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HVEM-deficient mice fed a high-fat diet are protected from adipose tissue inflammation and glucose intolerance.
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PMID:  21679708     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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HVEM is a member of the TNF receptor superfamily that plays a role in the development of various inflammatory diseases. In this study, we show that HVEM deficiency attenuates adipose tissue inflammatory responses and glucose intolerance in diet-induced obesity. Feeding a high-fat diet (HFD) to HVEM-deficient mice elicited a reduction in the number of macrophages and T cells infiltrated into adipose tissue. Proinflammatory cytokine levels in the adipose tissue decreased in HFD-fed HVEM-deficient mice, while levels of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 increased. Moreover, glucose intolerance and insulin sensitivity were markedly improved in the HFD-fed HVEM-deficient mice. These findings indicate that HVEM may be a useful target for combating obesity-induced inflammatory responses and insulin resistance.
Authors:
Ha-Jung Kim; Hong-Min Kim; Chu-Sook Kim; Choon-Soo Jeong; Hye-Sun Choi; Teruo Kawada; Byung-Sam Kim; Rina Yu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-6-13
Journal Detail:
Title:  FEBS letters     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1873-3468     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-6-17     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0155157     Medline TA:  FEBS Lett     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 680-749, South Korea.
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