Thyroid-sympathoadrenal regulation of human brown fat

该项目旨在确定激素如何影响人类棕色脂肪的生长和活动。身体中的大多数脂肪细胞是白色脂肪细胞，其储存脂肪，并且当过量时引起肥胖。棕色脂肪细胞的功能就像发电机。它们燃烧脂肪并以热量的形式释放能量。拥有大量棕色脂肪的人是瘦的。是什么控制了棕色脂肪的活动目前还不清楚。该项目研究了激素如何影响棕色脂肪的活性，并可能揭示棕色脂肪在肥胖治疗中的治疗潜力。

This project aims to determine how hormones influence the growth and activity of brown fat in humans. Majority of fat cells in the body are white fat cells, which store fat, and cause obesity when in excess. Brown fat cells function like generators. They burn fat and release energy as heat. Humans with lots of brown fat are lean. What controls brown fat activity is currently unknown in humans. This project investigates how hormones influence brown fat activity and may shed light on the therapeutic potential of brown fat in obesity treatment.