Journal
ENDOCRINE PATHOLOGY
Volume 25, Issue 1, Pages 93-101Publisher
HUMANA PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1007/s12022-013-9288-1
Keywords
Obesity; Visceral adipose tissue; Inflammation; Immunology; Diabetes
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- CIHR [119414]
- CDA [OG-3-12-3844, CS-5-12-3886]
- Banting & Best Diabetes Centre Fellowship
- Eli Lilly Canada
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Obesity is a major health burden worldwide and is a major factor in the development of insulin resistance and metabolic complications such as type II diabetes. Chronic nutrient excess leads to visceral adipose tissue (VAT) expansion and dysfunction in an active process that involves the adipocytes, their supporting matrix, and immune cell infiltrates. These changes contribute to adipose tissue hypoxia, adipocyte cell stress, and ultimately cell death. Accumulation of lymphocytes, macrophages, and other immune cells around dying adipocytes forms the so-called crown-like structure, a histological hallmark of VAT in obesity. Cross talk between immune cells in adipose tissue dictates the overall inflammatory response, ultimately leading to the production of pro-inflammatory mediators which directly induce insulin resistance in VAT. In this review, we summarize recent studies demonstrating the dramatic changes that occur in visceral adipose tissue during obesity leading to low-grade chronic inflammation and metabolic disease.
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