Adipogenesis and metabolic health

Positional cloning of the mouse obese gene and its human homologue

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Obesity is associated with macrophage accumulation in adipose tissue

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The metabolic phenotype in obesity: Fat mass, body fat distribution, and adipose tissue function

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Increased oxidative stress in obesity and its impact on metabolic syndrome

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Clearance of p16Ink4a-positive senescent cells delays ageing-associated disorders

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Stimulation of adipogenesis in fibroblasts by PPARγ2, a lipid-activated transcription factor

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A Novel Serum Protein Similar to C1q, Produced Exclusively in Adipocytes

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Differential Significance of Plasma Visfatin Concentrations according to Adiposity in Children and Adolescents

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Fetal and infant growth and impaired glucose tolerance at age 64

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Single-cell-resolved transcriptional dynamics of human subcutaneous adipose tissue during lifestyle- and bariatric surgery-induced weight loss

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Estrogen as a Contributing Factor to the Development of Lipedema

Al-Ghadban, S. I., Teeler, M., & Bunnell, B. A. (2021) · IntechOpen eBooks · doi:10.5772/intechopen.96402 · Cited by 14

Parental high-fat high-sugar diet programming and hypothalamus adipose tissue axis in male Wistar rats

César, H., Sertorio, M. N., de Souza, E. A., Jamar, G., Santamarina, A. B., Jucá, A., Casagrande, B. P., & Pisani, L. P. (2021) · European Journal of Nutrition · doi:10.1007/s00394-021-02690-1 · Cited by 18

CXCL5 inhibits excessive oxidative stress by regulating white adipocyte differentiation

Lee, D., Lee, K.-H., Kim, D. W., Yoon, S., & Cho, J. (2022) · Redox Biology · doi:10.1016/j.redox.2022.102359 · Cited by 14

Adipose-Secreted Exosomes and Their Pathophysiologic Effects on Skeletal Muscle

Yue, B., Wang, H., Cai, X. M., Wang, J., Chai, Z., Peng, W., Shu, S., Fu, C., & Zhong, J. (2022) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms232012411 · Cited by 14

Regulatory of miRNAs in tri-lineage differentiation of C3H10T1/2

Huang, W., Wu, X., Xiang, S., Qiao, M., Li, H., Zhu, Y., Zhu, Z., & Zhao, Z. (2022) · Stem Cell Research & Therapy · doi:10.1186/s13287-022-03205-3 · Cited by 16

Adipocyte-hepatocyte crosstalk in cellular models of obesity: Role of soluble factors

Baldini, F., Diab, F., Serale, N., Zeaiter, L. Z., Portincasa, P., Diaspro, A., & Vergani, L. (2023) · Life Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.lfs.2023.121464 · Cited by 15

Inhibition of nucleotide biosynthesis disrupts lipid accumulation and adipogenesis

Shinde, A. B., Nunn, E. R., Wilson, G. A., Chvasta, M. T., Pinette, J. A., Myers, J. W., Peck, S. H., Spinelli, J. B., & Zaganjor, E. (2023) · Journal of Biological Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104635 · Cited by 14

Casein Hydrolysate Alleviates Adipose Chronic Inflammation in High Fat-Diet Induced Obese C57BL/6J Mice through MAPK Pathway

Liu, L., Yu, S., Bu, T., He, G., Li, S., & Wu, J. (2023) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu15081813 · Cited by 16

Deciphering adipose development: Function, differentiation and regulation

Guo, G., Wang, W., Tu, M., Zhao, B., Han, J., Li, J., Pan, Y., Zhou, J., Ma, W., Liu, Y., et al. (2024) · Developmental Dynamics · doi:10.1002/dvdy.708 · Cited by 16

Adipose‐derived miRNAs as potential biomarkers for predicting adulthood obesity and its complications: A systematic review and bioinformatic analysis

Liu, X., Sun, H., Zheng, L., Zhang, J., Su, H., Li, B., Wu, Q., Liu, Y., Xu, Y., Song, X., et al. (2024) · Obesity Reviews · doi:10.1111/obr.13748 · Cited by 15

