Sentences with phrase «by white fat cells»

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The seemingly more respectable Pharmacy News reported, «White tea contains catechins, which inhibit the process of fat cell generation by stimulating thermogenesis.

Previous studies have found that brown fat can be coaxed into action by activating the β3 - adrenergic receptor, which is expressed on the surfaces of brown and white fat cells, as well as on cells of the urinary bladder and other tissues.

And by studying mice lacking the gene for ERRγ (and therefore unable to make the ERRy molecule), the team observed that all brown fat cells resembled white cells in these mice.

In mice, this form of lipodystrophy was also characterized by «whitening» of brown fat cells, a loss of white fat, and signs of metabolic syndrome, including insulin resistance, fat tissue inflammation, dyslipidemia (elevated cholesterol and fat), increased resting energy use, and increased markers of cardiovascular disease.

We stimulated browning in human white adipocytes by a drug used to treat type II diabetes and compared white and «brite» fat cells.

Now researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have uncovered the mechanism by which white fat cells from humans get reprogrammed to become browner.

The findings, published today in the journal Cell, give new insights into how the brain regulates body fat and may lead to more effective ways to lose weight and prevent obesity by promoting the conversion of white fat to brown fat.

Scientists at the University of Bonn have shown in mice that excess pounds can simply be melted away by converting unwanted white fat cells into energy - consuming brown slimming cells.

The brown cells possess an extremely high number of mitochondria — these cell power stations «burn» white fat by converting it into thermal energy.

Now, however, a team of researchers led by Yu - Hua Tseng, Ph.D., Investigator in the Section on Integrative Physiology and Metabolism at Joslin Diabetes Center and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, has created cell lines of human brown and white fat precursor cells that will help investigators to pick apart the factors that drive the development and activity of each type of cell.

In their recent study, the UCSF team reports the discovery that a class of commonly prescribed Type - 2 diabetes drugs, called TZDs (thiazolidinediones, such as Actos and Avandia), promoted the conversion of white fat cells into brown (in mice and culture dishes) by stabilizing the PRDM16 protein.

It's secreted by the adipose tissue, largely, but also a number of other tissues have been shown to produce leptin, but the major source is the white adipose tissue which is basically fat cells.

Furthermore, saturated fat has been shown to have numerous positive effects on health, such as improving liver health by encouraging the liver cells to get rid of their fat cells, improving the immune system's response by helping white blood cells to recognize and destroy invaders more effectively, enabling the absorption of fat - soluble vitamins by acting as their carriers, as well as improving hormonal activity by providing the building blocks for a variety of hormones that are essential to human health.

Enhanced fat burning through green and white tea - brown fat cells play key role 13.07.2017 Two cups of green tea daily results in more brown fat 25.04.2017 Animal study: half cup of green tea daily is life extending 15.04.2017 Speed up interval - training fat loss with supplement containing caffeine and green tea 19.01.2016 Green tea boosts fat burning after interval training 30.10.2015 Chin - Shin Oolong Tea contains growth hormone booster 02.10.2015 Green tea healthier and more effective on empty stomach 01.09.2015 EGCG speeds up muscle recovery after period of inactivity 19.05.2015 Green tea inhibits breakdown of fast muscle fibres during long - term inactivity 18.05.2015 Five cups of green tea daily rejuvenates skin 10.09.2014 Quercetin boosts inhibitory effect of green tea for prostate cancer 27.01.2014 Slimming supplement containing ECGC, resveratrol and Grape Seed Extract shown to work in human study 12.01.2014 Tea protects prostate against testosterone 10.12.2013 Green tea speeds up muscle recovery after heavy training 11.11.2013 EGCG protects liver and kidneys, and extends life expectancy 04.08.2013 EGCG and caffeine supplement keeps the cold out 26.02.2013 N - oleyl - phosphatidyl - ethanolamine & EGCG combo makes weight - loss diet easier 03.02.2013 Green tea has a slightly anabolic effect on strength athletes 14.01.2013 Cup of green tea with a meal makes it easier to eat less 18.12.2012 Green tea keeps athletes fit as the years go by 24.10.2012 Mushrooms, green tea reduce chance of breast cancer by factor of 10 13.10.2012 Combination of strength training and green tea gives elderly more muscle mass 12.10.2012 One cup of green tea burns five grams of fat 02.09.2012 Tiny amount of caffeine can burn fat — when combined with tea phenols 27.08.2012 Tea for temporary T boost 24.04.2012 Grow old healthily with green tea 11.03.2012 Tea drinkers have stronger bones 25.02.2012 Lose weight with Pu - Erh tea 17.08.2011 Tea supplement boosts T levels in animal study 30.10.2010 Almost no green tea in green tea sodas 13.10.2010 Drink green tea instead of water — and live longer 24.05.2010 Green tea stackers don't work without exercise 13.05.2010 Metastudy: slimming supplements with green tea do work 27.03.2010 Black tea reduces muscle soreness after training 20.03.2010 Cold brewed white tea contains most antioxidants 04.01.2010 Cup of tea inhibits uptake of mercury from fish 04.12.2009 Polyphenols in juice and tea clear bacteria from your teeth 22.10.2009 Drink three cups of tea a day and add five years to your life 11.09.2009 Bad breath from proteins?

