Adipocyte adaptive immunity mediates diet-induced adipose inflammation and insulin resistance by decreasing adipose Treg cells

oleh: Tuo Deng, Joey Liu, Yanru Deng, Laurie Minze, Xiang Xiao, Valerie Wright, Richeng Yu, Xian C. Li, Alecia Blaszczak, Stephen Bergin, David DiSilvestro, Ryan Judd, David Bradley, Michael Caligiuri, Christopher J. Lyon, Willa A. Hsueh

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2017-07-01

Deskripsi

Obesity is associated with inflammation in adipose tissue, characterized by a shift in local T cell subsets. Here the authors show that loss of MHCII expression on adipocytes increases levels of immunosuppressive regulatory T cells in adipose tissue, which enhances insulin sensitivity.