Adipose tissue macrophages impair preadipocyte differentiation in humans.

AIM:The physiologic mechanisms underlying the relationship between obesity and insulin resistance are not fully understood. Impaired adipocyte differentiation and localized inflammation characterize adipose tissue from obese, insulin-resistant humans. The directionality of this relationship is not k...

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Main Authors: Li Fen Liu, Colleen M Craig, Lorna L Tolentino, Okmi Choi, John Morton, Homero Rivas, Samuel W Cushman, Edgar G Engleman, Tracey McLaughlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5289462?pdf=render