white/triglyceride

Neuroendocrine research has altered the traditional perspective of white adipose tissue (WAT) as a passive store of triglycerides. In addition to fatty acids, WAT produces many hormones and can therefore be designated as a traditional endocrine gland actively participating in the integrative

OBJECTIVE Hypolipidemic drugs such as bezafibrate and thiazolidinediones are known to induce the expression of mitochondrial uncoupling proteins (UCPs) in white adipose tissue. To analyze the potential triglyceride (TG)-lowering effect of respiratory uncoupling in white fat, we evaluated systemic

Home blood pressure readings by self-monitoring (14 readings in 7 days) have been compared to readings taken in the clinic in 937 participants of the Tecumseh Blood Pressure Study. In the absence of firm criteria "hypertension at home" was defined as having home readings in the upper decile of the

Our view of white adipose tissue (WAT) has changed over the last decade, from an inert triglyceride storage tissue to a highly active metabolic organ. Indeed, WAT secretes proinflammatory cytokines such TNF-a, interleukin-1 (IL-1), interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra), and interleukin-6

Metabolic disturbances such as hyperinsulinaemia, dislipoproteinaemia and glucose intolerance are often associated with essential hypertension and markedly affect cardiovascular morbidity in hypertensive patients. In order to shed some light on the prognostic significance of white coat hypertension

Sixteen untreated black patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension and no evidence of target organ damage were matched for age, sex, casual blood pressure (BP), and socioeconomic status with 16 white hypertensives. All patients were studied under standardized conditions in the hospital where they

We have generated a transgenic mouse with no white fat tissue throughout life. These mice express a dominant-negative protein, termed A-ZIP/F, under the control of the adipose-specific aP2 enhancer/promoter. This protein prevents the DNA binding of B-ZIP transcription factors of both the C/EBP and

Adrenoceptors play an important role in adipose tissue biology and physiology that includes regulating the synthesis and storage of triglycerides (lipogenesis), the breakdown of stored triglycerides (lipolysis), thermogenesis (heat production), glucose metabolism, and the secretion of

β-adrenergic receptor activation promotes brown adipose tissue (BAT) β-oxidation and thermogenesis by burning fatty acids during uncoupling respiration. Oleoylethanolamide (OEA) can inhibit feeding and stimulate lipolysis by activating peroxisome proliferator-activating receptor-α (PPARα) in white

The aging U.S. population and the recent rise in the prevalence of obesity are two phenomena of great importance to public health. In addition, research suggests that midlife body mass index (BMI) is a risk factor for dementia, a particularly costly disease, in later life. BMI could influence brain

Obesity gives vent to many diseases such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia, being considered as the main causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The pathogenesis and pathophysiology of metabolic syndrome can well be understood by studying the molecular mechanisms that control

Blood donors who eat a fatty meal before donating are known to have an increased level of plasma triglyceride concentrations for several hours. This may contribute to "milky-white" appearance of their plasma samples. We herein report the case of a blood donor gave a history of the intake of a fatty