Pioglitazone reduces inflammatory responses of human adipocytes to factors secreted by monocytes/macrophages - Permana, Paska A; Zhang, Weiyang; Wabitsch, Martin; Fischer-Posovszky, Pamela; Duckworth, William C; Reaven, Peter D (American journal of physiology: endocrinology and metabolism, 2009)
Keywords: Adhesion; Adipocytes - drug effects; Adipocytes - immunology; Adipokines - biosynthesis; Adipokines - genetics; Adipose tissue; Cell adhesion & migration; Cells; Chemokine CCL2 - biosynthesis; Chemokine CCL2 - genetics; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Gene expression; Humans; Hypoglycemic Agents - pharmacology; Infiltration; Inflammation Mediators - immunology; Inflammation Mediators - metabolism; Interleukin-6 - biosynthesis; Interleukin-6 - genetics; Intra-Abdominal Fat - drug effects; Intra-Abdominal Fat - immunology; Intra-Abdominal Fat - pathology; Macrophages - drug effects; Macrophages - immunology; Macrophages - secretion; Male; Middle Aged; Molecules; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; RNA, Messenger - biosynthesis; RNA, Messenger - genetics; Subcutaneous Fat - drug effects; Subcutaneous Fat - immunology; Subcutaneous Fat - pathology; Thiazolidinediones - pharmacology; Tissues; U937 Cells; Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 - biosynthesis; Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 - genetics