Open AccessENDOCRINE FUNCTION OF ADIPOSE TISSUE (LITERATURE REVIEW)
Author(s) -
Vladimir Georgievich Solovyov,
Svetlana Petrovna Kalashnikova,
Lyubov Gennadievikonova,
Margarita Albertovna Gagaro
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
naučnyj medicinskij vestnik ûgry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2306-1367
DOI - 10.25017/2306-1367-2021-28-2-18-25
Subject(s) - adipose tissue , endocrine system , hormone , immune system , chemokine , biology , white adipose tissue , endocrinology , medicine , immunology
Adipose tissue serves not only as a place for the accumulation and storage of triacylglycerides as energy substrates, but also produces many hormone-like substances, mediators, cytokines, chemokines that act at the local and systemic level and aff ect metabolism, regulate tissue sensitivity to insulin, reproductive and the immune system. The review presents the current results of scientifi c research on the problem of the physiological role of biologically active substances produced by adipose tissue and their participation in the development of metabolic disorders.