Immunological complications of obesity

An obesity-associated gut microbiome with increased capacity for energy harvest

Turnbaugh, P. J., Ley, R. E., Mahowald, M. A., Magrini, V., Mardis, E. R., & Gordon, J. I. (2006) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature05414 · Cited by 12,444

Obesity is associated with macrophage accumulation in adipose tissue

Weisberg, S. P., McCann, D., Desai, M., Rosenbaum, M., Leibel, R. L., & Ferrante, A. W. (2003) · Journal of Clinical Investigation · doi:10.1172/jci200319246 · Cited by 10,041

Obesity induces a phenotypic switch in adipose tissue macrophage polarization

Lumeng, C. N., Bodzin, J. L., & Saltiel, A. R. (2007) · Journal of Clinical Investigation · doi:10.1172/jci29881 · Cited by 4,664

NLRP3 inflammasomes are required for atherogenesis and activated by cholesterol crystals

Duewell, P., Kono, H., Rayner, K. J., Sirois, C. M., Vladimer, G., Bauernfeind, F. G., Abela, G. S., Franchi, L., Nuñez, G., Schnurr, M., et al. (2010) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature08938 · Cited by 4,026

Inflammatory Mechanisms in Obesity

Gregor, M. F., & Hotamisligil, G. S. (2011) · Annual Review of Immunology · doi:10.1146/annurev-immunol-031210-101322 · Cited by 3,754

Thioredoxin-interacting protein links oxidative stress to inflammasome activation

Zhou, R., Tardivel, A., Thorens, B., Choi, I., & Tschopp, J. (2010) · Nature Immunology · doi:10.1038/ni.1831 · Cited by 2,708

Non-canonical inflammasome activation targets caspase-11

Kayagaki, N., Warming, S., Lamkanfi, M., Walle, L. V., Louie, S., Dong, J., Newton, K., Qu, Y., Liu, J., Heldens, S., et al. (2011) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature10558 · Cited by 2,530

Inflammasome-mediated dysbiosis regulates progression of NAFLD and obesity

Henao-Mejia, J., Elinav, E., Jin, C., Hao, L., Mehal, W. Z., Strowig, T., Thaiss, C. A., Kau, A. L., Eisenbarth, S. C., Jurczak, M. J., et al. (2012) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature10809 · Cited by 2,435

GPR120 is an omega-3 fatty acid receptor mediating potent anti-inflammatory and insulin-sensitizing effects

Oh, D. Y., Talukdar, S., Bae, E. J., Imamura, T., Morinaga, H., Fan, W., Li, P., Lu, W. J., Watkins, S. M., & Olefsky, J. M. (2010) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2010.07.041 · Cited by 2,428

CD8+ effector T cells contribute to macrophage recruitment and adipose tissue inflammation in obesity

Nishimura, S., Manabe, I., Nagasaki, M., Eto, K., Yamashita, H., Ohsugi, M., Otsu, M., Hara, K., Ueki, K., Sugiura, S., et al. (2009) · Nature Medicine · doi:10.1038/nm.1964 · Cited by 2,230

Lean, but not obese, fat is enriched for a unique population of regulatory T cells that affect metabolic parameters

Feuerer, M., Herrero, L., Cipolletta, D., Naaz, A., Wong, J., Nayer, A., Lee, J., Goldfine, A. B., Benoist, C., Shoelson, S., et al. (2009) · Nature Medicine · doi:10.1038/nm.2002 · Cited by 2,145

Interleukin-1-receptor antagonist in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Larsen, C. M., Faulenbach, M., Vaag, A., Vølund, A., Ehses, J. A., Seifert, B., Mandrup-Poulsen, T., & Donath, M. Y. (2007) · New England Journal of Medicine · doi:10.1056/nejmoa065213 · Cited by 1,798

IKK-β links inflammation to obesity-induced insulin resistance

Arkan, M. C., Hevener, A. L., Greten, F. R., Maeda, S., Li, Z.-W., Long, J. M., Wynshaw-Boris, A., Poli, G., Olefsky, J., & Karin, M. (2005) · Nature Medicine · doi:10.1038/nm1185 · Cited by 1,773

CCR2 modulates inflammatory and metabolic effects of high-fat feeding

Weisberg, S. P., Hunter, D., Huber, R., Lemieux, J., Slaymaker, S., Vaddi, K., Charo, I., Leibel, R. L., & Jr., A. W. F. (2006) · Journal of Clinical Investigation · doi:10.1172/jci24335 · Cited by 1,497

Activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome by islet amyloid polypeptide provides a mechanism for enhanced IL-1β in type 2 diabetes

Masters, S. L., Dunne, A., Subramanian, S. L., Hull, R. L., Tannahill, G. M., Sharp, F. A., Becker, C., Franchi, L., Yoshihara, E., Chen, Z., et al. (2010) · Nature Immunology · doi:10.1038/ni.1935 · Cited by 1,330

