Adipocytes
Trovati 6 articoli
- Acomplia: safety issues
- Rimonabant ( Acomplia / Zimulti ) is a cannabinoid receptor antagonist. It acts by blocking a specific type of receptor called cannabinoid type 1 ( CB1 ) receptors. These receptors are found in the nervous system and are part of the system that the body uses to control food intake. By blocking th... (Leggi Articolo)
- Avandia linked to parotid gland enlargement
- The thiazolidinedione Rosiglitazone ( Avandia ) is an insulin sensitizer that is indicated for use either as monotherapy or in combination with Metformin or a sulfonylurea in patients whose type 2 diabetes is inadequately controlled by diet and exercise alone. In the January 2006 issue of the ... (Leggi Articolo)
- A switch allows preadipocytes to form fat cells
- Researchers, at University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute, found that a hormonal cocktail routinely used in the lab induces a key genetic switch in the transition from fat-cell precursors to full-blown fat. " The body needs fat cells, both as a storage depot for fuel and as cells that sen... (Leggi Articolo)
- Adult-onset obesity: defective lymphatic vessels identified as a novel cause
- Laboratory model missing one copy of Prox1 gene exhibits abnormal increase in fat accumulation around sites of lymph leakage from defective lymphatic vessels. Leaky lymphatic vessels are the leading cause of the adult onset obesity observed in a laboratory model developed by investigators at S... (Leggi Articolo)
- Diabetes mellitus type 2: Insulin's role in blocking release of energy
- Researchers at the University of California, San Diego ( UCSD ) School of Medicine discovered that chronically high levels of insulin, as is found in many people with obesity and type II diabetes, may block specific hormones that trigger energy release into the body. The findings are published... (Leggi Articolo)
- Chlamydia trachomatis escapes recognition by the host by cloaking itself in fat-rich structures
- The Chlamydiae learned to parasitize eukaryotic cells half a billion years ago by reprogramming cellular functions from within. In humans today, chlamydial infections are responsible for a range of ailments from sexually transmitted infections to atypical pneumonias to chronic severe disorders s... (Leggi Articolo)
