一些脂肪组织比其他脂肪组织（adipose tissue）更容易发生炎症相关的共病（inflammation-related comorbidities），但其原因尚不清楚。采用一种新的分析技术，科学家们对脂肪组织中与肥胖相关的微环境有了更清晰的认识。这一进展可能解释了为什么一些脂肪组织更容易发炎——导致2型糖尿病、癌症和心血管疾病等疾病，这将有助于指导未来治疗肥胖的药物疗法。

3D microscopy clarifies understanding of body's immune response to obesity

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3-D microscopy clarifies understanding of body's immune response to obesity

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Junlong Geng, Xiaohui Zhang, Suma Prabhu, Sayyed Hamed Shahoei, Erik R. Nelson, Kelly S. Swanson, Mark A. Anastasio, Andrew M. Smith. 3D microscopy and deep learning reveal the heterogeneity of crown-like structure microenvironments in intact adipose tissue. Science Advances, 2021; 7 (8): eabe2480 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abe2480