The global prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased markedly, and obesity has become a serious health concern (Afshin et al., 2017). Moreover, obesity is a risk factor for the development of many diseases, including type-2 diabetes, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, cardiovascular disease, and several cancer types among others (Hruby & Hu, 2015;Ren et al., 2021). Emerging evidence suggests the occurrence of pathogenic events in the development and progression of obesity-associated comorbidities, including lowgrade systemic inflammation, oxidative stress, and insulin resistance (Hernandez-Bautista et al., 2019;Romeo et al., 2012). Therefore, it is critical to investigate the physiological mechanisms during the occurrence and development of obesity.In mammals, brown adipose tissue (BAT) is metabolically highly active and dissipates energy as heat through nonshivering thermogenesis (Cannon & Nedergaard, 2004). In addition, BAT is a multilocular organ that contains a relatively large number of mitochondria that produce heat via uncoupling of the respiratory chain (Poekes et al., 2015). BAT maintains temperature in newborn infants and small mammals (McMillan & White, 2015). Recent studies have demonstrated that adults also possess metabolically active brown fat or "beige adipocyte" (browning of white adipose