Adipose tissue macrophages in insulin-resistant subjects are associated with collagen VI and fibrosis and demonstrate alternative activation - Spencer, Michael; Yao-Borengasser, Aiwei; Unal, Resat; Rasouli, Neda; Gurley, Catherine M.; Zhu, Beibei; Peterson, Charlotte A.; Kern, Philip A. (American journal of physiology: endocrinology and metabolism, 2010)
Keywords: Adipose tissue; Adipose Tissue - metabolism; Adipose Tissue - pathology; Adult; Body fat; Cell culture; Cell growth; Cell Line; Cells; Cells, Cultured; Coculture Techniques; Collagen; Collagen Type VI - genetics; Collagen Type VI - metabolism; Cytokines - genetics; Cytokines - metabolism; Female; Fibrosis - genetics; Fibrosis - metabolism; Fibrosis - pathology; Fluorescent Antibody Technique; Gene expression; Glucose Intolerance - genetics; Glucose Intolerance - metabolism; Glucose Intolerance - pathology; Humans; Inflammation - genetics; Inflammation - metabolism; Inflammation - pathology; Insulin - genetics; Insulin - metabolism; Insulin resistance; Insulin Resistance - physiology; Macrophages - metabolism; Macrophages - pathology; Male; Middle Aged; Molecular structure; Obesity - genetics; Obesity - metabolism; Obesity - pathology; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction