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ENP89: Brown Fat and Metabolic Function

August 21, 2024·16 min·1 clip

Dr. Lino believes we are entering an age where RNA-based therapies present a unique and powerful opportunity for specialized medicine.

Host Aaron Lohr interviews Dr. Marcel Lino, a research fellow at Joslin Diabetes Center, about his recent research on brown fat. They discuss how this unique type of fat expends energy, its potential health benefits for metabolism and cardiovascular outcomes, and Dr. Lino's specific study on how brown fat secretes exosomal microRNAs that travel to and regulate distant organs like the liver and hypothalamus.

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Brown fat is presented as an active tissue that can expend energy and send signals to distant organs.

Brown fat is framed as an active tissue rather than a passive energy store: Aaron Lohr and Dr. Marcel Lino describe it as a fat subtype in the back and subclavicular regions that can burn energy, release factors, and support metabolic function.

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Trace how brown fat expends energy and sends signals beyond fat storage.

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