ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0016.11-9 | Metabolic Signaling | ESPEYB16

11.9. Exercise-induced changes in visceral adipose tissue mass are regulated by IL-6 signaling: A randomized controlled trial

AS Wedell-Neergaard , L Lang Lehrskov , RH Christensen , GE Legaard , E Dorph , MK Larsen , N Launbo , SR Fagerlind , SK Seide , S Nymand , M Ball , N Vinum , CN Dahl , M Henneberg , M Ried-Larsen , JD Nybing , R Christensen , JB Rosenmeier , K Karstoft , BK Pedersen , H Ellingsgaard , R Krogh-Madsen

To read the full abstract: Cell Metab 2019; 29(4): 844–55This randomized, placebo-controlled, double blind trial showed that IL-6 is necessary for exercise-mediated loss of visceral adipose tissue mass. 53 participants (men and women) received either tocilizumab, an IL-6 signaling blocker (intervention group) or placebo (control group), every four weeks, in a ...