"Adipose Tissue" ed. by Leszek Szablewski

This book discusses a series of up-to-date topics about Adipose tissue pathology.

Adipose tissue is a specialized connective tissue which, depending on type, plays different and significant roles in the human body: protects against environmental factors, stores lipids and triacylglycerol, synthesizes fatty acids and is involved in the process of thermogenesis. It is also a major secretory organ and highly active metabolic tissue. It secretes, for example, cholesterol, retinol, steroid hormones, prostaglandins and proteins known as "adipokines". Some of these molecules may be associated with pathologies such as obesity and insulin resistance. In humans, there are two main sites of adipose tissue accumulation: visceral and subcutaneous. Obesity is a worldwide health problem.

Contents
1 Introductory Chapter: Types of Adipose Tissue
2 Characterization and Differentiation of Adipose Tissue by Spectroscopic and Spectral Imaging Techniques
3 Sirtuins in Adipose Tissue Metabolism
4 Browning of Adipose Tissue and Sirtuinl Involvement
5 Cellularity Description of Adipose Depots in Domesticated Animals
6 Adipose Tissue and Inflammation
7 Physical and Mental Health Consequences of Obesity in Women
8 The Role of Mesenteric Adipose Tissue in Crohn's Disease
9 The Heterogeneity of White Adipose Tissue
10 Adipose Tissue as an Endocrine Organ
11 Feedback Control of Second Messengers Signaling Systems in White Adipose Tissue Adipocytes in Healthy State and Its Loss at Adiposity
12 Effect of Trans Fatty Acid on Insulin Responsiveness and Fatty Acid Composition of Lipid Species of 3T3-L1 Adipocytes