Sentences with phrase «fat cell markers»

Cells grown on hydrogels of the same stiffness all display fat cell markers and deform the underlying matrix material the same way.

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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.

Bruce Buchholz of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory used cellular markers for a study in which he concluded that we're more or less stuck with the number of fat cells we have at about age 20.

Dr Mohamed Elrayess, from ADLQ, said: «In this study we have shown that the impaired ability of fat stem cells to store excess fat was partially due to increased levels of the inflammatory marker interleukin - 6 in the blood.

The high - fat diet without the flavanones increased the levels of cell - damage markers called thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) by 80 percent in the blood and 57 percent in the liver compared to mice on a standard diet.

Macrophages are immune cells commonly used as markers for inflammation, and their increased presence helps confirm that SNRK plays a role in regulating inflammation in white fat tissue.

The scientists also found that a protein known as CD29 acts as a cell - surface marker for precursor fat cells that can generate mature cells with high energy potential, as shown by their UCP1 expression.

Detection of this CD29 marker eventually may help in selecting white fat precursor cells that can be transformed for obesity treatments, Dr. Tseng comments.

Sixty three studies were reviewed and consumption of alcohol was investigated together with recognized physical markers for heart disease like inflammation levels, cholesterol, the condition of blood vessels and fat cells.

* Both Fructose and Trans Fats (present in most prepared foods, «diet» or not) both cause Insulin Resistance and raise markers of inflammatory hormones, again, inhibiting fat burning in the cell.

Every day during the course of the study, various health markers, such as liver fat content and beta - cell function, were measured.