| Literature DB >> 14643055 |
Claire Tiraby1, Dominique Langin.
Abstract
Understanding the mechanisms governing the acquisition of white and brown adipocyte phenotypes might have implications for the physiopathology of, and therapeutic strategies for obesity. Peroxisome proliferator-activated recetor gamma (PPARgamma) and its coactivators, PGC-1alpha and SRC-1, influence brown adipocyte metabolism and development. Ectopic expression of PGC-1alpha induces the expression of brown adipocyte genes in human white adipocytes. The changes in gene expression promote stimulation of fatty acid oxidation. There is now evidence to support the concept of an alteration in energy balance through a conversion of white to brown adipose tissue.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14643055 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2003.10.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Endocrinol Metab ISSN: 1043-2760 Impact factor: 12.015