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Fig. 2 | Lipids in Health and Disease

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From: Ectopic and visceral fat deposition in aging, obesity, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: an interconnected role

Fig. 2

Alterations in adipose tissue distribution in aging individuals contribute to the development of IPF. The left part illustrates the distribution of white adipose tissue and brown adipose tissue in the healthy human body. The right part shows a list of comorbidities associated with an excessive accumulation of ectopic fat and visceral adipose tissue in elderly individuals. The figure was created using BioRender (www.biorender.com). Abbreviations: alveolar epithelial type II cells (AT2), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), insulin resistance (IR), lipofibroblast (LIF), myofibroblast (MYF), obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), surfactant protein A (SPA)

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Lipids in Health and Disease

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