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SUBMITTER: Zhang LJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4318537 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Ling-juan LJ Guerrero-Juarez Christian F CF Hata Tissa T Bapat Sagar P SP Ramos Raul R Plikus Maksim V MV Gallo Richard L RL
Science (New York, N.Y.) 20150101 6217
Adipocytes have been suggested to be immunologically active, but their role in host defense is unclear. We observed rapid proliferation of preadipocytes and expansion of the dermal fat layer after infection of the skin by Staphylococcus aureus. Impaired adipogenesis resulted in increased infection as seen in Zfp423(nur12) mice or in mice given inhibitors of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ. This host defense function was mediated through the production of cathelicidin antimicrobial p ...[more]