As a result, oxidized LDL is continuously taken up via these receptors, loading the macrophages with cholesterol. The lipid-engorged macrophages have a foamy appearance and are called 'foam cells ...

Faculty of Medical Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand Division of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand ...

This study examined adipose and muscle inflammatory markers after treatment of humans with FOs and measured the effects of ω-3 fatty acids on adipocytes and macrophages in vitro. Insulin ...

In particular, the adipose tissue macrophages (ATMs) are important in the pathogenesis of obesity ... with the plasma membrane. The cargo of sEV is composed of lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, ...

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, ...

The study was published in the journal JCI Insight. Macrophages are immune cells that reside in and protect the lungs and are also recruited to the lungs in high numbers during injury or disease ...

This study investigates the role of macrophage lipid metabolism in the intracellular growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. By using a CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing approach, the authors knocked out key ...