High fat diet rapidly suppresses B lymphopoiesis by disrupting the supportive capacity of the bone marrow niche.

The bone marrow (BM) niche is the primary site of hematopoiesis, and cues from this microenvironment are critical to maintain hematopoiesis. Obesity increases lifetime susceptibility to a host of chronic diseases, and has been linked to defective leukogenesis. The pressures obesity exerts on hematop...

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Main Authors: Benjamin J Adler, Danielle E Green, Gabriel M Pagnotti, M Ete Chan, Clinton T Rubin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3942453?pdf=render