The inflammation highway: metabolism accelerates inflammatory traffic in obesity (Aug 30, 2022 - Aug 29, 2027)

The inflammation highway: metabolism accelerates inflammatory traffic in obesity is organized by Opus Medicus, Inc.

Course Dates:
Last Review Date: 30-Aug-2022
Expiration Date: 29-Aug-2027

Description:
Obesity is a state of low-grade, chronic inflammation that promotes the development of insulin resistance and diabetes. This course reviews the complex relationship between obesity, insulin resistance/diabetes, and inflammation. It focuses specifically on how the obese adipose microenvironment can promote immune cell influx and sustain damaging inflammation that can lead to the onset of insulin resistance and diabetes. The course addresses how substrate metabolism may regulate the immune response and discusses how fuel uptake and metabolism may be a targetable approach to limit or abrogate obesity-induced inflammation.

Objectives:

• Link between obesity-associated inflammation and insulin resistance.
• The adipose microenvironment.
• Mechanisms of inflammatory activation.
• Links between obesity and chronic disease, liver disease, and infection susceptibility.

Topics:

• Obesity-Associated Inflammation and Insulin Resistance
• Adipose Microenvironment
• Mechanisms of Inflammatory Activation
• Links between Obesity, Inflammation and Human Health