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ArticleScience advances2026

ERα activates NAMPT/IL-33 signaling to enhance beige thermogenesis and metabolic fitness.

Ruoci Hu, Jooman Park, Yanyu Qian, Shaolei Xiong, Ahmad Hamza Elsabbagh, Aditya Chhikara, Huailing Fan, Zuoxiao Shi, Lifeng Liu, Yanhui Li and 11 more

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5 · Who and what money

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21 authors.

Ruoci HuDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6387-5611
Jooman ParkDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5368-5769
Yanyu QianDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Shaolei XiongDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3111-891X
Ahmad Hamza ElsabbaghDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.ORCID 0009-0009-2012-4012
Aditya ChhikaraDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-9481-5020
Huailing FanDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Zuoxiao ShiDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Lifeng LiuDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Yanhui LiDepartment of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Zhenyuan SongDepartment of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8750-5762
Abeer M MahmoudDivision of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0295-6706
Jiwang ChenDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep, and Allergy, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-3061-4383
Joseph A BaurDepartment of Physiology and Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8262-6549
Yanlin HePennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5471-9016
Brian T LaydenDivision of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Zhenqi ZhouDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6560-9704
Pingwen XuDivision of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9363-4114
Sang-Ging OngDepartment of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0182-8769
Zilai WangDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Yuwei JiangDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5082-8012

Funding

Pilot Program CoreP30ES027792 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI RICHARD D MINSHALL · 2017 to 2026
$13.6M
Regulation of beige adipocyte maintenance and its impact on metabolic outcomesR01DK132398 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI Yuwei Jiang · 2022 to 2026
$2.6M
Molecular regulation of adipose tissue development, homeostasis and expansionK01DK111771 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI JIANG, YUWEI · 2016 to 2021
$705k
Regulation of adipose lineage plasticity in obesityR03DK127149 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI JIANG, YUWEI · 2021 to 2022
$240k
NIDDK NIH HHS K01 DK111771NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK132398NIDDK NIH HHS R03 DK127149NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES027792
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Beige adipocytes are inducible thermogenic fat cells that emerge within white adipose tissue (WAT) in response to thermogenic stimuli and confer metabolic benefits. However, obesity impairs the generation of beige adipocytes, and the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here, we show that obesity leads to a loss of adipose progenitor cells (APCs) in WAT, accompanied by reduced estrogen (E2) levels and nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) expression. Supplementation with E2 or nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), an NAMPT-derived nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD

Indexed as

CytokinesEstrogen Receptor alphaInterleukin-33Nicotinamide PhosphoribosyltransferaseSignal TransductionThermogenesisAdipocytes, BeigeAdipogenesisAdipose Tissue, WhiteAnimalsCell DifferentiationMiceObesityStem CellsCytokinesEsr1 protein, mouseEstrogen Receptor alphaInterleukin-33Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferasenicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase, mouse

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PMID41499496
PMCPMC12778055

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