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Elizabeth A Jacobsen1, Eleanna De Filippis2
1Division of Allergy and Immunology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA.
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In inguinal adipose tissue, beige adipocytes are interspersed among white adipocytes and in close communication with dynamic populations of immune cells. Recent data have demonstrated that anti-inflammatory macrophages (M2) increase thermogenic activity of beige adipocytes, although the mechanism is currently under debate. ILC2, cells via secretion, of methionine enkephalin peptide were found to be able to increase beige thermogenesis. Knights et al. have recently generated a whole-body knock-out of KLF3 (KLF3-/-) to explore its contribution to thermogenesis and weight gain in a diet-induced obesity animal model.
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