Effect of Diet on White Adipose Progenitor Cell Proliferation and Differentiation

Dear Colleagues,

In the last decade, we have made tremendous advances in understanding the heterogeneity of adipose precursor cells (also called adipose progenitor cells). As we continue to discover novel cell surface markers that can purify these cells, it is becoming important to study the behavior of these cells as it pertains to adipogenesis and lipogenesis. One unexplored research question in this field of adipose progenitor cells’ function is their capability of sensing changes in their environment including calorie availability, specific diets, fasting and exercise. Few studies have examined the impact of these dietary and behavioral changes on the capacity of adipose progenitor cells to proliferate and differentiate and how these changes contribute to overall energy metabolism. This issue is focused on recent advances in the area of adipose progenitor cells’ sensing of their environment that ultimately impacts their proliferation and differentiation capacity and how these changes may lead to the development of obesity, insulin resistance and diabetes.

Prof. Sihem Boudina
Guest Editor

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• Dietary
• Adipose progenitor cells
• Obesity
• Proliferation
• Differentiation
• Adipogenesis
• Lipogenesis
• Energy metabolism