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Obesity-induced lymphocyte hyperresponsiveness to chemokines: a new mechanism of Fatty liver inflammation in obese mice.
Gastroenterology - 1 May 2008
Bigorgne Amélie E, Bouchet-Delbos Laurence, Naveau Sylvie, Dagher Ibrahim, Prévot Sophie, Durand-Gasselin Ingrid, Couderc Jacques, Valet Philippe, Emilie Dominique, Perlemuter Gabriel
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Hepatic lipid retention (steatosis) predisposes hepatitis. We investigated the mechanisms of lymphocyte homing to fatty liver and the role of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the onset of inflammation in ob/ob mice. METHODS: We decreased intestinal bacterial compounds by oral antibiotic treatment to test the role of endogenous LPS in liver inflammation. Adoptive transfer of lymphocytes was used to...
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