High-Fat Diet and Feeding Regime Impairs Number, Phenotype, and Cytotoxicity of Natural Killer Cells in C57BL/6 Mice

Overweight and obesity are major public health challenges worldwide. Obesity is associated with a higher risk for the development of several cancer types, but specific mechanisms underlying the link of obesity and cancer are still unclear. Natural killer (NK) cells are circulating lymphoid cells pro...

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Main Authors: Julia Spielmann, Wiebke Naujoks, Matthias Emde, Martin Allweyer, Heike Kielstein, Dagmar Quandt, Ina Bähr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2020.585693/full