ReviewFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2022
Of mice and men: Pinpointing species differences in adipose tissue biology.
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- Neutrophil serine proteases inhibit thermogenic capacity of visceral white adipose tissue.Nature metabolism · 2026Article
- Understanding adipocyte heterogeneity across species, depot, and disease.Biochemical Society transactions · 2026Review
- Adipose Tissue Browning in MASLD and Its Molecular Mechanisms and Metabolic Crosstalk.Current obesity reports · 2026Review
- Mechanistic Links Between Obesity and Breast Cancer Progression: Cellular Crosstalk, Metabolic Reprogramming and Microenvironmental Drivers.Cell biochemistry and function · 2026Review
- Modelling 16/8 intermittent fasting and breakfast-skipping in mouse adipocytes 3T3-L1 in vitro: a transcriptomics study.Journal, genetic engineering & biotechnology · 2026Article
- Targeting perivascular adipose tissue in vascular aging: innovative translational strategies for disease prevention and monitoring.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026Review
- Optimized Protocols to Extract Total Transcripts and Proteins from Lipid-Rich Tissues.Methods and protocols · 2026Article
- Expansion of bone marrow adipocytes in obese mice leads to PD-L1-driven bone marrow immunosuppression and osteoclastogenesis.Bone research · 2026Article
- Disruption of the angiopoietin-like system connects lipid homeostasis and hypothalamic dysfunction in ALS.BMC medicine · 2026Article
- Exploring Adipose Tissue Complexity Through Omics Approaches: Implications for Health and Disease.Cells · 2026Review
- Adipocytes as core drivers of skin aging and novel targets for regeneration.Biogerontology · 2026Review
- Cytoarchitectural multi-depot profiling reveals immune-metabolic crosstalk in human colon-associated adipose tissue.Cell metabolism · 2026Article
- The Adipokine Axis in Heart Failure: Linking Obesity, Sarcopenia and Cardiac Dysfunction in HFpEF.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Engineering 3D adipose cell models by support bath bioprinting of mature adipocytes in gellan gum hydrogels.Engineering in life sciences · 2026Article
- Urolithin A: a multi-target therapeutic candidate derived from the gut microbiota for obesity and metabolic dysfunction.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- Energy metabolic dysregulation in heat stroke: from mitochondrial dysfunction to multi-organ failure mechanisms and targeted intervention.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Review
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Abstract
The prevalence of obesity and metabolic diseases continues to rise, which has led to an increased interest in studying adipose tissue to elucidate underlying disease mechanisms. The use of genetic mouse models has been critical for understanding the role of specific genes for adipose tissue function and the tissue's impact on other organs. However, mouse adipose tissue displays key differences to human fat, which has led, in some cases, to the emergence of some confounding concepts in the adipose field. Such differences include the depot-specific characteristics of visceral and subcutaneous fat, and divergences in thermogenic fat phenotype between the species. Adipose tissue characteristics may therefore not always be directly compared between species, which is important to consider when setting up new studies or interpreting results. This mini review outlines our current knowledge about the cell biological differences between human and mouse adipocytes and fat depots, highlighting some examples where inadequate knowledge of species-specific differences can lead to confounding results, and presenting plausible anatomic explanations that may underlie the differences. The article thus provides critical insights and guidance for researchers working primarily with only human or mouse fat tissue, and may contribute to new ideas or concepts in the important and evolving field of adipose biology.
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