European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) Position Statement on Medical Nutrition Therapy for the Management of Individuals with Overweight or Obesity and Cancer

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Common Gene Modules Identified for Chicken Adiposity by Network Construction and Comparison

Gao, Z., Ding, R., Zhai, X., Wang, Y., Chen, Y., Yang, C., & Du, Z. (2020) · Frontiers in Genetics · doi:10.3389/fgene.2020.00537 · Cited by 16

Insulin receptor substrate‐1 inhibits high‐fat diet‐induced obesity by browning of white adipose tissue through miR‐503

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miR-100-3p inhibits the adipogenic differentiation of hMSCs by targeting PIK3R1 via the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway

Wang, T., Zhong, D., Qin, Z., He, S., Gong, Y., Li, W., & Li, X. (2020) · Aging · doi:10.18632/aging.104074 · Cited by 14

Characterization and Transcriptome Analysis of Exosomal and Nonexosomal RNAs in Bovine Adipocytes

Yue, B., Yang, H., Wu, J., Wang, J., Ru, W., Cheng, J., Huang, Y., Lei, C., Lan, X., & Chen, H. (2020) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms21239313 · Cited by 16

MiR-33a plays a crucial role in the proliferation of bovine preadipocytes

Zhang, W., Wang, L., Raza, S. H. A., Wang, X., Wang, G., Liang, C., Cheng, G., Li, B., & Zan, L. (2021) · Adipocyte · doi:10.1080/21623945.2021.1908655 · Cited by 16

Relationship of Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Inflammation–Related Gene Expression With Ectopic Lipid Deposition in Persons With HIV

Bailin, S. S., Gabriel, C. L., Fan, R., Ye, F., Nair, S., Terry, J. G., Carr, J. J., Silver, H. J., Wanjalla, C. N., Mashayekhi, M., et al. (2022) · JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes · doi:10.1097/qai.0000000000002926 · Cited by 13

Fat body-specific reduction of CTPS alleviates HFD-induced obesity

Liu, J., Zhang, Y., Zhou, Y., Wang, Q.-Q., & Liu, J. (2023) · eLife · doi:10.7554/elife.85293 · Cited by 13

A time-resolved proteomic analysis of transcription factors regulating adipogenesis of human adipose derived stem cells

Li, S., Xue, T., He, F., Liu, Z., Ouyang, S., Cao, D., & Wu, J. (2019) · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.02.134 · Cited by 14

Visceral adipose tissue alteration of PI3KR1 expression is associated with gestational diabetes but not promoter DNA methylation

Rancourt, R. C., Ott, R., Schellong, K., Melchior, K., Ziska, T., Henrich, W., & Plagemann, A. (2019) · Adipocyte · doi:10.1080/21623945.2019.1675239 · Cited by 14

A mixture of citrus polymethoxyflavones, green tea polyphenols and lychee extracts attenuates adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 adipocytes and obesity-induced adipose inflammation in mice

Pan, M., Li, M.-Y., Tsai, M.-L., Pan, C.-Y., Badmaev, V., Ho, C., & Lai, C. (2019) · Food & Function · doi:10.1039/c9fo02235j · Cited by 14

Identification of differentially expressed mRNA and the Hub mRNAs modulated by lncRNA Meg3 as a competing endogenous RNA in brown adipose tissue of mice on a high-fat diet

Zhang, Y., Fu, Y., Zheng, Y., Wen, Z., & Wang, C. (2020) · Adipocyte · doi:10.1080/21623945.2020.1789283 · Cited by 15

Regucalcin enhances adipocyte differentiation and attenuates inflammation in 3T3‐L1 cells

Murata, T., Yamaguchi, M., Kohno, S., Takahashi, C., Risa, W., Hatori, K., Hikita, K., & Kaneda, N. (2020) · FEBS Open Bio · doi:10.1002/2211-5463.12947 · Cited by 14

Adipose Tissue Plasticity in Response to Pathophysiological Cues: A Connecting Link between Obesity and Its Associated Comorbidities

De Fano, M., Bartolini, D., Tortoioli, C., Vermigli, C., Malara, M., Galli, F., & Murdolo, G. (2022) · doi:10.20944/preprints202204.0011.v1 · Cited by 41

