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Haugstøyl ME, Cornillet M, Strand K, Stiglund N, Sun D, Lawrence-Archer L, Hjellestad ID, Sparrelid E, Busch C, Hjelmesaeth J, Hertel JK, Ponzetta A, Mellgren G, Fernø J, Björkström NK
Eur. J. Immunol. 53 (2) e2249990 [2023-02-00; online 2022-12-13]
Adipose tissue inflammation is a driving factor for the development of obesity-associated metabolic disturbances, and a role of adipose tissue T cells in initiating the pro-inflammatory signaling is emerging. However, data on human adipose tissue T cells in obesity are limited, reflected by the lack of phenotypic markers to define tissue-resident T cell subsets. In this study, we performed a deep characterization of T cells in blood and adipose tissue depots using multicolor flow cytometry and RNA sequencing. We identified distinct subsets of T cells associated with obesity expressing the activation markers, CD26 and CCR5, and obesity-specific genes that are potentially engaged in activating pro-inflammatory pathway, including ceramide signaling, autophagy, and IL-6 signaling. These findings increase our knowledge on the heterogeneity of T cells in adipose tissue and on subsets that may play a role in obesity-related pathogenesis.
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PubMed 36433684
DOI 10.1002/eji.202249990
Crossref 10.1002/eji.202249990