The good and bad of adipose tissue macrophage exosomes in obesity.

Greenberg, Andrew S; Reeves, Andrew R · Cell Metab · 2021

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Abstract

Adipose tissue macrophages regulate adipose tissue inflammation and systemic insulin-glucose homeostasis. In a recent study by Ying et al. (2021), M2 polarized bone marrow-derived macrophages secreted exosomes containing miR-690 that, when administered to obese mice, improved glucose-insulin homeostasis. miR-690 reduced expression of Nadk, which decreased inflammation and improved insulin signaling.

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