Adaptive immune cells shape obesity-associated type 2 diabetes mellitus and less prominent comorbidities

Nature Reviews Endocrinology, Published online: 26 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41574-021-00575-1This Review summarizes adaptive immune cell dysregulation in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Under-appreciated comorbidities of obesity and T2DM (oral cavity inflammation, neuroinflammation and dysbiosis) are considered, and previous clinical trials of anti-inflammatory therapies for T2DM are discussed.
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