The Dual Role of Perivascular Adipose Tissue in Vascular Homeostasis and Atherogenesis: From Physiology to Pathological Implications

Niculescu, R., Stoian, A., Arbănași, E. M., Russu, E., Babă, D.-F., Manea, A., Stoian, M., Gliga, F. I., Cocuz, I. G., Sabău, A.-H., et al. (2025) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms26178320 · Cited by 14

Facial Fat Fitness: A New Paradigm to Understand Facial Aging and Aesthetics

Galanin, I., Nicu, C., & Tower, J. I. (2020) · Aesthetic Plastic Surgery · doi:10.1007/s00266-020-01933-6 · Cited by 16

Skeletal muscle type‐specific mitochondrial adaptation to high‐fat diet relies on differential autophagy modulation

Morales, P. E., Monsalves‐Álvarez, M., Tadinada, S. M., Harris, M. P., Ramírez‐Sagredo, A., Ortiz‐Quintero, J., Troncoso, M. F., Gregorio, N. D., Calle, X., Pereira, R. O., et al. (2021) · The FASEB Journal · doi:10.1096/fj.202001593rr · Cited by 13

Requirement of Cavin-2 for the expression and stability of IRβ in adequate adipocyte differentiation

Higuchi, Y., Ogata, T., Nakanishi, N., Nishi, M., Sakamoto, A., Tsuji, Y., Tomita, S., & Matoba, S. (2021) · Molecular Metabolism · doi:10.1016/j.molmet.2021.101416 · Cited by 13

Type I collagen reduces lipid accumulation during adipogenesis of preadipocytes 3T3-L1 via the YAP-mTOR-autophagy axis

Gao, Y., Ma, K., Kang, Y., Liu, W., Liu, X., Long, X., Hayashi, T., Hattori, S., Mizuno, K., Fujisaki, H., et al. (2022) · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids · doi:10.1016/j.bbalip.2022.159181 · Cited by 13

Comprehensive molecular and morphological resolution of blubber stratification in a deep-diving, fasting-adapted seal

Khudyakov, J. I., Allen, K. N., Crocker, D. E., Trost, N. S., Roberts, A. H., Pirard, L., Debier, C., Piotrowski, E. R., & Vázquez‐Medina, J. P. (2022) · Frontiers in Physiology · doi:10.3389/fphys.2022.1057721 · Cited by 13

MiR-422a promotes adipogenesis via MeCP2 downregulation in human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells

Giuliani, A., Sabbatinelli, J., Amatori, S., Graciotti, L., Silvestrini, A., Matacchione, G., Ramini, D., Mensa’, E., Prattichizzo, F., Babini, L., et al. (2023) · Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences · doi:10.1007/s00018-023-04719-6 · Cited by 14

A Rare Olive Compound Oleacein Improves Lipid and Glucose Metabolism, and Inflammatory Functions: A Comprehensive Whole-Genome Transcriptomics Analysis in Adipocytes Differentiated from Healthy and Diabetic Adipose Stem Cells

Wang, R., Ganbold, M., Ferdousi, F., Tominaga, K., & Isoda, H. (2023) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms241310419 · Cited by 13

White adipose tissue: Distribution, molecular insights of impaired expandability, and its implication in fatty liver disease

Rabadán-Chávez, G. M., de la Garza, R. I. D., & Jacobo‐Velázquez, D. A. (2023) · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease · doi:10.1016/j.bbadis.2023.166853 · Cited by 15

Changes in subcutaneous white adipose tissue cellular composition and molecular programs underlie glucose intolerance in persons with HIV

Bailin, S. S., Kropski, J. A., Gangula, R., Hannah, L., Simmons, J. D., Mashayekhi, M., Ye, F., Fan, R., Mallal, S. A., Warren, C. M., et al. (2023) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1152003 · Cited by 13

Discovery of Ingenane Diterpenoids from Euphorbia hylonoma as Antiadipogenic Agents

