Type I interferon sensing unlocks dormant adipocyte inflammatory potential

White adipose inflammation can occur in obesity and is at least in part mediated by inflammatory immune cells. Here the authors show that the Type I Interferon/Interferon alpha-beta receptor axis promotes an inflammatory, glycolysis associated adipocyte phenotype.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Calvin C. Chan, Michelle S. M. A. Damen, Maria E. Moreno-Fernandez, Traci E. Stankiewicz, Monica Cappelletti, Pablo C. Alarcon, Jarren R. Oates, Jessica R. Doll, Rajib Mukherjee, Xiaoting Chen, Rebekah Karns, Matthew T. Weirauch, Michael A. Helmrath, Thomas H. Inge, Senad Divanovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16571-4