BMP7 overexpression in adipose tissue induces white adipogenesis and improves insulin sensitivity in ob/ob mice.
Estefania CasanaVeronica JimenezVictor SacristanSergio MuñozClaudia JambrinaJordi RodóMiquel GarciaCristina MallolXavier LeónSylvie FranckhauserFatima BoschPublished in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2020)
This study unravels a new autocrine/paracrine role of BMP7 on white adipogenesis and highlights that BMP7 may modulate WAT plasticity and increase insulin sensitivity.