adipocytes

[Stem Cell Research & Therapy] Researchers compared the cytoprotection between peritoneal dialysis (PD) effluent-derived MSCs and umbilical cord-derived MSCs in the treatment of both peritoneal membrane and kidney injury in uremic rats with chronic PD.

[Journal of Pathology] Investigators explored markers of autophagy and lipophagy in human prostate cancer tissues in correlation with factors of aggressiveness, and they evaluated the influence of periprostatic adipose tissue adipocytes on autophagy and lipophagy.

[EMBO Reports] The authors reported the PP2A phosphatase B subunit B56α was specifically induced during adipocyte differentiation and mediated PP2A to dephosphorylate GSK3β, thereby blocking Wnt activity and driving adipocyte differentiation.

[Skeletal Muscle] Scientists provide new cellular and molecular insights in comprehending the origins, definitions, markers, fate, and plasticity of murine and human fibro-adipogenic progenitors in muscle development, homeostasis, regeneration, and repair.

[Science] Scientists found that resident macrophage deficiency prevents storage of lipids in adipocytes from wild-type and Ccr2–/– mice fed a high-fat diet, as well as hyperphagic leptin receptor–deficient mice.

[inflammopharmacology] The authors review the various molecular pathways, and genetic relevance of mRNA expression of fetuin-A which is correlated with progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).