Role of Innate Immunity in Diabetes and Metabolism: Recent Progress in the Study of Inflammasomes
Immune Network
;
: 95-99, 2011.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-137899
ABSTRACT
Type 1 diabetes is one of the classical examples of organ- specific autoimmune diseases characterized by lymphocytic infiltration or inflammation in pancreatic islets called 'insulitis'. In contrast, type 2 diabetes has been traditionally regarded as a metabolic disorder with a pathogenesis that is totally different from that of type 1 diabetes. However, recent investigation has revealed contribution of chronic inflammation in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. In addition to type 2 diabetes, the role of chronic inflammation is being appreciated in a wide variety of metabolic disorders such as obesity, metabolic syndrome, and atherosclerosis. In this review, we will cover the role of innate immunity in the pathogenesis of metabolic disorders with an emphasis on NLRP3.
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Main subject:
Autoimmune Diseases
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Islets of Langerhans
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Atherosclerosis
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Inflammasomes
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Immunity, Innate
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Inflammation
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Obesity
Language:
English
Journal:
Immune Network
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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