Macrophage function in adipose tissue homeostasis and metabolic inflammation

T Chavakis, VI Alexaki, AW Ferrante Jr - Nature Immunology, 2023 - nature.com
Obesity-related metabolic organ inflammation contributes to cardiometabolic disorders. In
obese individuals, changes in lipid fluxes and storage elicit immune responses in the …

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 …

Innate immune training of granulopoiesis promotes anti-tumor activity

L Kalafati, I Kourtzelis, J Schulte-Schrepping, X Li… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Trained innate immunity, induced via modulation of mature myeloid cells or their bone
marrow progenitors, mediates sustained increased responsiveness to secondary …

Metabolic inflammation and insulin resistance in obesity

H Wu, CM Ballantyne - Circulation research, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Obesity is becoming an epidemic in the United States and worldwide and increases risk for
many diseases, particularly insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular …

The evolving view of thermogenic adipocytes—ontogeny, niche and function

F Shamsi, CH Wang, YH Tseng - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2021 - nature.com
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 …

Foundations of immunometabolism and implications for metabolic health and disease

GS Hotamisligil - Immunity, 2017 - cell.com
Highly ordered interactions between immune and metabolic responses are evolutionarily
conserved and paramount for tissue and organismal health. Disruption of these interactions …

The role of exercise in the interplay between myokines, hepatokines, osteokines, adipokines, and modulation of inflammation for energy substrate redistribution and …

AM Gonzalez-Gil, L Elizondo-Montemayor - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Exercise is an effective strategy for preventing and treating obesity and its related
cardiometabolic disorders, resulting in significant loss of body fat mass, white adipose tissue …

Macrophage polarization and meta-inflammation

C Li, MM Xu, K Wang, AJ Adler, AT Vella, B Zhou - Translational Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Chronic overnutrition and obesity induces low-grade inflammation throughout the body.
Termed “meta-inflammation,” this chronic state of inflammation is mediated by macrophages …

Inflammation of brown/beige adipose tissues in obesity and metabolic disease

F Villarroya, R Cereijo… - Journal of internal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Many of the comorbidities of obesity, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases,
are related to the low‐grade chronic inflammation of white adipose tissue. Under white …

Obesity and thyroid axis

K Walczak, L Sieminska - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Development of obesity is primarily the result of imbalance between energy intake and
energy expenditure. Thyroid hormones influence energy expenditure by regulating cellular …