Interplay between the immune system and adipose tissue in obesity

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 223, Issue 2, 2014, Pages R41-R48

  Exley, Mark A ^a,b   Hand, Laura ^b   O'Shea, Donal ^c   Lynch, Lydia ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adipocytes; CD1d; Lipids; NKT cells

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; B LYMPHOCYTE; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NATURAL KILLER T CELL; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; EOSINOPHILS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; OBESITY;

EID: 84915803968     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/JOE-13-0516     Document Type: Review

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