Table 3.

Proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory immune cells in adipose tissue of obese individuals

Immune cell	Obese adipose tissue changes	Adipose tissue response	Insulin sensitivity
Neutrophils	Increased	Pro-inflammatory	Decreased
CD8 T cells	Increased	Pro-inflammatory	Decreased
CD4 TH1 cells	Increased	Pro-inflammatory	Decreased
CD4 T reg	Decreased	Anti-inflammatory	Increased
M1 macrophages	Increased	Pro-inflammatory	Decreased
M2 macrophages	Variable	Anti-inflammatory	Increased
MAST cells	Increased	Pro-inflammatory	Decreased