Peripheral Signals Mediate the Beneficial Effects of Gastric Surgery in Obesity by Silvia Barja-Fernández, Cintia Folgueira, Cecilia Castelao, Rosaura Leis, Felipe F. Casanueva, Luisa M. Seoane

“…In fact, bariatric surgery modifies the production of both gastrointestinal and adipose tissue peripheral signals beyond the gut microbiota composition. …”
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Inflamm-Aging Is Associated with Lower Plasma PTX3 Concentrations and an Impaired Capacity of PBMCs to Express hTERT following LPS Stimulation by Aaron L. Slusher, Tiffany M. Zúñiga, Edmund O. Acevedo

“…Aging was accompanied by the accumulation of centrally located visceral adipose tissue, without changes in body weight and BMI, and alterations in the systemic inflammatory milieu (decreased plasma PTX3 and TGF-β; increased TNF-α (p≤0.050)). …”
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Higher detectability of amyloid with phenol Congo red compared with alkaline Congo red by Marta Legatowicz-Koprowska, Justyna Szczygieł, Małgorzata Mańczak, Ewa Walczak

“…Material and methods We assessed 452 tissue specimens (including adipose tissue, gastrointestinal mucosa, labial salivary gland, myocardium, and bone marrow) from 425 patients with clinically suspected systemic or local amyloidosis, which had been sent to the Pathology Laboratory of the National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation in Warsaw. …”
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Proteogenomic Analysis Reveals Proteins Involved in the First Step of Adipogenesis in Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells by Bernardo Bonilauri, Amanda C. Camillo-Andrade, Marlon D. M. Santos, Juliana de S. da G. Fischer, Paulo C. Carvalho, Bruno Dallagiovanna

“…Methods. hASC were isolated from adipose tissue of three donors and were then characterized and expanded. …”
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Fatty Liver as a Potential Surrogate for Waist Circumference in the Diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome: A Population-Based Study among Chinese Adults by Boren Jiang, Ting Gu, Kun Zhou, Yanjun Zheng, Yuyu Guo, Yingli Lu

“…Asians have been found to have more intra-abdominal adipose tissue than Caucasians, in spite of having smaller WC. …”
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Assessment of Acute and Chronic Pharmacological Effects on Energy Expenditure and Macronutrient Oxidation in Humans: Responses to Ephedrine by Antonella Napolitano, Peter R. Murgatroyd, Nick Finer, Elizabeth K. Hussey, Robert Dobbins, Steve O'Rahilly, Derek J. R. Nunez

“…Evidence of active brown adipose tissue in human adults suggests that this may become a pharmacological target to induce negative energy balance. …”
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Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine: Myth or Reality of the 21th Century by J.-F. Stoltz, N. de Isla, Y. P. Li, D. Bensoussan, L. Zhang, C. Huselstein, Y. Chen, V. Decot, J. Magdalou, N. Li, L. Reppel, Y. He

“…It is undeniable that mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) from bone marrow, adipose tissue, or Wharton’s Jelly are of potential interest for clinical applications in regenerative medicine because they are easily available without ethical problems for their uses. …”
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The Orphan Nuclear Receptor 4A1: A Potential New Therapeutic Target for Metabolic Diseases by Lei Zhang, Qun Wang, Wen Liu, Fangyan Liu, Ailing Ji, Yanzhang Li

“…And we focus on the physiological functions of NR4A1 receptor to the development of the metabolic diseases, with a special focus on the impact on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in skeletal muscle, liver, adipose tissue, and islet.…”
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An In Vitro and In Vivo Comparison of Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cells by Jamie Mollentze, Chrisna Durandt, Michael S. Pepper

“…Mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs) can be isolated from various tissues, most commonly, bone marrow but more recently adipose tissue, dental pulp, and Wharton’s jelly, to name a few. …”
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The Relationship between Heart Rate Variability and Adiposity Differs for Central and Overall Adiposity by B. Gwen Windham, Stefano Fumagalli, Alessandro Ble, John J. Sollers, Julian F. Thayer, Samar S. Najjar, Michael E. Griswold, Luigi Ferrucci

“…We hypothesized that effects of adiposity on ANS are mostly mediated by visceral fat and less by subcutaneous fat; therefore, centrally distributed adipose tissue, that is, waist circumference (WC), should be more strongly associated with HRV than overall adiposity (BMI). …”
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Mouse Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells Expressing Adipogenic and Osteogenic Transcription Factors Suppress the Macrophage Inflammatory Response by Natalie Fernandez, Heather Renna, Lauren McHugh, Katie Mazolkova, William Crugnola, Jodi F. Evans

“…Progenitors from bone marrow and adipose tissue regulate the macrophage (MΦ) inflammatory response by promoting the switch from an inflammatory to an anti-inflammatory phenotype. …”
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Inhibition of Notch Signaling Promotes the Differentiation of Epicardial Progenitor Cells into Adipocytes by Bin Liu, Dinghui Wang, Tianhua Xiong, Yajie Liu, Xiaodong Jing, Jianlin Du, Qiang She

