Currently, obesity has become a global health issue and is referred to as an epidemic.
Dysfunctional obese adipose tissue plays a pivotal role in the development of insulin …

The highest density of microbes resides in human gastrointestinal tract, known as “Gut
microbiome”. Of note, the members of the genus Lactobacillus that belong to phyla …

Reported values in the literature on the number of cells in the body differ by orders of
magnitude and are very seldom supported by any measurements or calculations. Here, we …

Cell size and cell count are adaptively regulated and intimately linked to growth and
function. Yet, despite their widespread relevance, the relation between cell size and count …

White adipose tissue displays high plasticity. We developed a system for the inducible,
permanent labeling of mature adipocytes that we called the AdipoChaser mouse. We …

Maintaining the high standards that made the previous editions such well-respected and
widely used references, Food Lipids: Chemistry, Nutrition, and Biotechnology, Fourth Edition …

While most tissues exhibit their greatest growth during development, adipose tissue is
capable of additional massive expansion in adults. Adipose tissue expandability is …

Metabolic disorders are an increasing concern in the industrialized world. Current research
has shown a direct link between the composition of the gut microbiota and the pathogenesis …

Epidemiological studies showed that the metabolic syndromes (MetS) and cardiovascular
diseases (CVDs) are responsible for a serious threat to human health worldwide. MetS is a …

Metabolic complications in an obese state can be aggravated by an abnormal inflammatory
response and enhanced production of reactive oxygen species. Pro-inflammatory response …