This study demonstrates a snoball effect and shows how the inflammatory response in overweight people actually blocks their ability to burn fat and lose weight by converting white cells to brown cells.

The «browning» of white fat cells is thought to be initiated by things like exercise, exposure to cold temperatures, and our sleep hormone melatonin.

ACT - activated clotting time (bleeding disorders) ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone (adrenal gland function) Ag - antigen test for proteins specific to a disease causing organism or virus Alb - albumin (liver, kidney and intestinal disorders) Alk - Phos, ALP alkaline phosphatase (liver and adrenal disorders) Allergy Testing intradermal or blood antibody test for allergen hypersensitivity ALT - alanine aminotransferase (liver disorder) Amyl - amylase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) ANA - antinuclear antibody (systemic lupus erythematosus) Anaplasmosis Anaplasma spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting ability) AST - aspartate aminotransferase (muscle and liver disorders) Band band cell — type of white blood cell Baso basophil — type of white blood cell Bile Acids digestive acids produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder (liver function) Bili bilirubin (bile pigment responsible for jaundice from liver disease or RBC destruction) BP - blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure, tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - electrok [c] ardiogram (electrical heart activity, heart arryhthmia) Eos eosinophil — type of white blood cell Fecal, flotation, direct intestinal parasite exam FeLV Feline Leukemia Virus test FIA Feline Infectious Anemia: aka Feline Hemotrophic Mycoplasma, Haemobartonella felis test FIV Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test Fluorescein Stain fluorescein stain uptake of cornea (corneal ulceration) fT4, fT4ed, freeT4ed thyroxine hormone unbound by protein measured by equilibrium dialysis (thyroid function) GGT gamma - glutamyltranferase (liver disorders) Glob globulin (liver, immune system) Glu blood or urine glucose (diabetes mellitus) Gran granulocytes — subgroup of white blood cells Hb, Hgb hemoglobin — iron rich protein bound to red blood cells that carries oxygen (anemia, red cell mass) HCO3 - bicarbonate ion (blood pH) HCT, PCV, MHCT hematocrit, packed - cell volume, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) K + potassium ion — unbound potassium (kidney disorders, adrenal gland disorders) Lipa lipase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) LYME Borrelia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) Lymph lymphocyte — type of white blood cell MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (anemia, iron deficiency) MCV mean corpuscular volume — average red cell size (anemia, iron deficiency) Mg +2 magnesium ion — unbound magnesium (diabetes, parathyroid function, malnutrition) MHCT, HCT, PCV microhematocrit, hematocrit, packed - cell volume (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) MIC minimum inhibitory concentration — part of the C&S that determines antimicrobial selection Mono monocyte — type of white blood cell MRI magnetic resonance imaging (advanced tissue imaging) Na + sodium ion — unbound sodium (dehydration, adrenal gland disease) nRBC nucleated red blood cell — immature red blood cell (bone marrow damage, lead toxicity) PCV, HCT, MHCT packed - cell volume, hematocrit, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) PE physical examination pH urine pH (urinary tract infection, urolithiasis) Phos phosphorus (kidney disorders, ketoacidosis, parathyroid function) PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (pancreatitis) PLT platelet — cells involved in clotting (bleeding disorders) PT prothrombin time (bleeding disorders) PTH parathyroid hormone, parathormone (parathyroid function) Radiograph x-ray image RBC red blood cell count (anemia) REL Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Ehrlichia / Lyme combination test Retic reticulocyte — immature red blood cell (regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemia) RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever SAP serum alkaline phosphatase (liver disorders) Schirmer Tear Test tear production test (keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry eye,) Seg segmented neutrophil — type of white blood cell USG Urine specific gravity (urine concentration, kidney function) spec cPL specific canine pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test spec fPL specific feline pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test T4 thyroxine hormone — total (thyroid gland function) TLI trypsin - like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection, inflammation, bone marrow suppression)