X-Nico

unusual facts about adipose tissue



Fucoxanthin

Some metabolic and nutritional studies carried out on rats and mice at Hokkaido University indicate that fucoxanthin promotes fat burning within fat cells in white adipose tissue by increasing the expression of thermogenin.

Mir-598 microRNA precursor family

miR-598 has been shown to directly target and inhibit the Sir2 homolog, silent information regulator one (SRT1) enzyme, in the senescence of human adipose-tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells.


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PRDM16

The presence of PRDM16 in adipose tissue causes a significant up-regulation of thermogenic genes, such as UCP-1 and CIDEA, resulting in thermogenic heat production.

Triiodothyronine

# Type II present in CNS, pituitary, brown adipose tissue, and heart vessel.