Role of innate and adaptive immunity in obesity-associated metabolic disease

T McLaughlin, SE Ackerman, L Shen… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Chronic inflammation in adipose tissue, possibly related to adipose cell hypertrophy,
hypoxia, and/or intestinal leakage of bacteria and their metabolic products, likely plays a …

The differential roles of T cells in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and obesity

MA Van Herck, J Weyler, WJ Kwanten… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) constitutes a spectrum of disease states
characterized by hepatic steatosis and is closely associated to obesity and the metabolic …

The pathogenesis of obesity-associated adipose tissue inflammation

A Engin - Obesity and lipotoxicity, 2017 - Springer
Obesity is characterized by a state of chronic, low-grade inflammation. However, excessive
fatty acid release may worsen adipose tissue inflammation and contributes to insulin …

Interferon gamma mediates the reduction of adipose tissue regulatory T cells in human obesity

D Bradley, AJ Smith, A Blaszczak, D Shantaram… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Decreased adipose tissue regulatory T cells contribute to insulin resistance in obese mice,
however, little is known about the mechanisms regulating adipose tissue regulatory T cells …

Low-grade inflammation, obesity, and diabetes

SS Pereira, JI Alvarez-Leite - Current obesity reports, 2014 - Springer
Obesity and its comorbidities are closely related to the inflammatory environment created by
expanded adipose tissue. Several mechanisms trigger inflammation in adipose tissue …

[HTML][HTML] Foxp3 drives oxidative phosphorylation and protection from lipotoxicity

D Howie, SP Cobbold, E Adams, A Ten Bokum… - JCI insight, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tregs can adopt a catabolic metabolic program with increased capacity for fatty acid
oxidation–fueled oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). It is unclear why this form of …

T cell populations and functions are altered in human obesity and type 2 diabetes

S Touch, K Clément, S André - Current Diabetes Reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of the Review Obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are considered chronic
inflammatory diseases. While early publications have reported the implication of innate …

Visceral adipose tissue Tregs and the cells that nurture them

C Li, RG Spallanzani, D Mathis - Immunological Reviews, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is a primary site for storage of excess energy, but it also
serves as an important endocrine organ that impacts organismal metabolism. Chronic, low …

Th17 and Treg lymphocytes in obesity and Type 2 diabetic patients

M Wang, F Chen, J Wang, Z Zeng, Q Yang, S Shao - Clinical Immunology, 2018 - Elsevier
Assumption that the pathogenesis of obesity-associated type 2 diabetes (T2DM)
encompasses inflammation and autoimmune aspects is increasingly recognized. In the state …

Reappraisal of Adipose Tissue Inflammation in Obesity

A Engin - Obesity and Lipotoxicity, 2024 - Springer
Chronic low-grade inflammation is a central component in the pathogenesis of obesity-
related expansion of adipose tissue and complications in other metabolic tissues. Five …