Brown Fat-Derived Exosomes: Small Vesicles with Big Impact

Publication date: 4 April 2017
Source:Cell Metabolism, Volume 25, Issue 4
Author(s): Yong Chen, Alexander Pfeifer
Adipose tissue (AT) not only stores energy, but also secretes hormones and releases small vesicles known as exosomes. Thomou et al. (2017) now show that exosomes secreted by brown fat carry miRNAs that regulate the liver. Thus, AT exosomes might have therapeutic and diagnostic relevance for metabolic disorders.

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Adipose tissue (AT) not only stores energy, but also secretes hormones and releases small vesicles known as exosomes. Thomou et al. (2017) now show that exosomes secreted by brown fat carry miRNAs that regulate the liver. Thus, AT exosomes might have therapeutic and diagnostic relevance for metabolic disorders.


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