Adipose Tissue: An Endocrine Organ
Anne L. Peters, MD: Hi. I'm Dr Anne Peters, at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) meetings in Vienna. I am here with Matthias Blüher, who is professor at the University of Leipzig in Germany and an expert in adipose tissue.
I can't think of a single patient—thin or fat—who is not interested in adipose tissue, at least their own adipose tissue. Why don't you tell me about your research and what it means?
Matthias Blüher, MD: I am happy to talk about adipose tissue. I talk to my patients all the time about adipose tissue, as you do, and I am fascinated by it. We have learned during the past 10-15 years so much about adipose tissue as an active endocrine organ. We thought adipose tissue was simply an insulator to protect us from cold and damp, and a triglyceride storage organ, but it became clear exactly 20 years ago that adipose tissue produces hormones such as leptin and signals the energy status to the brain and other organs.
How Much Brown Adipose Tissue Do We Have?
Dr Peters: What specific component of adipose tissue have you been discussing at these meetings?
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Adipose Tissue: An Endocrine Organ
Anne L. Peters, MD: Hi. I'm Dr Anne Peters, at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) meetings in Vienna. I am here with Matthias Blüher, who is professor at the University of Leipzig in Germany and an expert in adipose tissue.
I can't think of a single patient—thin or fat—who is not interested in adipose tissue, at least their own adipose tissue. Why don't you tell me about your research and what it means?
Matthias Blüher, MD: I am happy to talk about adipose tissue. I talk to my patients all the time about adipose tissue, as you do, and I am fascinated by it. We have learned during the past 10-15 years so much about adipose tissue as an active endocrine organ. We thought adipose tissue was simply an insulator to protect us from cold and damp, and a triglyceride storage organ, but it became clear exactly 20 years ago that adipose tissue produces hormones such as leptin and signals the energy status to the brain and other organs.
How Much Brown Adipose Tissue Do We Have?
Dr Peters: What specific component of adipose tissue have you been discussing at these meetings?
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Anne L. Peters, MD, CDE
Professor of Clinical Medicine; Director, Clinical Diabetes Programs, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Disclosure: Anne L. Peters, MD, has disclosed the following financial relationships:
Served as director, officer, partner, employee, advisor, consultant, or trustee for: (current consultant): Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Eli Lilly and Company; Novo Nordisk.
Served as a speaker or member of a speakers bureau for: (current speakers bureau member): Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Eli Lilly and Company; Novo Nordisk; Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
Served as a consultant or ad hoc speaker/consultant for: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Abbott Laboratories; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Dexcom; Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Roche; sanofi-aventis
Matthias Blüher, MD
Professor of Molecular Endocrinology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Disclosure: Matthias Blüher, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Serve(d) as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals; Eli Lilly and Company; Novo Nordisk; Novartis; sanofi-aventis; Pfizer Inc
Received research grant from: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Riemser; Novo Nordisk