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Adipose Treg cells in charge of metabolism

Visceral adipose tissue hosts at least two populations of mature FOXP3+ regulatory T cells, which together can preserve systemic metabolism and control inflammation.

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Fig. 1: Sex-specific regulation of glucose homeostasis, inflammation and tissue-repair by two VAT Treg cell populations.

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M.G. and D.B. are supported by FNR-CORE grants C21/BM/15832799 and C21/BM/15796788, respectively.

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Grusdat, M., Brenner, D. Adipose Treg cells in charge of metabolism. Nat Immunol 25, 392–393 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-024-01762-8

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