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SUBMITTER: Tao C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5460839 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tao Caroline C Holland William L WL Wang Qiong A QA Shao Mengle M Jia Lin L Sun Kai K Lin Xiaoli X Kuo Yi-Chun YC Johnson Joshua A JA Gordillo Ruth R Elmquist Joel K JK Scherer Philipp E PE
Endocrinology 20170501 5
Chronic exposure to high-saturated fat diets (HFDs) increases the prevalence of obesity and contributes to the development of low-grade inflammation and insulin resistance. A possible mediator accounting for obesity-associated inflammation and insulin resistance is Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4). We investigated the role of adipocyte TLR4 in lipid and glucose homeostasis through an inducible, adipocyte-specific deletion of TLR4 in a mouse model that is referred to as the "Tadipo" mouse. Consistent ...[more]