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Improved insulin sensitivity despite increased visceral adiposity in mice deficient for the immune cell transcription factor T-bet.
Cell metabolism - 2 Apr 2013
Stolarczyk Emilie, Vong Chi Teng, Perucha Esperanza, Jackson Ian, Cawthorne Michael A, Wargent Edward T, Powell Nick, Canavan James B, Lord Graham M, Howard Jane K
Abstract excerpt
Low-grade inflammation in fat is associated with insulin resistance, although the mechanisms are unclear. We report that mice deficient in the immune cell transcription factor T-bet have lower energy expenditure and increased visceral fat compared with wild-type mice, yet paradoxically are more insulin sensitive. This striking phenotype, present in young T-bet(-/-) mice, persisted with high-fat diet and...
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