Adipocytes

Known as: Mature Fat Cell, Cell, Fat, Lipocyte 
Cells in the body that store FATS, usually in the form of TRIGLYCERIDES. WHITE ADIPOCYTES are the predominant type and found mostly in the abdominal… (More)
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2017
Review
2017
Role of tumor microenvironment in tumorigenesis
Tumorigenesis is a complex and dynamic process, consisting of three stages: initiation, progression, and metastasis. Tumors are… (More)
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Review
2016
Review
2016
Fate decision of mesenchymal stem cells: adipocytes or osteoblasts?
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), a non-hematopoietic stem cell population first discovered in bone marrow, are multipotent cells… (More)
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Beige Adipocytes Are a Distinct Type of Thermogenic Fat Cell in Mouse and Human
Brown fat generates heat via the mitochondrial uncoupling protein UCP1, defending against hypothermia and obesity. Recent data… (More)
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Review
2006
Review
2006
Adipocytes as regulators of energy balance and glucose homeostasis
Adipocytes have been studied with increasing intensity as a result of the emergence of obesity as a serious public health problem… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Minimal criteria for defining multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells. The International Society for Cellular Therapy position statement.
The considerable therapeutic potential of human multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) has generated markedly increasing… (More)
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
Adipocyte death defines macrophage localization and function in adipose tissue of obese mice and humans.
Macrophage infiltration of white adipose tissue (WAT) is implicated in the metabolic complications of obesity. The precipitating… (More)
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
A paracrine loop between adipocytes and macrophages aggravates inflammatory changes: role of free fatty acids and tumor necrosis factor alpha.
OBJECTIVE Weight gain is associated with infiltration of fat by macrophages, suggesting that they are an important source of… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Sirt1 promotes fat mobilization in white adipocytes by repressing PPAR-γ
Calorie restriction extends lifespan in organisms ranging from yeast to mammals. In yeast, the SIR2 gene mediates the life… (More)
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
MicroRNA-143 regulates adipocyte differentiation.
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenously expressed 20-24 nucleotide RNAs thought to repress protein translation through binding to a… (More)
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Review
1998
Review
1998
Understanding adipocyte differentiation.
The adipocyte plays a critical role in energy balance. Adipose tissue growth involves an increase in adipocyte size and the… (More)
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