Interleukin-15 modulates adipose tissue by altering mitochondrial mass and activity.

Interleukin-15 (IL-15) is an immunomodulatory cytokine that affects body mass regulation independent of lymphocytes; however, the underlying mechanism(s) involved remains unknown. In an effort to investigate these mechanisms, we performed metabolic cage studies, assessed intestinal bacterial diversi...

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Main Authors: Nicole G Barra, Rengasamy Palanivel, Emmanuel Denou, Marianne V Chew, Amy Gillgrass, Tina D Walker, Josh Kong, Carl D Richards, Manel Jordana, Stephen M Collins, Bernardo L Trigatti, Alison C Holloway, Sandeep Raha, Gregory R Steinberg, Ali A Ashkar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4269394?pdf=render