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ArticleNature communications2025

Obesity drives depot-specific vascular remodeling in male white adipose tissue.

Sana S Hasan, David John, Martina Rudnicki, Ibrahim AlZaim, Daniel Eberhard, Iris Moll, Jacqueline Taylor, Christian Klein, Maximilian von Heesen, Lena-Christin Conradi and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. The Intimate Relationship between Adipose Tissue, Fertility, and Bone.Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls · 2026
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  8. Nanomedicines Against Mitochondrial Dysfunction-Induced Metabolic Diseases.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Sana S HasanDepartment of Clinical Chemistry, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
David JohnInstitute of Cardiovascular Regeneration, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3217-5449
Martina RudnickiUCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7863-5044
Ibrahim AlZaimDepartment of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6677-4365
Daniel EberhardHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institute of Metabolic Physiology, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Iris MollDivision Vascular Signaling and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Jacqueline TaylorDivision Vascular Signaling and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
Christian KleinRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Discovery Oncology, Roche Innovation Center Zurich, Roche Glycart AG, Schlieren, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7594-7280
Maximilian von HeesenDepartment of General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Lena-Christin ConradiDepartment of General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Ralf H AdamsDepartment of Tissue Morphogenesis, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, Münster, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3031-7677
Eckhard LammertHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institute of Metabolic Physiology, Düsseldorf, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9844-8000
Joanna KaluckaDepartment of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4887-7672
Christiana RuhrbergUCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3212-9381
Stefanie DimmelerInstitute of Cardiovascular Regeneration, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1045-2436
Andreas FischerDepartment of Clinical Chemistry, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany. andreas.fischer@med.uni-goettingen.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4889-0909

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 394046768-SFB1366
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity-driven pathological expansion of white adipose tissue (WAT) is a key driver of endothelial dysfunction. However, early vascular alterations associated with over-nutrition also serve to exacerbate WAT dysfunction. Here, we conduct a single-cell transcriptomic analysis of WAT endothelium to delineate endothelial heterogeneity and elucidate vascular alterations and its consequence in a male murine model of obesity. We demarcate depot-specific differences in subcutaneous (sWAT) and visceral WAT (vWAT) endothelium through in sillico analysis and further corroboration of our findings. Moreover, we identify a sWAT-specific fenestrated endothelial cell (EC) subtype, which declines in obese conditions. Utilizing systemic anti-VEGFA blockade and genetic Vegfa manipulation, we demonstrate that VEGFA is necessary for maintaining fenestration in sWAT. Additionally, we detect this fenestrated EC subtype in male human WAT, which undergoes reduction in individuals with obesity. Collectively, this atlas serves as a valuable tool for future studies to decipher the functional significance of different WAT EC subtypes.

Indexed as

Adipose Tissue, WhiteObesityVascular RemodelingAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsEndothelium, VascularHumansIntra-Abdominal FatMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSingle-Cell AnalysisSubcutaneous FatVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

Identifiers

PMID40562785
PMCPMC12198381

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