Kaisanlahti, A. & Glumoff, T. J Physiol Biochem (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13105-018-0658-5 Browning of white fat : agents and implications for beige adipose tissue to type 2 diabetes |
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Author: | Kaisanlahti, A.1; Glumoff, T.2 |
Organizations: |
1Biocenter Oulu/Cancer Research and Translational Medicine Research Unit, University of Oulu, Aapistie 5, P.O. Box 5281, 90014 Oulu, Finland 2Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, Aapistie 7A, P.O Box 5400, 90014 Oulu, Finland |
Format: | article |
Version: | published version |
Access: | open |
Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 0.5 MB) |
Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe201902205794 |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Springer Nature,
2019
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Publish Date: | 2019-02-20 |
Description: |
AbstractMammalian 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 acts as the heat generator maintaining the core body temperature. The most recently identified type of fat, beige adipocyte tissue, resembles brown fat by morphology and function but is developmentally more related to white. The synthesis of beige fat, so-called browning of white fat, has developed into a topical issue in diabetes and metabolism research. This is due to its favorable effect on whole-body energy metabolism and the fact that it can be recruited during adult life. Indeed, brown and beige adipose tissues have been demonstrated to play a role in glucose homeostasis, insulin sensitivity, and lipid metabolism—all factors related to pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. Many agents capable of initiating browning have been identified so far and tested widely in humans and animal models including in vitro and in vivo experiments. Interestingly, several agents demonstrated to have browning activity are in fact secreted as adipokines from brown and beige fat tissue, suggesting a physiological relevance both in beige adipocyte recruitment processes and in maintenance of metabolic homeostasis. The newest findings on agents driving beige fat recruitment, their mechanisms, and implications on type 2 diabetes are discussed in this review. see all
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Series: |
Journal of physiology and biochemistry |
ISSN: | 1138-7548 |
ISSN-E: | 1877-8755 |
ISSN-L: | 1138-7548 |
Volume: | 75 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 1 - 10 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s13105-018-0658-5 |
OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1007/s13105-018-0658-5 |
Type of Publication: |
A2 Review article in a scientific journal |
Field of Science: |
1182 Biochemistry, cell and molecular biology |
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Funding: |
Open access funding provided by University of Oulu including Oulu University Hospital. |
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