ArticleNature medicine2011
Brown adipose tissue activity controls triglyceride clearance.
Article in Nature medicine, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 902 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
902 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 1,592 citations in OpenAlex.
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- UCP1-Dependent Thermogenic Adipose Tissue in Human Disease: Adipose-Centered Mechanisms, Biomarker Limitations, and Translational Perspectives.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Alternative Receptor Signaling for the Selective and Multifaceted Regulation of Human Brown Adipocytes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Evaluation of high-fat diet-induced metabolic impairments in iBAT lipid metabolism usingMagma (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Article
- Junctophilin-2-orchestrated calcium signalosome regulates brown adipocyte thermogenesis and energy metabolism.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Cold-Induced Lipidomic Remodelling Is Associated With Brown Adipose Tissue Mean Radiodensity in Humans.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2026Article
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- Time-restricted feeding counters brown adipose tissue whitening and inflammation in obese mice under chronic light exposure.Nutrition research and practice · 2026Article
- A Structural Context for the Mechanisms of Uncoupling Protein 1 in Brown Fat Thermogenesis.Acta physiologica (Oxford, England) · 2026Review
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- Brown Adipose Tissue and Metabolic Markers Differ Between Greenlanders and Danes With Cold Activation.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2026Article
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18 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) burns fatty acids for heat production to defend the body against cold and has recently been shown to be present in humans. Triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (TRLs) transport lipids in the bloodstream, where the fatty acid moieties are liberated by the action of lipoprotein lipase (LPL). Peripheral organs such as muscle and adipose tissue take up the fatty acids, whereas the remaining cholesterol-rich remnant particles are cleared by the liver. Elevated plasma triglyceride concentrations and prolonged circulation of cholesterol-rich remnants, especially in diabetic dyslipidemia, are risk factors for cardiovascular disease. However, the precise biological role of BAT for TRL clearance remains unclear. Here we show that increased BAT activity induced by short-term cold exposure controls TRL metabolism in mice. Cold exposure drastically accelerated plasma clearance of triglycerides as a result of increased uptake into BAT, a process crucially dependent on local LPL activity and transmembrane receptor CD36. In pathophysiological settings, cold exposure corrected hyperlipidemia and improved deleterious effects of insulin resistance. In conclusion, BAT activity controls vascular lipoprotein homeostasis by inducing a metabolic program that boosts TRL turnover and channels lipids into BAT. Activation of BAT might be a therapeutic approach to reduce elevated triglyceride concentrations and combat obesity in humans.
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