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Adiponectin overexpression in adipose tissue improves metabolic profile and insulin sensitivity by promoting lipid storage in subcutaneous fat and reducing ectopic lipid accumulation.
Adiponectin helps store fat safely in subcutaneous tissue, preventing it from accumulating in organs like the liver and muscle, thereby protecting insulin sensitivity.
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Overexpresses the adipocyte-derived circulating factor adiponectin... mice further expand their adipose tissue mass... retain near normal insulin sensitivity... ectopic accumulation of lipids is reduced, presumably because excess lipids are neutralized by storage in subcutaneous fat pads.
Why this rating
Based on transgenic mouse models showing improved metabolic profiles.
Source
Adipocyte metabolism and obesity
Alan Attie et al. · Journal of Lipid Research · 2008
DOI 10.1194/jlr.r800057-jlr200
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