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Macrophage-secreted factors promote a profibrotic phenotype in human preadipocytes.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Jan 2009
Keophiphath Mayoura, Achard Vincent, Henegar Corneliu, Rouault Christine, Clément Karine, Lacasa Danièle
Abstract excerpt
White adipose tissue (WAT) in obese humans is characterized by macrophage accumulation the effects of which on WAT biology are not fully understood. We previously demonstrated that macrophage-secreted factors impair preadipocyte differentiation and induce inflammation, and we described the excessive fibrotic deposition in WAT from obese individuals. Microarray analysis revealed significant overexpression of...
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