The Interactions Between Nutrients and Adipose Tissue
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Bioactives and Nutraceuticals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 810
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Interests: nutritional intervention; nutrients; metabolites; stem (progenitor) cell; myocytes; adipocytes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Adipose tissue plays a key role in metabolic health by actively responding to nutrient availability. When nutrient intake is balanced, adipose tissue helps maintain energy homeostasis by storing and releasing fat. However, excessive intake of calories, especially from unhealthy fats and sugars, can lead to adipose tissue dysfunction. This includes chronic inflammation, impaired insulin signaling, and abnormal secretion of adipokines, which contribute to metabolic disorders like obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes. Moreover, the balance between white and brown adipose tissues, influenced by diet, affects energy expenditure, highlighting the importance of nutrition in metabolic regulation.
This Special Issue aims to explore how different nutrients influence the function of adipose tissue and, in turn, affect overall metabolic health. Understanding this relationship is key to preventing and managing metabolic disorders such as obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Dr. Junseok Son
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- adipose tissue
- nutrients
- metabolic health
- insulin resistance
- inflammation
- energy homeostasis
- adipokines
- obesity
- lipolysis
- thermogenesis
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