Obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide, posing a significant burden on people’s health and on healthcare systems. It is a major risk factor for ...

Psoriasis linked to adipose dysfunction Patients with psoriasis have lower plasma adiponectin, higher plasma leptin levels. Inflammation present in psoriasis may be associated with adipose tissue ...

He goes on to explain that in people with adipose tissue dysfunction, this can lead to damaged tissue, fibrosis, secretion of proinflammatory and adipogenic molecules that subsequently contribute ...

We investigated whether (1) subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) mitochondrial capacity predicts weight loss success and (2) weight loss ameliorates obesity-related SAT mitochondrial abnormalities.

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: How Adipose Tissue Works Against Us —Obesity, estrogens, and adipocyte dysfunction all contribute to the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

Nearly half of patients had obesity — defined as BMI of 30 kg/m 2 to 61 kg/m 2 — and BMI correlated highly with subcutaneous adipose tissue (r = 0.84) and intermuscular adipose tissue (r = 0. ...

How Stressed Fat Tissue Malfunctions Date: July 22, 2009 Source: American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Summary: Fat tissue dysfunction is caused by obesity-induced fat tissue ...

Although adipose tissue only takes up around 5% of postprandial glucose and is therefore not directly responsible for reducing blood sugar levels, the insulin-stimulated uptake of glucose into fat ...

“Adipose tissue macrophage (ATM) infiltration is associated with adipose tissue dysfunction and insulin resistance in mice and humans,” wrote the researchers.

(HealthDay News) — Monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) may reduce inflammation and improve insulin sensitivity in adipose tissue, according to research published online Jan. 27 in Diabetes. Orla ...

References. Li RC. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2013;39:19-14; doi: 10.1111/ced.12250. Disclosure: This study was partially supported by a grant from the NIH. The researchers report no relevant financial ...