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Adipocytes, Macrophages and Inflammation
Meng, LuxiPublished 2013-08-31While there is a very strong correlation between obesity and the development of insulin resistance and Type II diabetes, the molecular mechanisms involved are still unknown. However, one clue is that in both human subjects ...Open AccessThesis -
The major plant-derived cannabinoid 9-tetrahydrocannabinol promotes hypertrophy and macrophage infiltration in adipose tissue
Wong, Alexander; Gunasekaran, Nathan; Hancock, D. P.; Denyer, Gareth; Meng, Luxi; Radford, Jane; McGregor, Iain; Arnold, J. C.Published 2012-02-21Synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists activate lipoprotein lipase and the formation of lipid droplets in cultured adipocytes. Here we extend this work by examining whether Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a major ...Open AccessArticle
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