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SUBMITTER: Shin S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7284323 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shin Sunhye S El-Sabbagh Asma S AS Lukas Brandon E BE Tanneberger Skylar J SJ Jiang Yuwei Y
Bioscience reports 20200601 6
Adipose tissue, the storage of excessive energy in the body, secretes various proteins called adipokines, which connect the body's nutritional status to the regulation of energy balance. Obesity triggers alterations of quantity and quality of various types of cells that reside in adipose tissue, including adipose stem cells (ASCs; referred to as adipose-derived stem/stromal cells in vitro). These alterations in the functionalities and properties of ASCs impair adipose tissue remodeling and adipo ...[more]