2022
Adipocyte plasticity in tissue regeneration, repair, and disease
Horsley V. Adipocyte plasticity in tissue regeneration, repair, and disease. Current Opinion In Genetics & Development 2022, 76: 101968. PMID: 35988318, DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2022.101968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammalian tissue repairTissue repairEssential regulatorAdipocyte plasticityFunction of adipocytesCritical regulatorLipid-filled cellsMultiple tissuesTissue functionRegenerative medicineAdipocytesSkeletal muscleBioactive productsRegulatorMammary glandTherapeutic avenuesFibrotic lesionsEndocrine functionTissue regenerationPlasticityWound healingContractile fibroblastsTissueRepairTumorigenesis
2018
Adipocyte hypertrophy and lipid dynamics underlie mammary gland remodeling after lactation
Zwick RK, Rudolph MC, Shook BA, Holtrup B, Roth E, Lei V, Van Keymeulen A, Seewaldt V, Kwei S, Wysolmerski J, Rodeheffer MS, Horsley V. Adipocyte hypertrophy and lipid dynamics underlie mammary gland remodeling after lactation. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 3592. PMID: 30181538, PMCID: PMC6123393, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05911-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse mammary glandMilk-producing epithelial cellsTissue-specific rolesMammary glandAdipose growthLipid dynamicsGenetic tracingPhysiological examplesFunctional implicationsCellular mechanismsAdipocyte hypertrophyMature adipocytesEssential roleVivo analysisTissue functionMammary epitheliumAdipocytesEpithelial cellsAdipocyte precursorsSubsequent involutionMilk lipidsPrimary mechanismMechanismLipidomicsMilk fat productionAnatomical, Physiological, and Functional Diversity of Adipose Tissue
Zwick RK, Guerrero-Juarez CF, Horsley V, Plikus MV. Anatomical, Physiological, and Functional Diversity of Adipose Tissue. Cell Metabolism 2018, 27: 68-83. PMID: 29320711, PMCID: PMC6050204, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2017.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem cell quiescenceInnate immune barrierNon-traditional functionsFunctional diversityEpithelial stem cell quiescenceMammary glandCell quiescenceOrgan regenerationAdipocyte progenitorsHair folliclesNeighboring cellsMetabolic functionsRange of cancersNovel therapeutic approachesAdipose tissue depotsBacterial invasionAdipocytesProgenitorsAutoimmune disordersImmune barrierTherapeutic approachesClose associationAdipose tissueBone marrowTissue depots