Table 1.

Comparing obesity and metabolic dysfunction in altered models of eosinophils

Strain	Animal model	Eosinophils*	Obesity	Metabolic dysfunction	Ref
BALB/c	ΔdblGATA	Depleted	Prevents	Worsens	17
C57BL/6	ΔdblGATA	Depleted	Worsens	Worsens	11
	Helminth (acute)	Increased above normal	No change	No change	30
	Helminth (chronic)	Increased above normal	Prevents	Prevents	14
	Helminth antigen	Increased above normal	Prevents	Prevents	18
	Honeybee extract	Increased above normal	Prevents	Prevents	15
	IL-5 transgenic	Increased above normal	Prevents	Prevents	19
	IL-5 i.p.	Normal	No change	No change	16
	Eotaxin2 transgenic	Increased adipose eosinophils above normal	Prevents	Prevents	12

^*Eosinophils are all circulating except in Eoxtaxin2 transgenic as noted.