Key result
Activating and expanding brown adipose tissue is highlighted as a potential therapeutic strategy to combat obesity and metabolic diseases by increasing energy expenditure.
Why the study?
Are approaches aimed at activating and expanding brown adipose tissue effective for treating obesity?
Are approaches aimed at activating and expanding brown adipose tissue effective for treating obesity?
Brown adipose tissue represents a potential novel therapeutic target for obesity and metabolic diseases through its effects on energy expenditure and metabolic homeostasis.
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Brown adipose tissue activation may support obesity research; leaves open clinical efficacy pending randomized trials.
The rapid increase in the prevalence of obesity and related diseases has prompted researchers to seek novel effective therapeutic targets. Recently, brown adipose tissue has been in the spotlight as a potential target for treatment of metabolic diseases due to its ability to increase energy expenditure and regulate glucose and lipid homeostasis. The review presents the latest data on approaches aimed at activating and expanding brown adipose tissue in order to combat obesity.
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Drapkina et al. (2021) conducted a review in Obesity. Brown adipose tissue activation and expansion was evaluated. Activating and expanding brown adipose tissue is highlighted as a potential therapeutic strategy to combat obesity and metabolic diseases by increasing energy expenditure.
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