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Progress on the epigenetic regulation of adipose tissue thermogenesis
Qing-Wen Zhao1, Dong-Ning Pan2
1Department of Geriatrics, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, China.
Abstract:
The activation of brown adipose tissues and beige adipose tissues can utilize more substrates, including glucose and fatty acids, regulate the energy balance of the whole body and improve metabolic diseases such as obesity and type Ⅱ diabetes. Elucidating the regulatory mechanisms underlying the thermogenic adipose program may provide excellent targets for therapeutics against metabolic diseases. The current studies have indicated that epigenetic modifications are vital for regulating differentiation and thermogenesis of adipose tissues. In this review, we summarize the recent progress of epigenetic modifications in adipose tissue development and thermogenesis from the aspects of DNA methylation, histone modification, chromatin remodeling, and non-coding RNAs in order to provide new ideas for further studying the activation of adipose tissues.
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