Development of in vitro three-dimensional drug screening system for obesity-related metabolic syndrome

• Main Authors: Kyoung Jin Choi (Author), Joon Ho Lee (Author), Sung Bum Park (Author), Yoon-Ju Na (Author), Won Hoon Jung (Author), Hyuk Lee (Author), Ki Young Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Metabolic syndrome is increasingly common, and closely related with overweight or obesity. In the obese state, macrophages infiltrate to the adipose tissue (AT), resulting in chronic inflammation and insulin resistance in the AT cells. Recently, attention has been paid to the role of AT macrophages...