Distinct hepatic macrophage populations in lean and obese mice

R Mayoral Monibas, AMF Johnson, O Osborn… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Obesity is a complex metabolic disorder associated with the development of non-
communicable diseases such as cirrhosis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and type 2 …

Characterization of distinct subpopulations of hepatic macrophages in HFD/obese mice

H Morinaga, R Mayoral, J Heinrichsdorff, O Osborn… - Diabetes, 2015 - Am Diabetes Assoc
The current dogma is that obesity-associated hepatic inflammation is due to increased
Kupffer cell (KC) activation. However, recruited hepatic macrophages (RHMs) were recently …

Macrophage subsets in obesity, aligning the liver and adipose tissue

A Remmerie, L Martens, CL Scott - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The increasing prevalence of obesity is accompanied by a rising incidence in metabolic
syndrome and related pathologies such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Macrophages …

Immune cells and metabolism

A Chatzigeorgiou, T Chavakis - Metabolic control, 2016 - Springer
Low-grade inflammation in the obese AT (AT) and the liver is a critical player in the
development of obesity-related metabolic dysregulation, including insulin resistance, type 2 …

Kupffer cell activation is a causal factor for hepatic insulin resistance

N Lanthier, O Molendi-Coste… - American Journal …, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
Recruited adipose tissue macrophages contribute to chronic and low-grade inflammation
causing insulin resistance in obesity. Similarly, we hypothesized here that Kupffer cells, the …

The role of macrophages in obesity-driven chronic liver disease

L Devisscher, X Verhelst, I Colle… - Journal of Leucocyte …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Overnutrition and a sedentary lifestyle have resulted in the expansion of human obesity and
associated metabolic complications. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease has become the most …

Depletion of liver Kupffer cells prevents the development of diet-induced hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance

W Huang, A Metlakunta, N Dedousis, P Zhang… - …, 2010 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE Increased activity of the innate immune system has been implicated in the
pathogenesis of the dyslipidemia and insulin resistance associated with obesity and type 2 …

New insights into the role of macrophages in adipose tissue inflammation and fatty liver disease: modulation by endogenous omega-3 fatty acid-derived lipid …

J Clària, A González-Périz, C López-Vicario… - Frontiers in …, 2011 - frontiersin.org
Obesity is causally linked to a chronic state of “low-grade” inflammation in adipose tissue.
Prolonged, unremitting inflammation in this tissue has a direct impact on insulin-sensitive …

[HTML][HTML] Loss of Kupffer cells in diet-induced obesity is associated with increased hepatic steatosis, STAT3 signaling, and further decreases in insulin signaling

AH Clementi, AM Gaudy, N Van Rooijen… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2009 - Elsevier
While adipose tissue-associated macrophages contribute to development of chronic
inflammation and insulin resistance of obesity, little is known about the role of hepatic …

Hepatic macrophage as a key player in fatty liver disease

L Xu, W Liu, F Bai, Y Xu, X Liang, C Ma… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Fatty liver disease, characterized by excessive inflammation and lipid deposition, is
becoming one of the most prevalent liver metabolic diseases worldwide owing to the …