Brown adipose tissue (BAT) specific vaspin expression is increased after obesogenic diets and cold exposure and linked to acute changes in DNA-methylation

• Main Authors: Juliane Weiner (Author), Kerstin Rohde (Author), Kerstin Krause (Author), Konstanze Zieger (Author), Nora Klöting (Author), Susan Kralisch (Author), Peter Kovacs (Author), Michael Stumvoll (Author), Matthias Blüher (Author), Yvonne Böttcher (Author), John T. Heiker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Several studies have demonstrated anti-diabetic and anti-obesogenic properties of visceral adipose tissue-derived serine protease inhibitor (vaspin) and so evoked its potential use for treatment of obesity-related diseases. The aim of the study was to unravel physiological regulators of v...