Taurine improves obesity-induced inflammatory responses and modulates the unbalanced phenotype of adipose tissue macrophages

Macrophage plasticity and polarization: in vivo veritas

(2012) Antonio Sica et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

The cellular and signaling networks linking the immune system and metabolism in disease

(2012) Olivia Osborn et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Adaptive immunity in obesity and insulin resistance

(2012) Henrike Sell et al.   Nature Reviews Endocrinology

The potential usefulness of taurine on diabetes mellitus and its complications

(2011) Takashi Ito et al.   AMINO ACIDS

Lycium barbarum (Goji Berry) extracts and its taurine component inhibit PPAR-γ-dependent gene transcription in human retinal pigment epithelial cells: Possible implications for diabetic retinopathy treatment

(2011) M.K. Song et al.   BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY

GPR120 Is an Omega-3 Fatty Acid Receptor Mediating Potent Anti-inflammatory and Insulin-Sensitizing Effects

(2010) Da Young Oh et al.   CELL

Dynamic, M2-Like Remodeling Phenotypes of CD11c+ Adipose Tissue Macrophages During High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity in Mice

(2010) M. E. Shaul et al.   DIABETES

Alternative Activation of Macrophages: Mechanism and Functions

(2010) Siamon Gordon et al.   IMMUNITY

Functional Heterogeneity of CD11c-positive Adipose Tissue Macrophages in Diet-induced Obese Mice

(2010) Pingping Li et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Regulatory Mechanisms for Adipose Tissue M1 and M2 Macrophages in Diet-Induced Obese Mice

(2009) S. Fujisaka et al.   DIABETES

Taurine supplementation prevents ethanol-induced decrease in serum adiponectin and reduces hepatic steatosis in rats

(2009) Xiaocong Chen et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Alternative Activation of Macrophages: An Immunologic Functional Perspective

(2008) Fernando O. Martinez et al.   Annual Review of Immunology

Adipocyte-Derived Th2 Cytokines and Myeloid PPARδ Regulate Macrophage Polarization and Insulin Sensitivity

(2008) Kihwa Kang et al.   Cell Metabolism

Phenotypic Switching of Adipose Tissue Macrophages With Obesity Is Generated by Spatiotemporal Differences in Macrophage Subtypes

(2008) C. N. Lumeng et al.   DIABETES

Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor γ Activation Promotes Infiltration of Alternatively Activated Macrophages into Adipose Tissue

(2008) Rinke Stienstra et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Neutrophils transiently infiltrate intra-abdominal fat early in the course of high-fat feeding

(2008) Vered Elgazar-Carmon et al.   JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH