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Gene expression of visceral adipose regulatory T cells from mice with specific deletion of insulin receptor in the cells

ABSTRACT: Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) regulatory T cells (Tregs) control inflammation and metabolism. Diet-induced obesity causes hyperinsulinemia and diminishes VAT Treg number and function, but whether these two phenomena were mechanistically linked was unknown. We hypothesized that excessive insulin signaling in obesity negatively impact VAT Tregs. Using Treg-specific insulin receptor deletion (Foxp3-cre;Insr-fl/fl) mice, we compared the gene expression of VAT Tregs from control and knockout mice in obesity and aging, two models of hyperinsulinemia. We found that genes associated with Treg functions were altered in Tregs lacking insulin receptor.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE151016 | GEO | 2020/05/22

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Gene expression of visceral adipose regulatory T cells from mice with specific deletion of insulin receptor in the cells

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