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ArticleThe journal of cardiovascular aging2024

Adipose tissue lymphocytes and obesity.

Feng Gao, Benjamin Litchfield, Huaizhu Wu

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Article in The journal of cardiovascular aging, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Feng GaoDepartment of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9801-2285
Benjamin LitchfieldDepartment of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Huaizhu WuDepartment of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6846-5531
Baylor College of Medicine · US

Funding

Inflammation and insulin resistance in agingR01AG065197 · NIA · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Huaizhu Wu · 2022 to 2026
$2.0M
Regulation of Type 1 Inflammation in Diet-induced ObesityR01DK121348 · NIDDK · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI WU, HUAIZHU · 2020 to 2023
$1.6M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG065197NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK121348
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity is associated with chronic inflammation in adipose tissue (AT), mainly evidenced by infiltration and phenotypic changes of various types of immune cells. Macrophages are the major innate immune cells and represent the predominant immune cell population within AT. Lymphocytes, including T cells and B cells, are adaptive immune cells and constitute another important immune cell population in AT. In obesity, CD8+ effector memory T cells, CD4+ Th1 cells, and B2 cells are increased in AT and promote AT inflammation, while regulatory T cells and Th2 cells, which usually function as immune regulatory or type 2 inflammatory cells, are reduced in AT. Immune cells may regulate the metabolism of adipocytes and other cells through various mechanisms, contributing to the development of metabolic diseases, including insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Efforts targeting immune cells and inflammation to prevent and treat obesity-linked metabolic disease have been explored, but have not yielded significant success in clinical studies. This review provides a concise overview of the changes in lymphocyte populations within AT and their potential role in AT inflammation and the regulation of metabolic functions in the context of obesity.

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adipose tissueB cellsinsulin resistanceObesityT cells

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PMID38455510
PMCPMC10919906
OpenAlexW4389748427

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