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ReviewCurrent obesity reports2025

Iron-Mediated Regulation in Adipose Tissue: A Comprehensive Review of Metabolism and Physiological Effects.

Xinyu Yang, Xianghong Wang, Zhe Yang, Hongyun Lu

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Review in Current obesity reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Xinyu Yang *Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Zhuhai People's Hospital (The Affiliated Hospital of Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhuhai Clinical Medical College of Jinan University), Zhuhai, China.
Xianghong Wang *Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Zhuhai People's Hospital (The Affiliated Hospital of Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhuhai Clinical Medical College of Jinan University), Zhuhai, China.
Zhe Yang *Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Zhuhai People's Hospital (The Affiliated Hospital of Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhuhai Clinical Medical College of Jinan University), Zhuhai, China.
Hongyun LuDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Zhuhai People's Hospital (The Affiliated Hospital of Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhuhai Clinical Medical College of Jinan University), Zhuhai, China. luhongyun@jnu.edu.cn.

Funding

Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2024A1515013105Initial Fund of Scientific Research for the introduction of talent in Zhuhai People's Hospital 2020ycqd002National Natural Science Foundation of China 81700716Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2022A1515220048Zhuhai Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2220004002901
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Abstract

purpose of reviewReview the latest data regarding the intersection of adipose tissue (AT) and iron to meet the needs of AT metabolism and the progression of related diseases. RECENT

findingsIron is involved in fundamental biological metabolic processes and is precisely fine-tuned within the body to maintain cellular, tissue and even systemic iron homeostasis. AT not only serves as an energy storage depot but also represents the largest endocrine organ in the human body, maintaining systemic metabolic homeostasis. It is involved in physiological processes such as energy storage, insulin sensitivity regulation and lipid metabolism. As a unique iron-sensing tissue, AT expresses related regulatory factors, including the classic hepcidin, ferroportin (FPN), iron regulatory protein/iron responsive element (IRP/IRE) and ferritin. Consequently, the interaction between AT and iron is intricately intertwined. Imbalance of iron homeostasis produces the potential risks of steatosis, impaired glucose tolerance and insulin resistance, leading to AT dysfunction diseases, including obesity, type 2 diabetes and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). Despite the role of AT iron has garnered increasing attention in recent years, a comprehensive review that systematically organizes the connection between iron and AT remains lacking. Given the necessity of iron homeostasis, emphasizing its potential impact on AT function and metabolism regulation provides valuable insights into physiological effects such as adipocyte differentiation and thermogenesis. Futhermore, regulators including adipokines, mitochondria and macrophages have been mentioned, along with analyzing the novel perspective of iron as a key mediator influencing the fat-gut crosstalk.

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Adipose TissueHomeostasisInsulin ResistanceIronAdipocytesAnimalsCation Transport ProteinsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Energy MetabolismFerritinsFerroportinHepcidinsHumansIron-Regulatory ProteinsLipid MetabolismObesityCation Transport ProteinsFerritinsFerroportinHepcidinsIronIron-Regulatory ProteinsAdipocyte differentiationAdipose tissueFat-gut crosstalkIronMacrophagesThermogenesis

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