Visceral fat tissue is known to produce chronic inflammation via a range of mechanisms that rouse the immune system to futile, self-defeating action. Here researchers investigate the signals produced by macrophages of the innate immune system in fat tissue and their contribution to the progression of atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is the buildup of fatty deposits in blood vessel walls, the largest single cause of human mortality. It is a condition <a href="https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2021/07/macro…
Macrophages in Visceral Fat Tissue Produce Inflammatory Signals that Accelerate Atherosclerosis
Visceral fat tissue is known to produce chronic inflammation via a range of mechanisms that rouse the immune system to futile, self-defeating action. Here researchers investigate the signals produced by macrophages of the innate immune system in fat tissue and their contribution to the progression of atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is the buildup of fatty deposits in blood vessel walls, the largest single cause of human mortality. It is a condition <a href="https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2021/07/macro…