Brown Adipose Tissue, Batokines, and Bioactive Compounds in Foods : An Update

Abstract The discovery of metabolically active brown adipose tissue (BAT) in human adults and the worldwide increase in obesity and obesity‐related chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) has made BAT a therapeutic target in the last two decades. The potential of BAT to oxidize fatty acids rapidly and increase energy expenditure inversely correlates with adiposity, insulin and glucose resistance, and cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Currently, BAT is recognized by a new molecular signature; several BAT‐derived molecules that act positively on target tissues have been identified and collectively called batokines. Bioactive compounds present in foods are endowed with thermogenic properties that increase BAT activation signaling. Understanding the mechanisms that lead to BAT activation and the batokines secreted by it within the thermogenic state is fundamental for its recruitment and management of obesity and NCDs. This review contributes to recent updates on the morphophysiology of BAT, its endocrine role in obesity, and the main bioactive compounds present in foods involved in classical and nonclassical thermogenic pathways activation..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:68

Enthalten in:

Molecular Nutrition & Food Research - 68(2024), 6

Beteiligte Personen:

Martins, Fabiane Ferreira [VerfasserIn]
Martins, Bruna Cadete [VerfasserIn]
Teixeira, Ananda Vitoria Silva [VerfasserIn]
Ajackson, Matheus [VerfasserIn]
Souza‐Mello, Vanessa [VerfasserIn]
Daleprane, Julio Beltrame [VerfasserIn]

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© 2024 Wiley‐VCH GmbH

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14

doi:

10.1002/mnfr.202300634

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WLY018014763