ArticleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2020
Cold-Activated Brown Adipose Tissue is Associated with Less Cardiometabolic Dysfunction in Young Adults with Obesity.
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- Perirenal Adipose Tissue in Cardiovascular Disease: From Molecular Insights to Therapeutic Perspectives.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- Leptin, Interleukin 6, and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor as Potential Predictors of Primary Hypertension in Children and Adolescents with Obesity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
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- Brown adipose tissue, anthropometric traits, and metabolic profiles in women with normal weight obesity.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Potential of Metabolomics as a Tool for Identifying Biomarkers Associated with Obesity and Its Complications: A Scoping Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Very-low-density lipoprotein triglyceride and free fatty acid plasma kinetics in women with high or low brown adipose tissue volume and overweight/obesity.Cell reports. Medicine · 2024Article
- Brown Adipose Tissue: A New Potential Target for Glucagon-like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists in the Treatment of Obesity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Fabricating 3-dimensional human brown adipose microtissues for transplantation studies.Bioactive materials · 2023Article
- Brown Adipose Tissue-A Translational Perspective.Endocrine reviews · 2023Review
- Influences of ovarian hormones on physiological responses to cold in women.Temperature (Austin, Tex.) · 2022Review
- Brown fat triglyceride content is associated with cardiovascular risk markers in adults from a tropical region.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Brown Adipose Tissue Prevalence Is Lower in Obesity but Its Metabolic Activity Is Intact.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Adipokines and Obesity. Potential Link to Metabolic Disorders and Chronic Complications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to test the hypothesis that young adults with obesity and cold-activated brown adipose tissue (BAT) are less likely to have metabolic dysfunction (dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and hypertension) than those without cold-activated BAT. Previous studies have noted a potentially protective effect of BAT and higher adiponectin/leptin ratios, but they have acknowledged that the clinical implications of these findings remain uncertain.
methodsTwenty-one females and twenty-three males with obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m
resultsCold-activated BAT was identified in 43% of participants (11 female, 8 male); females had greater
conclusionsA high prevalence of cold-activated BAT was found in the study participants. BAT could be important in decreasing metabolic dysfunction among young adults with obesity, making it a potential target for treating metabolically unhealthy obesity.
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