Adipocytes are metabolically active cells; they produce signalling lipids and metabolites and secrete protein factors (adipokines) The relative levels of these lipids, proteins and metabolites change ...

Obesity is associated with an increase in various pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines, but the interplay of these cytokines is incompletely understood. We conducted experiments to test a ...

There's more than one type of fat cell. Besides the white fat that stores triglycerides in lipid droplets in preparation for lean times later, mammals also have heat-generating brown fat, which acts ...

Tetsuya Hosooka, Yusei Hosokawa, Kaku Matsugi, Masakazu Shinohara, Yoko Senga, Yoshikazu Tamori, Chikako Aoki, Sho Matsui, Tsutomu Sasaki, Tadahiro Kitamura, Masashi ...

Adiponectin, together with adipocyte size, is the strongest factor associated with insulin resistance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). This study investigates the causal relationship ...

Diabetes has become a leading cause of morbidity and mortality and the prevention and management of diabetes is now a major global health concern. While recent studies link obesity with diabetes, ...