ea0029oc5.2 | Obesity Basic | ICEECE2012
Rhodes D.
, Pini M.
, Montero-Melendez T.
, Cooper D.
, Perretti M.
, Fantuzzi G.
Introduction: Obesity is characterized by an expanded and chronically inflamed adipose tissue (AT). The galectin (Gal) family of proteins exerts a variety of activities, including regulation of inflammation and adipogenesis.Methods: We used RT-PCR, ELISA and flow cytometry to evaluate regulation of expression and production of 4 members of the Gal family Gal1, Gal3, Gal9 and Gal12 in visceral (VAT) and subcutaneous (SAT) adipose tissue of m...