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Spleen supports a pool of innate-like B cells in white adipose tissue that protects against obesity-associated insulin resistance.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 28 Oct 2014
Wu Lan, Parekh Vrajesh V, Hsiao Joseph, Kitamura Daisuke, Van Kaer Luc
Abstract excerpt
Lipid accumulation in obesity triggers a low-grade inflammation that results from an imbalance between pro- and anti-inflammatory components of the immune system and acts as the major underlying mechanism for the development of obesity-associated diseases, notably insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Innate-like B cells are a subgroup of B cells that respond to innate signals and modulate inflammatory...
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