Author:
Wang Zhihan,Yu Xuefeng,Chen Yong
Abstract
Brown and beige adipose tissues possess the remarkable capacity to convert energy into heat, which potentially opens novel therapeutic perspectives targeting the epidemic of metabolic syndromes such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. These thermogenic fats implement mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation and uncouple respiration to catabolize fatty acids and glucose, which leads to an increase in energy expenditure. In particular, beige adipocytes that arise in white adipose tissue display their thermogenic capacity through various noncanonical mechanisms. This review aims to summarize the general overview of thermogenic fat, especially including the UCP1-independent adaptive thermogenesis and the emerging mechanisms of “beiging”, which may provide more evidence of targeting thermogenic fat to counteract obesity and other metabolic disorders in humans.
Subject
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
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8 articles.
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