ER Stress Promotes Inflammation through Re-wIREd Macrophages in Obesity.

Mol Cell
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Abstract

A new mechanism linking ER dysfunction to metabolic inflammation is discovered in a recent study by Shan et al. (2017), which demonstrated ER stress-induced rewiring of adipose tissue macrophage polarization by IRE1α activation, leading to impaired systemic glucose homeostasis.

Year of Publication
2017
Journal
Mol Cell
Volume
66
Issue
6
Pages
731-733
Date Published
2017 Jun 15
ISSN
1097-4164
DOI
10.1016/j.molcel.2017.05.037
PubMed ID
28622517
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