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Adipocyte to macrophage mitochondria transfer

Nature Reviews Endocrinology volume 17, page 132 (2021)Cite this article

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The interactions between adipocytes and immune cells in adipose tissue contribute to metabolic homeostasis. However, the regulatory mechanisms that link adipocytes and immune cells are incompletely understood. Now, a new study shows that adipocytes transfer mitochondria to adipose tissue macrophages, and that this process is impaired in obesity.

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Kriebs, A. Adipocyte to macrophage mitochondria transfer. Nat Rev Endocrinol 17, 132 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-020-00463-0

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