巨细胞在白色脂肪组织中的多面性生命:免疫转移与代谢转换相结合

Qun Wang1, Sean M Hartig2, Christie M Ballantyne2

  • 1Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity of Shandong Province, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.

Immunological reviews
|April 29, 2024
PubMed
概括

白色脂肪组织 (WAT) 巨细胞是对能量平衡至关重要的多样化的免疫细胞. 它们的角色随着WAT增长和代谢状态的变化而变化,影响整体健康.

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