title: Adipose tissue macrophages: Amicus adipem?
abstract: Chronic overnutrition drives complex adaptations within both professional metabolic and bystander tissues that, despite intense investigation, are still poorly understood. Xu et al. (2013) now describe the unexpected ability of adipose tissue macrophages to buffer lipids released from obese adipocytes in a manner independent of inflammatory macrophage activation.
authors: Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, 94158-9001, USA.
authors: Justin I
authors: JI
authors: Odegaard
authors: Kirthana
authors: K
authors: Ganeshan
authors: Ajay
authors: A
authors: Chawla
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D050356:Lipid Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D008247:Lysosomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism*