Increased eosinophils in adipose tissue of metabolic syndrome

K Moussa, P Gurung, B Adams-Huet, S Devaraj… - Journal of Diabetes and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Aims Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is a common global disorder that predisposes to
both Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Adipose tissue
(AT) contributes significantly to increased inflammation and insulin resistance (IR) in MetS
which appear to be the crucial underpinnings of MetS. Compared to macrophages and
lymphocytes in human subcutaneous AT (SAT), there is sparse data on the role of other
immune cells, especially eosinophils (EOS). In this study, we investigated the abundance of …