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SUBMITTER: Harmon DB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4808436 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Harmon Daniel B DB Srikakulapu Prasad P Kaplan Jennifer L JL Oldham Stephanie N SN McSkimming Chantel C Garmey James C JC Perry Heather M HM Kirby Jennifer L JL Prohaska Thomas A TA Gonen Ayelet A Hallowell Peter P Schirmer Bruce B Tsimikas Sotirios S Taylor Angela M AM Witztum Joseph L JL McNamara Coleen A CA
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology 20160211 4
<h4>Objective</h4>Little is known about the role(s) B cells play in obesity-induced metabolic dysfunction. This study used a mouse with B-cell-specific deletion of Id3 (Id3(Bcell KO)) to identify B-cell functions involved in the metabolic consequences of obesity.<h4>Approach and results</h4>Diet-induced obese Id3(Bcell KO) mice demonstrated attenuated inflammation and insulin resistance in visceral adipose tissue (VAT), and improved systemic glucose tolerance. VAT in Id3(Bcell KO) mice had incre ...[more]