Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
Adipose tissue dysfunction in obesity is characterized by exaggerated lipid engorgement and chronic low grade inflammation with immune cell infiltration. In this context obese adipose tissue expresses high levels of autophagy genes, but attenuated adipocyte autophagic flux. Weight loss by bariatric surgery can partly reverse flux attenuation, likely through normalized expression of an autophagy regulator, DAPK2.
