

Obesity and Stem Cells - Part VI, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, and Immune Properties of Human Adipose-D
INTRODUCTION As we have seen in previous blog posts in this mini-series of obesity and stem cells, there is a chronic low-grade systemic inflammation (metabolic inflammation) in obesity. The proinflammatory condition of obesity is considered the main factor in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance, leading to Type 2 diabetes; previous blog posts in this mini-series have discussed some of the association of obesity and Type 2 diabetes, but we haven’t yet discussed their impac