Fat cells produce cytokines, and as fat tissue grows, it attracts inflammatory cells like macrophages.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: Vanderbilt University
  The Good, The Bad and the Ugly of Inflammation

Sources

• The Good, The Bad and the Ugly of Inflammation medschool.vanderbilt.edu Vanderbilt University via serper

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• cytokines concept
• macrophages concept
• inflammatory cells concept