Effects of Obesity Decoded (IMAGE)

Universitatsklinikum Bonn

Effects of Obesity Decoded

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Prof. Christoph Wilhelm (right) together with Fotios Karagiannis (left) and Maria Rafailia Theodorou discovered that ILC2 immune cells in adipose tissue rely on the enzyme acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1 (ACC1) to maintain metabolic health.

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University Hospital Bonn (UKB) / Aljoscha Mismas

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