“…Frozen sections of C57BL/6J mouse hearts were used to observe epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), and genetic lineage methods were used to trace EPCs. …”
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Renal Angiomyolipoma Mimicking a Well-Differentiated Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma by Honoka Fuse, Masaya Ito, Kosuke Takemura, Shuzo Ikuta, Toru Motoi, Tomotake Okuma, Madoka Kataoka, Fumitaka Koga

“…The tumor was 9 cm in the longest diameter, surrounding the right kidney, and composed of homogenous adipose tissue with thickened septum-like structures and spotty nonadipose structures, which were enhanced on contrast-enhanced computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. …”
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Discriminatory Value of Adiponectin to Leptin Ratio for COVID-19 Pneumonia by Federica Tonon, Stefano Di Bella, Fabiola Giudici, Verena Zerbato, Ludovica Segat, Raffaella Koncan, Andrea Misin, Barbara Toffoli, Pierlanfranco D’Agaro, Roberto Luzzati, Bruno Fabris, Stella Bernardi

“…Our data indicate that high Adpn/Lep (>2.23) in lean patients is consistent with a state of good health, which decreases in case of inflammatory states, ranging from adipose tissue dysfunction with low-grade inflammation to COVID-19 pneumonia.…”
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New Players for Advanced Prostate Cancer and the Rationalisation of Insulin-Sensitising Medication by Jennifer H. Gunter, Phoebe L. Sarkar, Amy A. Lubik, Colleen C. Nelson

“…Hyperinsulinaemia, dyslipidaemia, hypoxia, ER stress, and inflammation associated with expanded adipose tissue are thought to be among the main culprits driving malignant growth and cancer advancement. …”
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In Vitro Characterization of Multilamellar Fibers with Uniaxially Oriented Electrospun Type I Collagen Scaffolds by Alireza Hooshmand-Ardakani, Tahereh Talaei-Khozani, Mehdi Sadat-Shojai, Soghra Bahmanpour, Nehleh Zarei-fard

“…In vitro cell culture, using human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hAT-MSCs) on cross-linked scaffold, showed improvement in cell proliferation, attachment, migration, and intercellular junction with a flattened morphology. …”
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Resistin Regulates Pituitary Lipid Metabolism and Inflammation In Vivo and In Vitro by F. Rodriguez-Pacheco, M. G. Novelle, M. J. Vazquez, E. Garcia-Escobar, F. Soriguer, G. Rojo-Martinez, E. García-Fuentes, M. M. Malagon, C. Dieguez

“…The adipokine resistin is an insulin-antagonizing factor that also plays a regulatory role in inflammation, immunity, food intake, and gonadal function and also regulates growth hormone (GH) secretion in rat adenopituitary cells cultures with the adipokine. Although adipose tissue is the primary source of resistin, it is also expressed in other tissues, including the pituitary. …”
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Radish Seed Exerts Anti-Diabetic and Obesity-Reducing Effects in Mice by Promoting the Activation of Uncoupling Protein 1 and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ Coactivat... by Yao-Chien Wang MD, Yu-An Hsu PhD, Sheng-Chun Lin MD, Li-Shan Chien MS, Jamie Jiin Yi Chen MD, Ming Yen Wu MD, Hui-Ju Lin MD, PhD, Chih-Sheng Chen MD, PhD, Yi-Qi Huang MS, Yu-Chi Tsai PhD, Lei Wan PhD

“…In C57BL/6 mice, RSE and SE mitigated weight increase, averted fatty liver, and diminished fat accumulation. In the adipose tissue, we also noted the enhanced browning of white adipocytes through elevated expression of UCP1 and PGC1α. …”
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Crosstalk between MicroRNAs and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors and Their Emerging Regulatory Roles in Cardiovascular Pathophysiology by Yin-Feng Zhang, Hai-Ming Xu, Fei Yu, Man Wang, Meng-Yang Li, Tao Xu, Yan-Yan Gao, Jian-Xun Wang, Pei-Feng Li

“…In addition, obesity, an important cardiovascular risk, is modulated by the regulatory axis of PPARs/miRNAs, including adipogenesis, adipocyte dysfunction, insulin resistance, and macrophage polarization in adipose tissue. In this review, the crosstalk of PPARs and miRNAs and their emerging regulatory roles are summarized in the context of CVDs and risks. …”
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In Vitro Effects of Strontium on Proliferation and Osteoinduction of Human Preadipocytes by V. Nardone, R. Zonefrati, C. Mavilia, C. Romagnoli, S. Ciuffi, S. Fabbri, G. Palmini, G. Galli, A. Tanini, M. L. Brandi

“…In searching for all the optimal sources, adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hADSCs or preadipocytes) are able to differentiate into osteoblasts with analogous characteristics to bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, producing alkaline phosphatase (ALP), collagen, osteocalcin, and calcified nodules, mainly composed of hydroxyapatite (HA). …”
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