Wu, S., Zhu, X., Yuan, T., Yuan, F.-Y., Zhou, S.-Y., Huang, D., Wang, Y., Tang, G., Huang, Z., Chen, X., et al. (2023) · Journal of Natural Products · doi:10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c00822 · Cited by 14

Perinatal triphenyl phosphate exposure induces metabolic dysfunctions through the EGFR/ERK/AKT signaling pathway: Mechanistic in vitro and in vivo studies

Tachachartvanich, P., Rusit, X., Tong, J. H., Mann, C., & Merrill, M. A. L. (2023) · Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety · doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115756 · Cited by 13

Development of Novel N-Acylhydrazone Derivatives with High Anti-obesity Activity and Improved Safety by Exploring the Pharmaceutical Properties of Aldehyde Group

Jiang, Z., Hu, Y., Guo, S., Li, Y., Zhao, D., Wei, L., Lin, Y.-W., Xu, S., Huang, S., Li, Q., et al. (2024) · Journal of Medicinal Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c01242 · Cited by 13

Epigenetic Programming of Adipose Tissue in the Progeny of Obese Dams

Lecoutre, S., Kwok, K. H. M., Petrus, P., Lambert, M., & Breton, C. (2019) · Current Genomics · doi:10.2174/1389202920666191118092852 · Cited by 14

Vulpinic Acid Controls Stem Cell Fate toward Osteogenesis and Adipogenesis

Yi, S. A., Nam, K. H., Kim, S., So, H. M., Ryoo, R., Han, J., Kim, K. H., & Lee, J. (2019) · Genes · doi:10.3390/genes11010018 · Cited by 13

Hypothalamic CDK4 regulates thermogenesis by modulating sympathetic innervation of adipose tissues

Castillo‐Armengol, J., Barquissau, V., Geller, S., Ji, H., Severi, I., Venema, W., Fernandez, E. A., Moret, C., Huber, K., Leal-Esteban, L. C., et al. (2020) · EMBO Reports · doi:10.15252/embr.201949807 · Cited by 13

New Amphiphilic Squalene Derivative Improves Metabolism of Adipocytes Differentiated From Diabetic Adipose-Derived Stem Cells and Prevents Excessive Lipogenesis

Ganbold, M., Ferdousi, F., Arimura, T., Tominaga, K., & Isoda, H. (2020) · Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology · doi:10.3389/fcell.2020.577259 · Cited by 15

Short-term fasting reshapes fat tissue

Mao, T., Wei, Q., Zhao, F. J., & Zhang, C. (2021) · Endocrine Journal · doi:10.1507/endocrj.ej20-0405 · Cited by 13

MicroRNA-506 modulates insulin resistance in human adipocytes by targeting S6K1 and altering the IRS1/PI3K/AKT insulin signaling pathway

Zhong, F.-Y., Li, J., Wang, Y.-M., Chen, Y., Song, J. T., Yang, Z., Zhang, L., Tian, T., Hu, Y., & Qin, Z. (2021) · Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes · doi:10.1007/s10863-021-09923-2 · Cited by 14

An alternative approach to obesity treatment: intermittent fasting

Özyıldırım, C., & UÇAR, A. (2021) · Minerva Endocrinology · doi:10.23736/s2724-6507.21.03596-x · Cited by 13

Anti-Obesity Effects of Polymethoxyflavone-Rich Fraction from Jinkyool (Citrus sunki Hort. ex Tanaka) Leaf on Obese Mice Induced by High-Fat Diet

Jin, Y.-J., Jang, M. G., Kim, J.-W., Baek, S., Ko, H., Hur, S., & Kim, S. (2022) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu14040865 · Cited by 13

Ceiling culture of human mature white adipocytes with a browning agent: A novel approach to induce transdifferentiation into beige adipocytes

He, Y., Liang, Z., Wang, J., Tang, H., Li, J., Cai, J., & Liao, Y. (2022) · Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology · doi:10.3389/fbioe.2022.905194 · Cited by 14

The Landscape of Accessible Chromatin during Yak Adipocyte Differentiation

Zhang, Z., Zhang, Y., Bao, Q., Gu, Y., Liang, C., Chu, M., Guo, X., Bao, P., & Yan, P. (2022) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms23179960 · Cited by 13

