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ArticleJACC. Basic to translational science2025

White Adipose Tissue in Obesity-Associated HFpEF: Insights From Mice and Humans.

María Valero-Muñoz, Eng Leng Saw, Hannah Cooper, David R Pimentel, Flora Sam

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Article in JACC. Basic to translational science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 authors.

María Valero-MuñozWhitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Eng Leng SawWhitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Hannah CooperWhitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
David R PimentelWhitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Flora SamWhitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Electronic address: florasam@bu.edu.

Funding

Mechanistic underpinnings of increased adipose tissue in HFpEFR01HL145985 · NHLBI · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI SAM, FLORA · 2019 to 2022
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NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL145985
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity and hypertension are prevalent comorbidities in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Increased adiposity is implicated in its pathophysiology. We investigated changes in white adipose tissue (WAT) in obesity-associated HFpEF utilizing patient samples and a murine model of obesity-associated HFpEF. WAT analysis revealed "browning", characterized by smaller adipocytes and increased UCP1 expression, alongside fibrosis and reduced vascular markers during acute HF decompensation. During chronic, stable HFpEF, "browning" markers declined. There is a dynamic process in WAT, where acute HF exacerbations trigger transient "browning", fibrosis, and vascular deterioration, which partially reverse but fibrosis persists. WAT dysfunction worsens during acute HF, highlighting a potential therapeutic target for obesity-related HFpEF.

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“browning,” fibrosisHFpEFobesitywhite adipose tissue

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PMID40338771
PMCPMC12399134

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