期刊
ADIPOCYTE
卷 5, 期 2, 页码 224-231出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/21623945.2016.1148834
关键词
beige fat; brite fat; browning; C59; Wnt
资金
- Duke-NUS/SingHealth Academic Medicine Research Institute
The global epidemic in obesity and metabolic syndrome requires novel approaches to tackle. White adipose tissue, traditionally seen as a passive energy-storage organ, can be induced to take on certain characteristics of brown fat in a process called browning. The browned white adipose tissue, or beige fat, is a potential anti-obesity target. Various signaling pathways can enhance browning. Wnt is a key regulator of adipocyte biology, but its role in browning has not been explored. In this study, we found that in primary mouse adipocytes derived from the inguinal depot, Wnt inhibition by both chemical and genetic methods significantly enhanced browning. The effect of Wnt inhibition on browning most likely targets the beige precursor cells in selected adipose depots.
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