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Fat Cells are Active and can Send Chemical Signals to Other Parts

by Savitha.C.Muppala on September 03, 2010 at 4:16 PM Research News

The fat areas of the body are not inert and inactive spots, on the contrary they are quite active and send chemical signals to other parts of the body, elevating risk of diseases like cancer, heart disease and diabetes .

Fat Cells are Active and can Send Chemical Signals to Other Parts

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They have discovered 20 new hormones and other substances not previously known to be secreted into the blood by human fat cells and verification that fat secretes dozens of hormones and other chemical messengers.

Anja Rosenow and colleagues note that excess body fat can contribute to heart disease, diabetes, cancer and other diseases.

Many people once thought that fat cells were inert storage depots for surplus calories.

But studies have established that fat cells can secrete certain hormones and other substances much like other organs in the body.

Among those hormones is leptin, which controls appetite, and adiponectin, which makes the body more sensitive to insulin and controls blood sugar levels.

However, little is known about most of the proteins produced by the billions of fat cells in the adult body.

The scientists identified 80 different proteins produced by the fat cells. These include six new proteins and 20 proteins that have not been previously detected in human fat cells.

The findings could pave the way for a better understanding of the role that hormone-secreting fat cells play in heart disease, diabetes, and other diseases.

The study appears in ACS' monthly Journal of Proteome Research.

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