Plasma circulating microRNAs associated with obesity, body fat distribution, and fat mass: the Rotterdam Study

Abozaid, Y. J., Zhang, X., Mens, M. M. J., Ahmadizar, F., Limpens, M. A. M., Ikram, M. A., Rivadeneira, F., Voortman, T., Kavousi, M., & Ghanbari, M. (2022) · International Journal of Obesity · doi:10.1038/s41366-022-01227-8 · Cited by 13

An Egg White-Derived Peptide Enhances Systemic Insulin Sensitivity and Modulates Markers of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Obese, Insulin Resistant Mice

Zani, S. C. D. C., Wang, R., Veida-Silva, H., Clugston, R. D., Yue, J. T. Y., Mori, M. A. S., Wu, J., & Chan, C. B. (2023) · Metabolites · doi:10.3390/metabo13020174 · Cited by 14

Sema7A protects against high-fat diet-induced obesity and hepatic steatosis by regulating adipo/lipogenesis

Lu, Q., Liu, Z., Zhao, L., Xu, L., Liu, C., Li, L., Cao, Y., Li, F., Wu, L., Wang, L., et al. (2023) · Molecular Metabolism · doi:10.1016/j.molmet.2023.101698 · Cited by 13

Impact of Combined Baricitinib and FTI Treatment on Adipogenesis in Hutchinson–Gilford Progeria Syndrome and Other Lipodystrophic Laminopathies

Hartinger, R., Lederer, E.-M., Schena, E., Lattanzi, G., & Djabali, K. (2023) · Cells · doi:10.3390/cells12101350 · Cited by 14

Functions of Circular RNAs in Regulating Adipogenesis of Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Wang, F., Li, X., Li, Z., Wang, S., & Fan, J. (2020) · Stem Cells International · doi:10.1155/2020/3763069 · Cited by 13

Key Metabolic Functions of β-Arrestins: Studies with Novel Mouse Models

Pydi, S. P., Barella, L. F., Meister, J., & Wess, J. (2020) · Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism · doi:10.1016/j.tem.2020.11.008 · Cited by 15

Dynamic Expression Profiles of Circular RNAs during Brown to White Adipose Tissue Transformation in Goats (Capra hircus)

Zhang, X., Zhan, S., Yang, S., Zhong, T., Guo, J., Cao, J., Wang, Y., Li, L., Zhang, H., & Wang, L. (2021) · Animals · doi:10.3390/ani11051351 · Cited by 13

Tumor Metabolism Is Affected by Obesity in Preclinical Models of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Yelek, C., Mignion, L., Paquot, A., Bouzin, C., Corbet, C., Muccioli, G. G., Cani, P. D., & Jordan, B. F. (2022) · Cancers · doi:10.3390/cancers14030562 · Cited by 13

Impact of Seaweed-derived Xanthophyll Carotenoid on Obesity Management: Overview of the Last DecadePreprint

Ojulari, O. V., Lee, S. G., & Nam, J. (2020) · Preprints.org · doi:10.20944/preprints202002.0349.v1 · Cited by 12

Sustained activation of notch signaling maintains tumor-initiating cells in a murine model of liposarcoma

Tien, P.-C., Quan, M., & Kuang, S. (2020) · Cancer Letters · doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2020.08.029 · Cited by 12

Serpina3c regulates adipose differentiation via the Wnt/β-catenin-PPARγ pathway

Guo, J., Qian, L.-L., Ji, J., Ji, Z., Jiang, Y., Wu, Y., Yang, Z., Ma, G., & Yao, Y. (2022) · Cellular Signalling · doi:10.1016/j.cellsig.2022.110299 · Cited by 12

Microbe-Derived Antioxidants Alleviate Liver and Adipose Tissue Lipid Disorders and Metabolic Inflammation Induced by High Fat Diet in Mice

Gao, Q., Luo, Z., Ma, S., Yu, C., Shen, C. X., Xu, W., Zhang, J., Zhang, H., & Xu, J. (2023) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms24043269 · Cited by 12

