Thromb Haemost 2016; 115(06): 1237-1239
DOI: 10.1160/TH16-02-0112
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Cathelicidin regulates myeloid cell accumulation in adipose tissue and promotes insulin resistance during obesity

Quinte Braster
1   Department of Pathology, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2   Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention (IPEK), LMU Munich, Germany
,
Carlos Silvestre-Roig
1   Department of Pathology, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2   Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention (IPEK), LMU Munich, Germany
,
Helene Hartwig
1   Department of Pathology, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
,
Pascal Kusters
3   Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
,
Suzanne Aarts
3   Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
,
Myrthe den Toom
3   Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
,
Richard L. Gallo
4   Department of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, USA
,
Christian Weber
2   Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention (IPEK), LMU Munich, Germany
5   DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
,
Esther Lutgens
2   Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention (IPEK), LMU Munich, Germany
3   Department of Medical Biochemistry, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
,
Oliver Soehnlein
1   Department of Pathology, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2   Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention (IPEK), LMU Munich, Germany
5   DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
› Author Affiliations
Financial support: This work was supported by the Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO) (Vidi project 91712303), the Academical Medical Center (AMC) Research Council, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (SO876/6-1, SFB914-B08, SFB1123-A05, -A06, and -B05), the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) excellent initiative, and the FöFoLe program of the LMU Medical Faculty.
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Publication History

Received: 11 February 2016

Accepted after minor revision: 24 February 2016

Publication Date:
27 November 2017 (online)

Note: The review process for this manuscript was fully handled by Gregory Y. H. Lip, Editor in Chief.

 
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