Pro-inflammatory macrophages increase in skeletal muscle of high fat-fed mice and correlate with metabolic risk markers in humans

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  • Lisbeth N Fink
  • Sheila R Costford
  • Yun S Lee
  • Jensen, Thomas Elbenhardt
  • Philip J Bilan
  • Andreas Oberbach
  • Matthias Blüher
  • Jerrold M Olefsky
  • Anette Sams
  • Amira Klip
In obesity, immune cells infiltrate adipose tissue. Skeletal muscle is the major tissue of insulin-dependent glucose disposal, and indices of muscle inflammation arise during obesity, but whether and which immune cells increase in muscle remain unclear.
Original languageEnglish
JournalObesity
Volume22
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)747-757
Number of pages11
ISSN1930-7381
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

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