title: Angiogenesis and vascular functions in modulation of obesity, adipose metabolism, and insulin sensitivity.
abstract: White and brown adipose tissues are hypervascularized and the adipose vasculature displays phenotypic and functional plasticity to coordinate with metabolic demands of adipocytes. Blood vessels not only supply nutrients and oxygen to nourish adipocytes, they also serve as a cellular reservoir to provide adipose precursor and stem cells that control adipose tissue mass and function. Multiple signaling molecules modulate the complex interplay between the vascular system and the adipocytes. Understanding fundamental mechanisms by which angiogenesis and vasculatures modulate adipocyte functions may provide new therapeutic options for treatment of obesity and metabolic disorders by targeting the adipose vasculature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institute, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, 581 85 Linköping, Sweden. Electronic address: yihai.cao@ki.se.
authors.forename: Yihai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D043924:Angiogenesis Modulating Agents / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D043924:Angiogenesis Modulating Agents; D016207:Cytokines; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A