Cathelicidin regulates myeloid cell accumulation in adipose tissue and promotes insulin resistance during obesity

Quinte Braster; Carlos Silvestre-Roig; Helene Hartwig; Pascal Kusters; Suzanne Aarts; Myrthe den Toom; Richard L. Gallo; Christian Weber; Esther Lutgens; Oliver Soehnlein

doi:10.1160/TH16-02-0112

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2016; 115(06): 1237-1239
DOI: 10.1160/TH16-02-0112

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Cathelicidin regulates myeloid cell accumulation in adipose tissue and promotes insulin resistance during obesity

Authors

Quinte Braster

¹Department of Pathology, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, the Netherlands

²Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention (IPEK), LMU Munich, Germany
Carlos Silvestre-Roig

¹Department of Pathology, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, the Netherlands

²Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention (IPEK), LMU Munich, Germany
Helene Hartwig

¹Department of Pathology, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Pascal Kusters

³Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Suzanne Aarts

³Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Myrthe den Toom

³Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Richard L. Gallo

⁴Department of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, USA
Christian Weber

²Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention (IPEK), LMU Munich, Germany

⁵DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
Esther Lutgens

²Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention (IPEK), LMU Munich, Germany

³Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Oliver Soehnlein

¹Department of Pathology, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, the Netherlands

²Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention (IPEK), LMU Munich, Germany

⁵DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany

Abstract

Note: The review process for this manuscript was fully handled by Gregory Y. H. Lip, Editor in Chief.

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