Gloria Donninelli, Manuela Del Cornò, Marina Pierdominici, Beatrice Scazzocchio, Rosaria Varì, Barbara Varano, Ilenia Pacella, Silvia Piconese, Vincenzo Barnaba, Massimo D'Archivio, Roberta Masella, Lucia Conti, Sandra Gessani
Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is a main site where metabolic and immunologic processes interplay to regulate, at local and systemic level, the inflammatory status and immune response. Obesity-associated inflammation and immune dysfunctions are inextricably linked to tumor but, in spite of intense efforts, the mechanisms underpinning this association remain elusive. In this report, we characterized the profile of VAT-associated and circulating innate lymphocyte and regulatory T (Treg) cell subsets underlying inflammatory conditions, such as obesity and colorectal cancer (CRC)...
2017: Frontiers in Immunology