Macrophage infiltration into obese adipose tissues suppresses the induction of UCP1 level in mice

This report suggests that inflammation induced by infiltrated M could cause not only insulin resistance but also reduction of energy expenditure in adipose tissues.

Source: AJP: Endocrinology and Metabolism - April 14, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Sakamoto, T., Nitta, T., Maruno, K., Yeh, Y.-S., Kuwata, H., Tomita, K., Goto, T., Takahashi, N., Kawada, T. Tags: Articles Source Type: research