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. 2016 Dec 8;6:38697. doi: 10.1038/srep38697

Figure 7. A model on Saa3 mRNA expression in a paracrine loop between adipocytes and activated macrophages.

Figure 7

Saa3 gene promoter in adipocytes responds to activated macrophages via C/EBPβ signaling. Saa3 mRNA expression could be utilized for monitoring the adipose inflammatory state, possibly serving as an index of the number of activated macrophages in obese adipose tissue.