ReviewTrends in immunology2017
Immunological Functions of the Omentum.
Review in Trends in immunology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 198 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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198 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 321 citations in OpenAlex.
- Benefit of the Omental Flap in Breast Reconstruction for Oncoplastic Treatment: A Systematic Review and Single-Arm Meta-Analysis.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Towards a consensus atlas of human and mouse adipose tissue at single-cell resolution.Nature metabolism · 2025Guideline
- Use of omentum during robotic-assisted reconstructive urological surgery: a systematic review of the current literature.World journal of urology · 2024Pooled it
- Vascularized omental lymphatic transplant for upper extremity lymphedema: A systematic review.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2021Pooled it
- Engineered tissues and strategies to overcome challenges in drug development.Advanced drug delivery reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Extra-Abdominal Applications of the Greater Omentum in Canine and Feline Surgery: Current Knowledge, Surgical Techniques, and Clinical Perspectives.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- Role of omental flaps in thoracic surgery complications: a narrative review.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Review
- High-Resolution 3D Bioprinted Hydrogel Scaffolds Enable Sustained Intraperitoneal Cell Delivery.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Omental flap coverage to treat symptomatic perigraft hygroma recurrence after aortic aneurysm repair.Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques · 2026Article
- Surgical relevance of a pedicled omental flap for the treatment of a recurrent giant mycotic left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: a case report and review of the literature.Journal of medical case reports · 2026Review
- Open drainage of abscess cavity with omental wrapping for treatment of post-endovascular aortic repair aortic graft infection: A case report and literature review.Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques · 2026Article
- The CXCL13 hub in obesity-related metabolic inflammation: regulation of spatiotemporal heterogeneity and targeted strategies.The Journal of endocrinology · 2026Review
- Gamma Irradiation of Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) Scaffolds Reduces the Mechanical Stability and Function of Islet Grafts in Diabetic Nonhuman Primates.Biotechnology and bioengineering · 2026Article
- Visceral adiposity, metabolic health and aging.Nature aging · 2026Review
- Differential peritoneal resident macrophage depletion and omental milky spot disruption after high versus low clodronate-loaded liposome dose treatment.Immunology and cell biology · 2026Article
- Autocrine activity of engineered IL-33 mRNA enhances adoptive T-cell therapy for peritoneal carcinomatosis and synergizes with IL-12 mRNA.Theranostics · 2026Article
- Diversity within ovarian cancer subtypes and their tumor microenvironment.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Review
- Adipose tissue distribution in metabolic disease: depot-specific biology, clinical assessment, and therapeutic remodeling.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- Compartmental immunity in intra-abdominal infection: from peritoneal defense to systemic sepsis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Collagen from Bovine Omentum: Extraction and Characterization.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
The omentum is a visceral adipose tissue with unique immune functions. Although it is primarily an adipose tissue, the omentum also contains lymphoid aggregates, called milky spots (MSs), that contribute to peritoneal immunity by collecting antigens, particulates, and pathogens from the peritoneal cavity and, depending on the stimuli, promoting a variety of immune responses, including inflammation, tolerance, or even fibrosis. Reciprocal interactions between cells in the MS and adipocytes regulate their immune and metabolic functions. Importantly, the omentum collects metastasizing tumor cells and supports tumor growth by immunological and metabolic mechanisms. Here we summarize our current knowledge about the development, organization, and function of the omentum in peritoneal immunity.
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