Adipose-tissue plasticity in health and disease
Adipose tissue, colloquially known as" fat," is an extraordinarily flexible and heterogeneous
organ. While historically viewed as a passive site for energy storage, we now appreciate that …
organ. While historically viewed as a passive site for energy storage, we now appreciate that …
T cells in health and disease
L Sun, Y Su, A Jiao, X Wang, B Zhang - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
T cells are crucial for immune functions to maintain health and prevent disease. T cell
development occurs in a stepwise process in the thymus and mainly generates CD4+ and …
development occurs in a stepwise process in the thymus and mainly generates CD4+ and …
The cellular and functional complexity of thermogenic fat
P Cohen, S Kajimura - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2021 - nature.com
Brown and beige adipocytes are mitochondria-enriched cells capable of dissipating energy
in the form of heat. These thermogenic fat cells were originally considered to function solely …
in the form of heat. These thermogenic fat cells were originally considered to function solely …
γδ T cells in tissue physiology and surveillance
JC Ribot, N Lopes, B Silva-Santos - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract γδ T cells are a unique T cell subpopulation that are rare in secondary lymphoid
organs but enriched in many peripheral tissues, such as the skin, intestines and lungs. By …
organs but enriched in many peripheral tissues, such as the skin, intestines and lungs. By …
Adipose tissue at single-cell resolution
Adipose tissue exhibits remarkable plasticity with capacity to change in size and cellular
composition under physiological and pathophysiological conditions. The emergence of …
composition under physiological and pathophysiological conditions. The emergence of …
TGF-β Regulation of T Cells
WJ Chen - Annual review of immunology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) is a key cytokine regulating the development,
activation, proliferation, differentiation, and death of T cells. In CD4+ T cells, TGF-β maintains …
activation, proliferation, differentiation, and death of T cells. In CD4+ T cells, TGF-β maintains …
Obese visceral fat tissue inflammation: from protective to detrimental?
H Kolb - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Obesity usually is accompanied by inflammation of fat tissue, with a prominent role of
visceral fat. Chronic inflammation in obese fat tissue is of a lower grade than acute immune …
visceral fat. Chronic inflammation in obese fat tissue is of a lower grade than acute immune …
Meningeal γδ T cells regulate anxiety-like behavior via IL-17a signaling in neurons
Abstract Interleukin (IL)-17a has been highly conserved during evolution of the vertebrate
immune system and widely studied in contexts of infection and autoimmunity. Studies …
immune system and widely studied in contexts of infection and autoimmunity. Studies …
Chronic tissue inflammation and metabolic disease
YS Lee, J Olefsky - Genes & development, 2021 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Obesity is the most common cause of insulin resistance, and the current obesity epidemic is
driving a parallel rise in the incidence of T2DM. It is now widely recognized that chronic …
driving a parallel rise in the incidence of T2DM. It is now widely recognized that chronic …
The evolving view of thermogenic adipocytes—ontogeny, niche and function
The worldwide incidence of obesity and its sequelae, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, have
reached pandemic levels. Central to the development of these metabolic disorders is …
reached pandemic levels. Central to the development of these metabolic disorders is …