Farnesol Has an Anti-obesity Effect in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice and Induces the Development of Beige Adipocytes in Human Adipose Tissue Derived-Mesenchymal Stem Cells

• Main Authors: Hye-Lin Kim (Author), Yunu Jung (Author), Jinbong Park (Author), Dong-Hyun Youn (Author), JongWook Kang (Author), Seona Lim (Author), Beom Su Lee (Author), Mi-Young Jeong (Author), Seong-Kyu Choe (Author), Raekil Park (Author), Kwang Seok Ahn (Author), Jae-Young Um (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Brown adipocytes dissipate energy as heat and hence have an important therapeutic capacity for obesity. Development of brown-like adipocytes (also called beige) is also another attractive target for obesity treatment. Here, we investigated the effect of farnesol, an isoprenoid, on adipogenesis in ad...