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ey0015.11-15 | BAT: The story goes on | ESPEYB15

11.15 Three-Dimensional Adipose Tissue Imaging Reveals Regional Variation in Beige Fat Biogenesis and PRDM16-Dependent Sympathetic Neurite Density

J Chi , Z Wu , CHJ Choi , L Nguyen , S Tegegne , SE Ackerman , A Crane , F Marchildon , M Tessier-Lavigne , P Cohen

To read the full abstract: Cell Metab. 2018, 27, 226-236Upon sustained cold exposure, white adipose tissue (WAT) can undergo substantial remodeling, characterized by the appearance of thermogenic brown-like or beige adipocytes. This “browning” of white fat depot also happens in humans and is associated with anti-obesity and anti-diabetic effects. This is why WAT “browning&#...

ey0015.2-13 | Primary cells isolated from the umbilical cord of offspring born to mothers with GDM maintain metabolic and molecular imprints of maternal hyperglycemia | ESPEYB15

Primary cells isolated from the umbilical cord of offspring born to mothers with GDM maintain metabolic and molecular imprints of maternal hyperglycemia

AI Amrithraj , A Kodali , L Nguyen , AKK Teo , CW Chang , N Karnani , KL Ng , PD Gluckman , YS Chong , W Stünkel

To read the full abstract: Endocrinology. 2017 Jul 1;158(7):2102-2112Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) produces fetal hyperglycemia with increased lifelong risks for the exposed offspring to cardiovascular and other diseases. In-utero exposure to GDM alters metabolic programming in newborns and their placenta, cord tissues, and cord blood. Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells (hUC-MSCs...