Adipose tissue, or fat, is an anatomical term for loose connective tissue composed of adipocytes. Its main role is to store energy in the form of fat, although it also cushions and insulates the body.

White adipose tissue, light micrograph and 3D illustration, hematoxilin and eosin staining, magnification 100x. Fat cells (adipocytes) have large lipid droplet which remains unstained.

Let us leave aside our obsession with COVID and consider two more significant health problems that have long plagued us, obesity and cardiometabolic disease resulting in hypertension, diabetes, and ...

A large part of adipose tissue is made up of immune cells, cells that form blood vessels, and immature precursor cells of ...

The Bottom Line. PAH has been shown to be related to adipocyte dysfunction, obesity, and estrogens. CYP1B1 is highly expressed in adipose tissue and overexpressed in pulmonary artery smooth muscle ...

Why adipocytes die off has yet to be fully understood. Researchers also question to what extent the mechanism described in the present study may contribute to inflammation in normal adipose tissue.

Adipocytes, the primary cell type in adipose tissue, expand and shrink to accommodate energy (lipids) storage and release. This requires a dynamic matrix, which can be easily remodeled. In obese ...

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center scientists found that activating fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) ...

There is growing evidence that adipose tissue plays a key role in the aggravation of COVID-19. One of the theories under investigation is that fat cells (adipocytes) act as a reservoir for SARS ...

A strong, positive relationship was found between TNF-α secretion and BMI (), total body fat (), and adipocyte volume (a measure of morphologic characteristics of adipose tissue) ().TNF-α ...