Gene expression profile in visceral-pancreatic adipose tissue from control rats fed a standard chow diet and obese rats fed a high-caloric cafeteria diet for 30 days.

Changes in the secretion profile of visceral-pancreatic white adipose tissue due to diet-induced obesity are partially responsible for increased beta cell replication, suggesting that a crosstalk between pWAT and beta cells may play a role in regulating beta cell plasticity. The molecular mechanisms underlying this cross-talk are still not fully understood.

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Malpique R, Figueiredo H, Esteban Y, Rebuffat SA, Hanzu FA, Vinaixa M, Yanes O, Correig X, Barceló-Batllori S, Gasa R, Kalko SG, Gomis R