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MSC Communication in Physiological and Pathological Settings
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 138

MSC Communication in Physiological and Pathological Settings

Dr. Bourin works in a biotechnology company that develops a production process of ASC for clinical uses. Dr. Gimble is a co-founder, co-owner, and Chief Scientific Officer at Obatala Sciences and LaCell, biotechnology companies focused on the clinical translation of adipose-derived cells and tissues. The other Guest Editors declare no competing interests with regard to the Research Topic subject.

Molecular Regulation and Therapeutic Potential of Thermogenic Fat Cells
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 129

Molecular Regulation and Therapeutic Potential of Thermogenic Fat Cells

Obesity has emerged as a major threat to public health in both the western and developing world. Essentially a disorder of energy balance, obesity occurs when energy intake and storage exceeds expenditure. Much of energy homeostasis depends on the activity and function of adipose tissue. Adipocytes in mammals fall into two categories classified by their primary functions: white fat cells that mediate energy storage and thermogenic fat cells that counteract hypothermia and obesity through adaptive thermogenesis. Whereas white fat and its function as an energy reservoir and endocrine organ have been studied for decades and are relatively well understood, until recently many aspects of the ther...

Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 397

Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease

This book presents a comprehensive survey of adipose tissue, its physiological functions, and its role in disease. The volume spans the entire range of adipose tissue studies, from basic anatomical and physiological research to epidemiology and clinical studies. Groundbreaking recent studies are incorporated into traditional models of adipose tissue properties. A description of the role of macrophages in obesity and metabolism in included.

Physiology and Physiopathology of Adipose Tissue
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 432

Physiology and Physiopathology of Adipose Tissue

The scientific advances in the physiology and pathophysiology of adipose tissue over the last two decades have been considerable. Today, the cellular and molecular mechanisms of adipogenesis are well known. In addition, adipose tissue is now recognized as a real endocrine organ that produces hormones such as the leptin acting to regulate food intake and energy balance in the central nervous system, a finding that has completely revolutionized the paradigm of energy homeostasis. Other adipokines have now been described and these molecules are taking on increasing importance in physiology and pathophysiology. Moreover, numerous works have shown that in obesity, but also in cases of lipodystoph...

Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 464

Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012
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  • Publisher: IOS Press

Most human tissues do not regenerate spontaneously. Cell therapy and tissue engineering, which involve collecting cells from either the patient or a donor and introducing them into injured tissues or organs, sometimes after modifying their properties, offer promising solutions for regenerative medicine. Indeed, so promising are these therapies that current research has shifted from organ growth to cell therapy. The range of therapeutic applications is wide, including cardiac insufficiency, atherosclerosis, cartilage defects, bone repair, burns, diabetes and liver or bladder regeneration.This book, whilst not covering all aspects

Mitochondria in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 460

Mitochondria in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

Mitochondria in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: Comprehensive Review on Mitochondrial Functioning and Involvement in Metabolic Diseases synthesizes discoveries from laboratories around the world, enhancing our understanding of the involvement of mitochondria in the etiology of diseases, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. Chapters illustrate and provide an overview of key concepts on topics such as the role of mitochondria in adipose tissue, cancer, cardiovascular comorbidities, skeletal muscle, the liver, kidney, and more. This book is a must-have reference for students and educational teams in biology, physiology and medicine, and researchers. Synthesizes actual knowledge on mitochondrial function Provides an integrated vision of each tissue in the etiology of obesity and type 2 diabetes Identifies the interactive networks that involve alteration in mitochondrial mass and function in disease progression Highlights the role played by mitochondria in the prevention and treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes

Anion Carriers of Mitochondrial Membranes
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 371

Anion Carriers of Mitochondrial Membranes

In order to provide a functional organisation of the various biochemical processes, the intracellular environment is subdivided into compartments formed by organelles. Mitochondria serve to restore energy-rich compounds, while energy is mainly consumed in the cytosolic space. Molecules involved in these metabolic cycles have to cross the mitochondrial membrane via specialized carriers embedded in the inner mitochondrial membrane. All relevant structural and functional aspects of the Anion Carriers of Mitochondrial Membranes as well as isolation procedures, reconstitution experiments and biogenesis of the carriers, kinetics of transport as well as the metabolic regulation mechanisms are treated in this volume.

Biology and therapeutic potential of brown adipose tissue
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 135

Biology and therapeutic potential of brown adipose tissue

Brown adipose tissue (BAT) has long been recognized as a key thermogenic tissue in eutherian mammals. Brown fat cells contain large numbers of highly specialized mitochondria that oxidize fat and carbohydrate to produce heat. This metabolic inefficiency is due to the presence of Ucp1 in the inner mitochondrial membrane of brown fat cells which dissociates the electrochemical gradient from ATP production. BAT presumably evolved to protect animals against hypothermia in response to cold exposure. However, energy expended by BAT has the added benefit of counteracting obesity and associated metabolic disease, at least in rodents. A very large number of studies have consistently shown that mice c...

Lactate as a Major Signaling Molecule for Homeostasis
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 123

Lactate as a Major Signaling Molecule for Homeostasis

Topic Editor Dr. Philippe Connes has received a grant from HARTIS Pharma (Switzerland-France). All other Topic Editors declare no competing interests with regards to the Research Topic subject.

The Stem Cell Epistles
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 275

The Stem Cell Epistles

Human embryos, it has been said, "have no muscles, nerves, digestive system, feet, hands, face, or brain; they have nothing to distinguish them as a human being, and if one of them died, no one would mourn as they would for one of us." Consequently, early human embryos are being dismembered in laboratories around the world to produce embryonic stem cells, which, we are told, are the tools that will lead to the next quantum leap in medicine. Should Christians support such small sacrifices for something that might potentially relieve the suffering of millions, or should we vigorously oppose it? Developmental biologist and professor of biochemistry Michael Buratovich was asked such a question (...