Body Fat (Adipose Tissue)
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An Body Fat (Adipose Tissue) is a connective tissue composed of fat cells.
- Context:
- It can range from being White Adipose Tissue to being Brown Adipose Tissue.
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- Example(s):
- Counter-Example(s):
- Muscle Tissue (of muscle cells).
- See: Adipocyte, Stromal Vascular Fraction, Adipose Tissue Macrophages, Lipid.
References
2022
- (Wikipedia, 2022) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adipose_tissue Retrieved:2022-8-7.
- Adipose tissue, body fat, or simply fat is a loose connective tissue composed mostly of adipocytes.[1] Ye RZ, Richard G, Gévry N, Tchernof A, Carpentier AC (January 2022). "Fat Cell Size: Measurement Methods, Pathophysiological Origins, and Relationships With Metabolic Dysregulations". Endocrine Reviews. 43 (1): 35–60. doi:10.1210/endrev/bnab018. PMC 8755996. PMID 34100954.</ref> In addition to adipocytes, adipose tissue contains the stromal vascular fraction (SVF) of cells including preadipocytes, fibroblasts, vascular endothelial cells and a variety of immune cells such as adipose tissue macrophages. Adipose tissue is derived from preadipocytes. Its main role is to store energy in the form of lipids, although it also cushions and insulates the body. Far from being hormonally inert, adipose tissue has, in recent years, been recognized as a major endocrine organ, as it produces hormones such as leptin, estrogen, resistin, and cytokines (especially TNFα). In obesity, adipose tissue is also implicated in the chronic release of pro-inflammatory markers known as adipokines, which are responsible for the development of metabolic syndrome, a constellation of diseases including, but not limited to, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis. The two types of adipose tissue are white adipose tissue (WAT), which stores energy, and brown adipose tissue (BAT), which generates body heat. The formation of adipose tissue appears to be controlled in part by the adipose gene. Adipose tissue – more specifically brown adipose tissue – was first identified by the Swiss naturalist Conrad Gessner in 1551.
- ↑ Birbrair A, Zhang T, Wang ZM, Messi ML, Enikolopov GN, Mintz A, Delbono O (August 2013). "Role of pericytes in skeletal muscle regeneration and fat accumulation". Stem Cells and Development. 22 (16): 2298–2314. doi:10.1089/scd.2012.0647. PMC 3730538. PMID 23517218.