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Scientific Session

Immunobiology
General Topic: Basic Science

14T148: Tipping the Scale: Interactions Between Obesity and Inflammation

Tuesday, November 14, 2023
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PT
Location: Room 31A-C
CE: 1

In Person On Demand

    Speaker(s)

  • SB

    Sagar Bapat, MD, PhD

    University of California San Francisco
    San Francisco, CA, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose

  • TK

    Taku Kambayashi, MD, PhD

    University of Pennsylvania
    Malvern, PA, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose

One aspect of immune influence not currently well understood is the interplay of metabolic syndrome, obesity, and fat cells (adipocytes) in immune responses. In this session, recent work will be discussed that suggests obesity can alter the categories of immune responses, and may be targetable to modulate immunity. The reverse can also be true and the immune system can regulate features of adiposity. This session will also discuss the influence of cytokines and T-cells on lipids and adipocytes and the overall impact of this interplay on immune function.

Learning Objectives:

  • Recognize the impact of obesity on T-cell development.
  • Compare and contrast the immune responses of lean and obese mice.
  • Propose ways in which cells and soluble mediators of the immune system influence the presence and function of adipose tissue.

Presentations:

  • 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM PT
    Immune Impacts of Obesity

    Speaker: Sagar Bapat, MD, PhD – University of California San Francisco

  • 2:20 PM - 2:30 PM PT
    Q&A
  • 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM PT
    TSLP-Driven Adipose Loss

    Speaker: Taku Kambayashi, MD, PhD – University of Pennsylvania

  • 2:50 PM - 3:00 PM PT
    Q&A