Changes in nutritional status impact immune cell metabolism and function

Y Alwarawrah, K Kiernan, NJ MacIver - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Immune cell function and metabolism are closely linked. Many studies have now clearly
demonstrated that alterations in cellular metabolism influence immune cell function and that …

The macrophage switch in obesity development

A Castoldi, C Naffah de Souza, NOS Câmara… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Immune cell infiltration in (white) adipose tissue (AT) during obesity is associated with the
development of insulin resistance. In AT, the main population of leukocytes are …

Kidney disease and obesity: epidemiology, mechanisms and treatment

NOS Câmara, K Iseki, H Kramer, ZH Liu… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract The theme of World Kidney Day 2017 is' kidney disease and obesity: healthy
lifestyle for healthy kidneys'. To mark this event, Nature Reviews Nephrology invited five …

RBP4 activates antigen-presenting cells, leading to adipose tissue inflammation and systemic insulin resistance

PM Moraes-Vieira, MM Yore, PM Dwyer, I Syed, P Aryal… - Cell metabolism, 2014 - cell.com
Insulin resistance is a major cause of diabetes and is highly associated with adipose tissue
(AT) inflammation in obesity. RBP4, a retinol transporter, is elevated in insulin resistance …

Adipokines as drug targets in diabetes and underlying disturbances

V Andrade-Oliveira, NOS Câmara… - Journal of diabetes …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Diabetes and obesity are worldwide health problems. White fat dynamically participates in
hormonal and inflammatory regulation. White adipose tissue is recognized as a multifactorial …

GLUT4 expression in adipocytes regulates de novo lipogenesis and levels of a novel class of lipids with antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory effects

PM Moraes-Vieira, A Saghatelian, BB Kahn - Diabetes, 2016 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Adipose tissue (AT) regulates systemic insulin sensitivity through multiple mechanisms, and
alterations in de novo lipogenesis appear to contribute. Mice overexpressing GLUT4 in …

The impact of ghrelin in metabolic diseases: an immune perspective

JAS Pereira, FC Silva… - Journal of diabetes …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity and insulin resistance have reached epidemic proportions. Obesogenic conditions
are associated with increased risk for the development of other comorbidities and obesity …

Translating MSC therapy in the age of obesity

L Boland, LM Bitterlich, AE Hogan, JA Ankrum… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) therapy has seen increased attention as a possible option
to treat a number of inflammatory conditions including COVID-19 acute respiratory distress …

Leptin in the regulation of the immunometabolism of adipose tissue-macrophages

L Monteiro, JAS Pereira, L Palhinha… - Journal of leukocyte …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Obesity is a pandemic disease affecting around 15% of the global population. Obesity is a
major risk factor for other conditions, such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases …

Restricting glutamine or glutamine-dependent purine and pyrimidine syntheses promotes human T cells with high FOXP3 expression and regulatory properties

B Metzler, P Gfeller, E Guinet - The Journal of Immunology, 2016 - journals.aai.org
T cell subsets differ in their metabolic requirements, and further insight into such differences
might be harnessed to selectively promote regulatory T cells (Tregs) for therapies in …