| Literature DB >> 32131612 |
Prasad Srikakulapu1, Coleen A McNamara1.
Abstract
The immune system plays an important role in obesity-induced adipose tissue inflammation and the resultant metabolic dysfunction, which can lead to hypertension, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance and their downstream sequelae of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. While macrophages are the most abundant immune cell type in adipose tissue, other immune cells are also present, such as B cells, which play important roles in regulating adipose tissue inflammation. This brief review will overview B-cell subsets, describe their localization in various adipose depots and summarize our knowledge about the function of these B-cell subsets in regulating adipose tissue inflammation, obesity-induced metabolic dysfunction and atherosclerosis.Entities:
Keywords: B cells; adipose tissue; atherosclerosis; inflammation; insulin resistance; obesity
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32131612 PMCID: PMC7398177 DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.119.312467
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol ISSN: 1079-5642 Impact factor: 8.311