1. A Novel Endocrine Role for the BAT-Released Lipokine 12,13-diHOME to Mediate Cardiac Function
Kelsey M Pinckard, Vikram K Shettigar, Katherine R Wright, et al. Circulation. 2021 Jan 12;143(2):145-159.doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.049813.Epub 2020 Oct 27.
Background:Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is an important tissue for thermogenesis, making it a potential target to decrease the risks of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, and recent studies have also identified BAT as an endocrine organ. Although BAT has been implicated to be protective in cardiovascular disease, to this point there are no studies that identify a direct role for BAT to mediate cardiac function.