Abstract
Obesity is a leading risk factor for insulin resistance, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and cardiovascular complications, collectively referred to as metabolic diseases. Given the prevalence of obesity and its associated medical problems, new strategies are required to prevent or treat obesity and obesity-related metabolic effects. Here we summarize contributors of obesity, and molecular mechanisms controlling adipogenesis from studies in mammalian systems. We also discuss the possibilities of using Drosophila as a genetic model system to advance our understanding of players in fat biology.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 12-20 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Experimental and Molecular Medicine |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 31 Jan 2010 |
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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Adipocytes
- Adipogenesis
- Adipose tissue
- Cell differentiation
- Drosophila
- Models, biological
- Obesity
- PPARγ
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