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A Paracrine Loop Between Adipocytes and Macrophages Aggravates Inflammatory Changes

Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 2005 · Vol. 25(10) · pp. 2062–2068
Takayoshi SuganamiJunko NishidaYoshihiro Ogawa

Abstract

We postulate that a paracrine loop involving FFAs and TNF-alpha between adipocytes and macrophages establishes a vicious cycle that aggravates inflammatory changes in the adipose tissue.

Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesAdipose Tissue and MetabolismExercise and Physiological ResponsesAdipose tissue macrophagesAdipose tissueInflammationProinflammatory cytokineTumor necrosis factor alphaParacrine signallingAdipocyteEndocrinologyInternal medicineDownregulation and upregulation

MeSH terms

Adipose TissueAnimalsCell CommunicationFatty Acids, NonesterifiedGene Expression RegulationHypertrophyInflammationMacrophagesObesityTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAdipocytesCoculture TechniquesChemokine CCL2Paracrine CommunicationMetabolic Syndrome

Funding

  • Japan Research Foundation for Clinical Pharmacology
  • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
  • Novo Nordisk
  • Smoking Research Foundation
  • Kanae Foundation for the Promotion of Medical Science
  • Mishima Kaiun Memorial Foundation
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