell subsets and their
phenotypes remain uncommon. Using single-cell ATAC-sequencing and paired single-cell …

Brown adipose tissue-derived metabolites and their role in regulating metabolism

K Ziqubu, PV Dludla, SE Mabhida, BU Jack, S Keipert… - Metabolism, 2024 - Elsevier
The discovery and rejuvenation of metabolically active brown adipose tissue (BAT) in adult
humans have offered a new approach to treat obesity and metabolic diseases. Beyond its …

Pharmacology of adenosine receptors: Recent advancements

F Vincenzi, S Pasquini, C Contri, M Cappello, M Nigro… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Adenosine receptors (ARs) are widely acknowledged pharmacological targets yet are still
underutilized in clinical practice. Their ubiquitous distribution in almost all cells and tissues …

UCP1 activation: hottest target in the thermogenesis pathway to treat obesity using molecules of synthetic and natural origin

U Jagtap, A Paul - Drug Discovery Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) has been discovered as a possible target for obesity
treatment because of its widespread distribution in the inner mitochondrial membrane of …

Inosine: novel activator of brown adipose tissue and energy homeostasis

A Pfeifer, M Mikhael, B Niemann - Trends in Cell Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Extracellular purinergic molecules act as signaling molecules that bind to cellular receptors
and regulate signaling pathways. Growing evidence suggests that purines regulate …

Structure and function of adenosine receptor heteromers

R Franco, A Cordomí, C Llinas del Torrent… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Adenosine is one of the most ancient signaling molecules and has receptors in both animals
and plants. In mammals there are four specific receptors, A 1, A 2A, A 2B, and A 3, which …