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Palmitate differentially regulates the polarization of differentiating and differentiated macrophages.
Immunology - 1 Jan 2016
Xiu Fangming, Diao Li, Qi Peter, Catapano Michael, Jeschke Marc G
Abstract excerpt
The tissue accumulation of M1 macrophages in patients with metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus has been well-documented. Interestingly, it is an accumulation of M2 macrophages that is observed in the adipose, liver and lung tissues, as well as in the circulation, of patients who have had major traumas such as a burn injury or sepsis; however, the trigger for the M2 polarization...
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