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The immune system and obesity

In a recent paper by Schmidt, et al., researchers have investigated the immunoregulatory effects of type 2 T helper (Th2) cells in an environment characterised by significantly high fat stores…

StefanJuly 8, 2022

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Can fat help us combat infection?

In a new study from Nature Communications, Mistry, et al., have reported on how our immune cells use Free Fatty-acid (FFA) transport to fight infection. These insights could help develop…

ChelekaDecember 16, 2021

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A mechanism for severe COVID-19 in patients with obesity and diabetes?

A recent review in eLife synthesises data from multiple studies to propose a synergistic interaction between SARS-CoV-2 infection and obesity and/or diabetes leading to impaired endothelial function and gut barrier…

ChelekaSeptember 22, 2020

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Lower efficacy of tumour immunotherapy in obesity is due to elevated Leptin

3rd October 2018 Murphy et al., investigated the impact of obesity on immunotherapeutic strategies. The two therapies tested were the (i) experimental intratumoural delivery of recombinant adenovirus ...

ChelekaOctober 3, 2018

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Elevated Th17 cells in “healthy” overweight children

11th December, 2017 Schindler et al. demonstrated an elevated Th17 cell function in overweight children in the absence of chronic inflammatory disease or infection....

ChelekaDecember 11, 2017

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A link between penicillin treatment in newborn infants and obesity

Early life is a critical window of host-microbe metabolic interaction. The seeding of the intestinal microbiota begins at birth, and a stable microbial community is important for a well-functioning immune…

Bonamy HoltakAugust 19, 2014

The immune system and obesity

Can fat help us combat infection?

A mechanism for severe COVID-19 in patients with obesity and diabetes?

Lower efficacy of tumour immunotherapy in obesity is due to elevated Leptin

Elevated Th17 cells in “healthy” overweight children

A link between penicillin treatment in newborn infants and obesity

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