title: Fat chance: not much against NKT cells.
abstract: Obesity-induced inflammation contributes to multiple metabolic diseases. In this issue of Immunity, Lynch et al. (2012) show that invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are enriched in adipose tissue and induce anti-inflammatory pathways to confer protection against obesity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lukens
authors.forename: Thirumala-Devi
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Kanneganti