Obesity increases inflammation and impairs lymphatic function in a mouse model of lymphedema

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 307, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Savetsky, Ira L ^a   Torrisi, Jeremy S ^a   Cuzzone, Daniel A ^a   Ghanta, Swapna ^a   Albano, Nicholas J ^a   Gardenier, Jason C ^a   Joseph, Walter J ^a   Mehrara, Babak J ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibrosis; Inflammation; Lymphedema; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CROTON OIL; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUID TRANSPORT; HEMIC AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; IMPAIRED LYMPHATIC FUNCTION; LIPID DIET; LIPID STORAGE; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FIBROSIS; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHEDEMA; OBESITY;

ADIPOSITY; ANIMALS; CROTON OIL; DIET, HIGH-FAT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FIBROSIS; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEUTROPHIL INFILTRATION; NEUTROPHILS; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84904294699     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00244.2014     Document Type: Article

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