One idea is to be able to "reactivate" the classical
brown fat tissue in older people and so treat obesity," said Sven Enerback.
made
brown fat tissue from the skin cells of mice and mouse myoblasts.
Our clinical candidates (including MSDC-0160) promote the proliferation of
brown fat tissue from stem cells through cellular differentiation," said Rolf Kletzien, senior MSDC author on the study.
This unique in vitro human stem cell model of
brown fat tissue could aid studies into how fat tissue develops and the development of new anti-obesity drugs.
Understanding the
brown fat tissue and how it can be used to such ends is of growing interest in the search to help people suffering from obesity or at a high risk of developing diabetes.