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. 2022 May 3;34(5):656-657.
doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2022.04.007.

A FAsT contribution: Adipocytes rewire their metabolism to acquire immune functions

Takumi Kobayashi  1 , Dirk Brenner  2
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A FAsT contribution: Adipocytes rewire their metabolism to acquire immune functions

Takumi Kobayashi et al. Cell Metab. .
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Abstract

Adipose tissue has been linked to inflammation and various physiological processes. In this issue of Cell Metabolism, Caputa et al. describe that perinodal adipocytes adapt their metabolism to actively participate in an immune response against intracellular Listeria monocytogenes.

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  • Intracellular infection and immune system cues rewire adipocytes to acquire immune function.
    Caputa G, Matsushita M, Sanin DE, Kabat AM, Edwards-Hicks J, Grzes KM, Pohlmeyer R, Stanczak MA, Castoldi A, Cupovic J, Forde AJ, Apostolova P, Seidl M, van Teijlingen Bakker N, Villa M, Baixauli F, Quintana A, Hackl A, Flachsmann L, Hässler F, Curtis JD, Patterson AE, Henneke P, Pearce EL, Pearce EJ. Caputa G, et al. Cell Metab. 2022 May 3;34(5):747-760.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2022.04.008. Cell Metab. 2022. PMID: 35508110

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