Pioglitazone induces apoptosis of macrophages in human adipose tissue

Metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus are associated with an increased number of macrophage cells that infiltrate white adipose tissue (WAT). Previously, we demonstrated that the treatment of subjects with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) with the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor...

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Main Authors: Angela M. Bodles, Vijayalakshmi Varma, Aiwei Yao-Borengasser, Bounleut Phanavanh, Charlotte A. Peterson, Robert E. McGehee, Jr., Neda Rasouli, Martin Wabitsch, Philip A. Kern
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-09-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520434765