[HTML][HTML] iNKT cells induce FGF21 for thermogenesis and are required for maximal weight loss in GLP1 therapy

L Lynch, AE Hogan, D Duquette, C Lester, A Banks… - Cell metabolism, 2016 - cell.com
Adipose-resident invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are key players in metabolic
regulation. iNKT cells are innate lipid sensors, and their activation, using their prototypic …

Activation of invariant natural killer T cells stimulates adipose tissue remodeling via adipocyte death and birth in obesity

J Park, JY Huh, J Oh, JI Kim, SM Han… - Genes & …, 2019 - genesdev.cshlp.org
In obesity, adipose tissue undergoes dynamic remodeling processes such as adipocyte
hypertrophy, hypoxia, immune responses, and adipocyte death. However, whether and how …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct iNKT cell populations use IFNγ or ER stress-induced IL-10 to control adipose tissue homeostasis

NM LaMarche, H Kane, AC Kohlgruber, H Dong… - Cell metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
Adipose tissue invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are phenotypically different from other
iNKT cells because they produce IL-10 and control metabolic homeostasis. Why that is the …

[HTML][HTML] Adipose tissue invariant NKT cells protect against diet-induced obesity and metabolic disorder through regulatory cytokine production

L Lynch, M Nowak, B Varghese, J Clark, AE Hogan… - Immunity, 2012 - cell.com
Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are evolutionarily conserved innate T cells that
influence inflammatory responses. We have shown that iNKT cells, previously thought to be …

Activation of invariant natural killer T cells by lipid excess promotes tissue inflammation, insulin resistance, and hepatic steatosis in obese mice

L Wu, VV Parekh, CL Gabriel… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Obesity triggers a low-grade systemic inflammation, which plays an important role in the
development of obesity-associated metabolic diseases. In searching for links between lipid …

Adipose invariant natural killer T cells

L Lynch - Immunology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Adipose tissue is a dynamic organ that makes up a substantial proportion of the body; in
severe obesity it can account for 50% of body mass. Details of the unique immune system …

[HTML][HTML] Natural killer T cells in adipose tissue prevent insulin resistance

HS Schipper, M Rakhshandehroo… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Lipid overload and adipocyte dysfunction are key to the development of insulin resistance
and can be induced by a high-fat diet. CD1d-restricted invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells …

[HTML][HTML] IL-6/Stat3-dependent induction of a distinct, obesity-associated NK cell subpopulation deteriorates energy and glucose homeostasis

S Theurich, E Tsaousidou, R Hanssen, AM Lempradl… - Cell metabolism, 2017 - cell.com
Natural killer (NK) cells contribute to the development of obesity-associated insulin
resistance. We demonstrate that in mice obesity promotes expansion of a distinct, interleukin …

[HTML][HTML] Adipose group 1 innate lymphoid cells promote adipose tissue fibrosis and diabetes in obesity

H Wang, L Shen, X Sun, F Liu, W Feng, C Jiang… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Pathogenic factors driving obesity to type 2 diabetes (T2D) are not fully understood. Group 1
innate lymphoid cells (ILC1s) are effectors of innate immunity and enriched in inflamed …

[HTML][HTML] Cdkn2a deficiency promotes adipose tissue browning

N Rabhi, SA Hannou, X Gromada, E Salas, X Yao… - Molecular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Genome-wide association studies have reported that DNA polymorphisms at the
CDKN2A locus modulate fasting glucose in human and contribute to type 2 diabetes (T2D) …