Abstract
Current approaches for the treatment of obesity, including diet and lifestyle changes, have not been successful in curtailing the obesity epidemic. The higher incidence of inflammation-associated chronic disease and greater susceptibility to infection in obese people represents a growing health threat. Improved understanding of the immunological processes that regulate obesity may yield new treatments for obesity-associated disorders.
Publication types
- Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
- Adipose Tissue / immunology*
- B-Lymphocytes / immunology
- Biological Evolution
- Diet
- Humans
- Inflammasomes / immunology
- Inflammasomes / metabolism
- Leukocytosis*
- Life Style
- Macrophage Activation
- Macrophages / immunology
- Mast Cells / immunology
- Neutrophils / immunology
- Obesity / complications
- Obesity / immunology*
- T-Lymphocytes / immunology