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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Endocrinol. 2014 Jan 8;220(2):T47–T59. doi: 10.1530/JOE-13-0339

Figure 1. Adipocytokines and metabolic inflammation in adipose tissue.

Figure 1

Adipocokines derived from adipose tissue are the results of intertwined interaction between adipocytes and immune cells that infiltrate adipose tissue. Adipocytokines mediate crosstalk among different cell populations within adipose tissue and also travel to remote organs to regulate systemic energy metabolism. The level and action of adipocytokines are often altered in obese subjects, which contributes to obesity-induced disorders.