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ey0015.11-14 | Adipose tissue – a main source of miRNAs | ESPEYB15

11.14 Adipose Tissue Macrophage-Derived Exosomal miRNAs Can Modulate In Vivo and In Vitro Insulin Sensitivity

W Ying , M Riopel , G Bandyopadhyay , Y Dong , A Birmingham , J Bae Seo , J Ofrecio , J Wollam , A Hernandez-Carretero , W Fu , P Li , J Olefsky

To read the full abstract: Cell 2017, Volume 171, Issue 2Here, the group of Jerrold Olefsky identified adipose tissue macrophages as important sources of microRNAs regulating metabolic processes not only within the adipose tissue depot, but also in an endocrine way in other distant tissues. The application of exosomes derived from ATMs isolated from obese mice caused insulin resistance both ...