Optical whispering-gallery mode barcodes for high-precision and wide-range temperature measurements

J Liao, L Yang - Light: Science & Applications, 2021 - nature.com
Temperature is one of the most fundamental physical properties to characterize various
physical, chemical, and biological processes. Even a slight change in temperature could …

Recent advances in the detection of brown adipose tissue in adult humans: a review

FJ Ong, BA Ahmed, SM Oreskovich, DP Blondin… - Clinical …, 2018 - portlandpress.com
The activation of brown adipose tissue (BAT) is associated with reductions in circulating
lipids and glucose in rodents and contributes to energy expenditure in humans indicating …

Molecular imaging of brown adipose tissue mass

J Yang, H Zhang, K Parhat, H Xu, M Li, X Wang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Brown adipose tissue (BAT), a uniquely thermogenic tissue that plays an important role in
metabolism and energy expenditure, has recently become a revived target in the fight …

In-vivo detection of white adipose tissue browning: a multimodality imaging approach

LR Holmes, JC Garside, J Frank, E Livingston… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Detection and differentiation of brown fat in humans poses several challenges, as this tissue
is sparse and often mixed with white adipose tissue. Non-invasive detection of beige fat …

Human brown adipose tissue: underestimated target in metabolic disease?

MPB Moonen, EBM Nascimento… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2019 - Elsevier
Active brown adipose tissue (BAT) has, since it rediscovery in adult humans in 2009,
received much attention for its ability to increase energy expenditure when activated. By …

Infrared thermography for estimating supraclavicular skin temperature and BAT activity in humans: a systematic review

D Jimenez‐Pavon, J Corral‐Perez… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a thermogenic tissue with potential as a therapeutic
target in the treatment of obesity and related metabolic disorders. The most used technique …

MRI reveals human brown adipose tissue is rapidly activated in response to cold

SM Oreskovich, FJ Ong, BA Ahmed… - Journal of the …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Context In rodents, cold exposure induces the activation of brown adipose tissue (BAT) and
the induction of intracellular triacylglycerol (TAG) lipolysis. However, in humans, the kinetics …

Fibroblast growth factor-21, leptin, and adiponectin responses to acute cold-induced brown adipose tissue activation

L Sun, J Yan, HJ Goh, P Govindharajulu… - The Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Adipocyte-derived hormones play a role in insulin sensitivity and energy
homeostasis. However, the relationship between circulating fibroblast growth factor 21 …

Functional characterization of human brown adipose tissue metabolism

MA Richard, H Pallubinsky, DP Blondin - Biochemical Journal, 2020 - portlandpress.com
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) has long been described according to its histological features
as a multilocular, lipid-containing tissue, light brown in color, that is also responsive to the …

Direct detection of brown adipose tissue thermogenesis in UCP1−/− mice by hyperpolarized 129Xe MR thermometry

MA Antonacci, C McHugh, M Kelley, A McCallister… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a type of fat specialized in non-shivering thermogenesis.
While non-shivering thermogenesis is mediated primarily by uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) …