Rather than serving as a mere onlooker, adipose tissue is a complex endocrine organ and
active participant in disease initiation and progression. Disruptions of biological processes …

Like the obesity epidemic, our understanding of adipocytes and adipose tissue is
expanding. Just in the past decade, substantial advances have led to new insights into the …

Summary Protein-restricted (PR), high-carbohydrate diets improve metabolic health in
rodents, yet the precise dietary components that are responsible for these effects have not …

The skin provides the primary protection for the body against external injuries and is
essential in the maintenance of general homeostasis. During ageing, resident cells become …

Adipose tissue is a central metabolic organ. Unlike other organs, adipose tissue is
compartmentalized into individual depots and distributed throughout the body. These …

Adipose tissue is now recognized as an important endocrine organ, capable of secreting a
large number of endocrine factors which regulate a wide variety of physiological functions …

Dermal adipose tissue (also known as dermal white adipose tissue and herein referred to as
dWAT) has been the focus of much discussion in recent years. However, dWAT remains …

Adipose tissue is a critical regulator of systemic metabolism and normal bodily homeostasis.
Recently, the immune system has been implicated in the regulation of adipose tissue …

The global incidence of obesity and its comorbidities continues to rise along with a demand
for novel therapeutic interventions. Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is attracting attention as a …

Endotext (Endotext. org) is an online resource on endocrine disease written by physicians
and directed toward physicians around the world caring for patients with endocrine …