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Lack of oncostatin M receptor β leads to adipose tissue inflammation and insulin resistance by switching macrophage phenotype.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 26 Jul 2013
Komori Tadasuke, Tanaka Minoru, Senba Emiko, Miyajima Atsushi, Morikawa Yoshihiro
Abstract excerpt
Oncostatin M (OSM), a member of the IL-6 family of cytokines, plays important roles in a variety of biological functions, including inflammatory responses. However, the roles of OSM in metabolic diseases are unknown. We herein analyzed the metabolic parameters of OSM receptor β subunit-deficient (OSMRβ(-/-)) mice under normal diet conditions. At 32 weeks of age, OSMRβ(-/-) mice exhibited mature-onset obesity,...
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