Clinical Implications of UCP1 mRNA Expression in Human Cervical Adipose Tissue Under Physiological Conditions.

Ju-Hee LeeJi Min KimMin Jeong ChoiYea Eun KangKyoung Hye JoungHyon-Seung YiKoon Soon KimBon Jeong KuBon Seok KooMinho ShongHyun Jin Kim

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2018)

UCP1 was identified as the only marker of cervical BAT in humans. There was a negative correlation between obesity and BAT activity in subjects with higher BAT activity, although BAT activity decreased with age.

Keyphrases

adipose tissue
insulin resistance
endothelial cells
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
weight loss
high fat diet
body mass index
induced pluripotent stem cells