Burning Fat and Building Bone by FSH Blockade
The rise of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is a hallmark of menopause associated with osteoporosis and visceral adiposity. In Nature, Zaidi and colleagues (Liu et al., 2017) report that blocking FSH action reduces body fat by promoting brown/beige fat thermogenesis, potentially providing a new intervention for the treatment of menopause-related metabolic diseases.
Publisher URL: http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(17)30441-2
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2017.07.018
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