A review on the biology and properties of adipose tissue macrophages involved in adipose tissue physiological and pathophysiological processes

Lipids in Health and Disease

Ke Yun¹  Runqing Mu¹  Yunjia Li² 

[1] Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Hospital of China Medical University;The First Clinical Medicine Faculty, China Medical University;

关键词: Obesity;    Adipose tissue macrophages;    White adipose tissue;    Brown adipose tissue;    Beige adipose tissue;    Inflammation;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12944-020-01342-3

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Obesity exhibits a correlation with metabolic inflammation and endoplasmic reticulum stress, promoting the progression of metabolic disease such as diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hyperuricemia and so on. Adipose tissue macrophages (ATMs) are central players in obesity-associated inflammation and metabolic diseases. Macrophages are involved in lipid and energy metabolism and mitochondrial function in adipocytes. Macrophage polarization is accompanied by metabolic shifting between glycolysis and mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. Here, this review focuses on macrophage metabolism linked to functional phenotypes with an emphasis on macrophage polarization in adipose tissue physiological and pathophysiological processes. In particular, the interplay between ATMs and adipocytes in energy metabolism, glycolysis, OXPHOS, iron handing and even interactions with the nervous system have been reviewed. Overall, the understanding of protective and pathogenic roles of ATMs in adipose tissue can potentially provide strategies to prevent and treat obesity-related metabolic disorders.

【 授权许可】

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