2016
The Adipose Tissue Microenvironment Regulates Depot-Specific Adipogenesis in Obesity
Jeffery E, Wing A, Holtrup B, Sebo Z, Kaplan JL, Saavedra-Peña R, Church CD, Colman L, Berry R, Rodeheffer MS. The Adipose Tissue Microenvironment Regulates Depot-Specific Adipogenesis in Obesity. Cell Metabolism 2016, 24: 142-150. PMID: 27320063, PMCID: PMC4945385, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2016.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisceral white adipose tissueHigh-fat dietAdipose tissueAdipocyte precursorsAdipocyte hyperplasiaDepot-specific adipogenesisDifferential fat distributionObesity-associated pathologiesWhite adipose tissueAdipose tissue microenvironmentSubcutaneous adipose tissueAdipose tissue growthCell-intrinsic mechanismsMetabolic healthFat distributionMale miceHormone-dependent mannerDimorphic distributionObesityHyperplasiaAdipogenesisTissue microenvironmentTissueMicroenvironmentPlastic cells
2015
Rapid depot-specific activation of adipocyte precursor cells at the onset of obesity
Jeffery E, Church CD, Holtrup B, Colman L, Rodeheffer MS. Rapid depot-specific activation of adipocyte precursor cells at the onset of obesity. Nature Cell Biology 2015, 17: 376-385. PMID: 25730471, PMCID: PMC4380653, DOI: 10.1038/ncb3122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipocytes, WhiteAdipogenesisAdipose Tissue, WhiteAndrostadienesAnimalsCell ProliferationDiet, High-FatEatingMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutObesityPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRandom AllocationTamoxifenWortmanninConceptsWhite adipose tissueAdipocyte precursorsMolecular mechanismsWAT growthNew adipocytesHigh-fat diet feedingCharacteristics of obesityOnset of obesityDistinct molecular mechanismsActivation of adipogenesisAdipocyte precursor cellsWAT massVisceral depotsDiet feedingMale miceAdipose tissueObesityAkt2 pathwayMature adipocytesPrecursor cellsAdipogenesisAdipocytesExcessive accumulationMiceActivation