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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Robblee MM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5242525 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cell reports 20160310 11
Diets rich in saturated fatty acids (SFAs) produce a form of tissue inflammation driven by "metabolically activated" macrophages. We show that SFAs, when in excess, induce a unique transcriptional signature in both mouse and human macrophages that is enriched by a subset of ER stress markers, particularly IRE1α and many adaptive downstream target genes. SFAs also activate the NLRP3 inflammasome in macrophages, resulting in IL-1β secretion. We found that IRE1α mediates SFA-induced IL-1β secretion ...[more]