Linking Adiposity to Interstitial Lung Disease: The Role of the Dysfunctional Adipocyte and Inflammation

Macklin, M., Thompson, C., Kawano-Dourado, L. B., Ventura, I. B., Weschenfelder, C., Trostchansky, A., Marcadenti, A., & Tighe, R. M. (2023) · Cells · doi:10.3390/cells12182206 · Cited by 13

Eosinophils in obesity and obesity-associated disorders

Hu, Y., & Chakarov, S. (2023) · Discovery Immunology · doi:10.1093/discim/kyad022 · Cited by 15

The Impact of Maternal Obesity on Adipose Progenitor Cells

Lecoutre, S., Maqdasy, S., Lambert, M., & Breton, C. (2023) · Biomedicines · doi:10.3390/biomedicines11123252 · Cited by 14

In Vitro Screening and Lipid-Lowering Effect of Prickly Pear (Opuntia Ficus-Indica L. Mill.) Fruit Extracts in 3T3-L1 Pre-Adipocytes and Mature Adipocytes

Eseberri, I., Gómez‐Maqueo, A., Trepiana, J., Gómez-López, I., Proença, C., Cano, M. P., & Portillo, M. P. (2024) · Plant Foods for Human Nutrition · doi:10.1007/s11130-023-01137-8 · Cited by 12

Obesogenic effects of six classes of emerging contaminants

Wu, S., Tong, C., & Liu, J. (2024) · Journal of Environmental Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.jes.2024.03.032 · Cited by 12

Caveolin-2 palmitoylation turnover facilitates insulin receptor substrate-1-directed lipid metabolism by insulin receptor tyrosine kinase

Choi, M., Lee, J., Jeong, K., & Pak, Y. (2024) · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease · doi:10.1016/j.bbadis.2024.167173 · Cited by 12

TRPV3 facilitates lipolysis and attenuates diet-induced obesity via activation of the NRF2/FSP1 signaling axis

Hu, Y., Zou, W., Zhang, L., Zhang, S., Hu, L., Song, Z., Kong, S., Gao, Y., Zhang, J., Yang, Y. H., et al. (2024) · Free Radical Biology and Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2024.05.035 · Cited by 12

Adipocyte-specific inactivation of NAMPT, a key NAD+ biosynthetic enzyme, causes a metabolically unhealthy lean phenotype in female mice during aging

Qi, N., Franczyk, M. P., Yamaguchi, S., Kojima, D., Hayashi, K., Satoh, A., Ogiso, N., Kanda, T., Sasaki, Y., Finck, B. N., et al. (2024) · American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism · doi:10.1152/ajpendo.00313.2023 · Cited by 12

10-Gingerol Increases Antioxidant Enzymes and Attenuates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammation by Modulating Adipokines in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes

Preciado-Ortiz, M. E., Martínez‐López, E., Pedraza‐Chaverrí, J., Medina‐Campos, O. N., Rodriguez‐Echevarría, R., Reyes-Pérez, S. D., & Rivera-Valdes, J. J. (2024) · Antioxidants · doi:10.3390/antiox13091093 · Cited by 14

Insect chitosan derived from Hermetia illucens larvae suppresses adipogenic signaling and promotes the restoration of gut microbiome balance

Kim, E.-J., Lee, S.-H., Kim, T. H., Lee, J., Choi, C., & Lee, S.-J. (2024) · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.138168 · Cited by 12

New Perspectives on the Molecular Action of Metformin in the Context of Cellular Transduction and Adipogenesis

González-Casanova, J. E., Navarro-Márquez, M., Saez-Tamayo, T., Angarita, L., Durán‐Agüero, S., Fuentes-Barría, H., Bermúdez, V., & Rojas-Gómez, D. M. (2025) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms26083690 · Cited by 14

A small nucleolar RNA, SNORD126, promotes adipogenesis in cells and rats by activating the PI3K–AKT pathway

He, Y., He, Y., Mei, B., Fang, X.-L., Cai, G., Cai, N., Wu, Q., Huang, Z., Ge, C., Liang, H., et al. (2020) · Journal of Cellular Physiology · doi:10.1002/jcp.30066 · Cited by 13

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