Macrophage-mediated inflammation in metabolic disease

Chawla, A., Nguyen, K. D., & Goh, Y. P. S. (2011) · Nature reviews. Immunology · doi:10.1038/nri3071 · Cited by 1,314

Differential Adaptation of Human Gut Microbiota to Bariatric Surgery–Induced Weight Loss

Furet, J.-P., Kong, L.-C., Tap, J., Poitou, C., Basdevant, A., Bouillot, J.-L., Mariat, D., Corthier, G., Doré, J., Henegar, C., et al. (2010) · Diabetes · doi:10.2337/db10-0253 · Cited by 1,173

Reduction of Macrophage Infiltration and Chemoattractant Gene Expression Changes in White Adipose Tissue of Morbidly Obese Subjects After Surgery-Induced Weight Loss

Cancello, R., Henegar, C., Viguerie, N., Taleb, S., Poitou, C., Rouault, C., Coupaye, M., Pelloux, V., Hugol, D., Bouillot, J.-L., et al. (2005) · Diabetes · doi:10.2337/diabetes.54.8.2277 · Cited by 1,164

Metabolic Dysregulation and Adipose Tissue Fibrosis: Role of Collagen VI

Khan, T., Muise, E. S., Iyengar, P., Wang, Z. V., Chandalia, M., Abate, N., Zhang, B. B., Bonaldo, P., Chua, S., & Scherer, P. E. (2009) · Molecular and Cellular Biology · doi:10.1128/mcb.01300-08 · Cited by 1,053

Alternatively activated macrophages produce catecholamines to sustain adaptive thermogenesis

Nguyen, K. D., Qiu, Y., Cui, X., Goh, Y. P. S., Mwangi, J., David, T., Mukundan, L., Brombacher, F., Locksley, R. M., & Chawla, A. (2011) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature10653 · Cited by 1,038

Ablation of CD11c-Positive Cells Normalizes Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Insulin Resistant Animals

Patsouris, D., Li, P.-P., Thapar, D., Chapman, J., Olefsky, J. M., & Neels, J. G. (2008) · Cell Metabolism · doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2008.08.015 · Cited by 804

Weight loss and lipolysis promote a dynamic immune response in murine adipose tissue

Kosteli, A., Sugaru, E., Haemmerle, G., Martin, J. F., Lei, J., Zechner, R., & Ferrante, A. W. (2010) · Journal of Clinical Investigation · doi:10.1172/jci42845 · Cited by 726

Two-year sustained weight loss and metabolic benefits with controlled-release phentermine/topiramate in obese and overweight adults (SEQUEL): A randomized, placebo-controlled, phase 3 extension study

Garvey, W. T., Ryan, D. H., Look, M., Gadde, K. M., Allison, D. B., Peterson, C. A., Schwiers, M., Day, W. W., & Bowden, C. H. (2012) · The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · doi:10.3945/ajcn.111.024927 · Cited by 716

Alternative macrophage activation and metabolism

Odegaard, J. I., & Chawla, A. (2011) · Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease · doi:10.1146/annurev-pathol-011110-130138 · Cited by 640

The impact of obesity on the immune response to infection

Milner, J. J., & Beck, M. A. (2012) · Proceedings of The Nutrition Society · doi:10.1017/s0029665112000158 · Cited by 439

Deficiency of interleukin-18 in mice leads to hyperphagia, obesity and insulin resistance

Netea, M. G., Joosten, L. A. B., Lewis, E., Jensen, D. R., Voshol, P. J., Kullberg, B. J., Tack, C. J., van Krieken, H., Kim, S.-H., Stalenhoef, A. F., et al. (2006) · Nature Medicine · doi:10.1038/nm1415 · Cited by 424

What we talk about when we talk about fat

Rosen, E. D., & Spiegelman, B. M. (2014) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2013.12.012 · Cited by 2,373

Lipid-associated macrophages control metabolic homeostasis in a Trem2-dependent manner

Jaitin, D. A., Adlung, L., Thaiss, C. A., Weiner, A., Li, B., Descamps, H., Lundgren, P., Bleriot, C., Liu, Z., Deczkowska, A., et al. (2019) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2019.05.054 · Cited by 1,377

Roles for chemokines in liver disease

Marra, F., & Tacke, F. (2014) · Gastroenterology · doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2014.06.043 · Cited by 829

Impact of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome on Immunity

Andersen, C. J., Murphy, K. E., & Fernandez, M. L. (2016) · Advances in Nutrition · doi:10.3945/an.115.010207 · Cited by 701

The obese adipose tissue microenvironment in cancer development and progression

Quail, D. F., & Dannenberg, A. J. (2019) · Nature Reviews Endocrinology · doi:10.1038/s41574-018-0126-x · Cited by 542