Adipocyte-Derived Th2 Cytokines and Myeloid PPARδ Regulate Macrophage Polarization and Insulin Sensitivity

Kihwa Kang; Shannon M. Reilly; Volkan Karabacak; Matthew R. Gangl; Kelly Fitzgerald; Ben Hatano; Chih‐Hao Lee

doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2008.04.002

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Macrophage polarizationAdipocyteInsulin sensitivityInsulin resistanceMacrophageMyeloidMyeloid cellsCancer researchBiologyInsulinInternal medicineImmunologyEndocrinologyCell biologyMedicineAdipose tissueIn vitroBiochemistry

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Year: 2008
Type: article
Volume: 7
Issue: 6
Pages: 485-495
Citations: 673
Access: Closed

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                                    Kihwa Kang, 
                                
                                    Shannon M. Reilly, 
                                
                                    Volkan Karabacak
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2008). 
                            Adipocyte-Derived Th2 Cytokines and Myeloid PPARδ Regulate Macrophage Polarization and Insulin Sensitivity. 
                            Cell Metabolism
                            , 7
                            (6)
                            , 485-495.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2008.04.002
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2008.04.002