Adipose Tissue, White

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Fatty tissue composed of WHITE ADIPOCYTES and generally found directly under the skin (SUBCUTANEOUS FAT) and around the internal organs (ABDOMINAL FAT). It has less vascularization and less coloration than the BROWN FAT. White fat provides heat insulation, mechanical cushion, and source of energy.

Descriptor ID	D052436
MeSH Number(s)	A10.165.114.830
Concept/Terms	Adipose Tissue, White Adipose Tissue, White Tissue, White Adipose White Fat Fat, White White Adipose Tissue

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Adipose Tissue, White".

Anatomy [A]
Tissues [A10]
Connective Tissue [A10.165]
Adipose Tissue [A10.165.114]
Adipose Tissue, White [A10.165.114.830]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Adipose Tissue, White".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Adipose Tissue, White".

Adipose Tissue, White
Abdominal Fat
Subcutaneous Fat

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2007	0	1	1
2014	1	1	2
2016	1	0	1
2017	1	1	2
2018	0	1	1
2020	1	0	1
2021	0	1	1
2024	0	1	1

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Ofosu-Boateng M, Shaik F, Choi S, Ekuban FA, Gebreyesus LH, Twum E, Nnamani DO, Yeyeodu ST, Yadak N, Collier DM, Gyamfi MA. High-fat diet induced obesity promotes inflammation, oxidative stress, and hepatotoxicity in female FVB/N mice. Biofactors. 2024 May-Jun; 50(3):572-591.

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Baskaran P, Nazminia K, Frantz J, O'Neal J, Thyagarajan B. Mice lacking endogenous TRPV1 express reduced levels of thermogenic proteins and are susceptible to diet-induced obesity and metabolic dysfunction. FEBS Lett. 2021 07; 595(13):1768-1781.

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Bowman BM, Montgomery SA, Schrank TP, Simon JM, Ptacek TS, Tamir TY, Mulvaney KM, Weir SJ, Nguyen TT, Murphy RM, Makowski L, Hayes DN, Chen XL, Randell SH, Weissman BE, Major MB. A conditional mouse expressing an activating mutation in NRF2 displays hyperplasia of the upper gastrointestinal tract and decreased white adipose tissue. J Pathol. 2020 10; 252(2):125-137.

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Baskaran P, Covington K, Bennis J, Mohandass A, Lehmann T, Thyagarajan B. Binding Efficacy and Thermogenic Efficiency of Pungent and Nonpungent Analogs of Capsaicin. Molecules. 2018 Dec 04; 23(12).

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Xiong W, Zhao X, Villacorta L, Rom O, Garcia-Barrio MT, Guo Y, Fan Y, Zhu T, Zhang J, Zeng R, Chen YE, Jiang Z, Chang L. Brown Adipocyte-Specific PPAR? (Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor ?) Deletion Impairs Perivascular Adipose Tissue Development and Enhances Atherosclerosis in Mice. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2018 08; 38(8):1738-1747.

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Pervin S, Singh V, Tucker A, Collazo J, Singh R. Modulation of transforming growth factor-?/follistatin signaling and white adipose browning: therapeutic implications for obesity related disorders. Horm Mol Biol Clin Investig. 2017 Sep 09; 31(2).

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Singh R, Braga M, Reddy ST, Lee SJ, Parveen M, Grijalva V, Vergnes L, Pervin S. Follistatin Targets Distinct Pathways To Promote Brown Adipocyte Characteristics in Brown and White Adipose Tissues. Endocrinology. 2017 05 01; 158(5):1217-1230.

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Baskaran P, Krishnan V, Ren J, Thyagarajan B. Capsaicin induces browning of white adipose tissue and counters obesity by activating TRPV1 channel-dependent mechanisms. Br J Pharmacol. 2016 08; 173(15):2369-89.

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Brestoff JR, Kim BS, Saenz SA, Stine RR, Monticelli LA, Sonnenberg GF, Thome JJ, Farber DL, Lutfy K, Seale P, Artis D. Group 2 innate lymphoid cells promote beiging of white adipose tissue and limit obesity. Nature. 2015 Mar 12; 519(7542):242-6.

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Spruiell K, Jones DZ, Cullen JM, Awumey EM, Gonzalez FJ, Gyamfi MA. Role of human pregnane X receptor in high fat diet-induced obesity in pre-menopausal female mice. Biochem Pharmacol. 2014 Jun 01; 89(3):399-412.

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