A FAsT contribution: Adipocytes rewire their metabolism to acquire immune functions

Takumi Kobayashi; Dirk Brenner

doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2022.04.007

A FAsT contribution: Adipocytes rewire their metabolism to acquire immune functions

Cell Metab. 2022 May 3;34(5):656-657. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2022.04.007.

Authors

Takumi Kobayashi¹, Dirk Brenner²

Affiliations

¹ Experimental and Molecular Immunology, Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; Immunology and Genetics, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, 7 Avenue des Hauts Fourneaux, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
² Experimental and Molecular Immunology, Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; Immunology and Genetics, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, 7 Avenue des Hauts Fourneaux, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; Odense Research Center for Anaphylaxis (ORCA), Department of Dermatology and Allergy Center, Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. Electronic address: dirk.brenner@lih.lu.

PMID: 35508107
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2022.04.007

Abstract

Adipose tissue has been linked to inflammation and various physiological processes. In this issue of Cell Metabolism, Caputa et al. describe that perinodal adipocytes adapt their metabolism to actively participate in an immune response against intracellular Listeria monocytogenes.

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MeSH terms

Adipocytes* / metabolism
Adipose Tissue* / metabolism
Humans
Immunity
Inflammation / metabolism