Obesity-induced inflammatory changes in adipose tissue
2003; American Society for Clinical Investigation; Volume: 112; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1172/jci200320514
ISSN1558-8238
AutoresKathryn E. Wellen, Gökhan S. Hotamışlıgil,
Tópico(s)Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
ResumoObesity is associated with a state of chronic, low-grade inflammation. Two manuscripts in this issue of the JCI (see the related articles beginning on pages 1796 and 1821) now report that obese adipose tissue is characterized by macrophage infiltration and that these macrophages are an important source of inflammation in this tissue. These studies prompt consideration of new models to include a major role for macrophages in the molecular changes that occur in adipose tissue in obesity.
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