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26th European Congress of Endocrinology

Stockholm, Sweden
11 May 2024 - 14 May 2024

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We are pleased to announce that ECE 2024 will be held in Stockholm, Sweden from 11-14 May 2024. We will, once again, be offering the hybrid format next year so you can join us in person in Sweden or remotely with ECE@Home.

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Novel pathological aspects of adipose tissue

ea0099s8.1 | Novel pathological aspects of adipose tissue | ECE2024

A macrophage-collagen fragment axis in the regulation of adipose tissue functionality

Vujičić Milica , Broderick Isabella , Salmantabar Pegah , Perian Charlene , Nilsson Jonas , Sihlbom Wallem Carina , Wernstedt Asterholm Ingrid

Efficient removal of fibrillar collagen is essential for adaptive expansion of subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT); a process that protects against deleterious ectopic lipid deposition in the visceral compartment during weight gain. Fibrillar collagen degradation in adipose tissue is initiated by extracellular collagenases, and we recently found that SAT-resident M2-like macrophages remove the fragmented collagen via endocytosis and lysosomal degradation. Moreover, these macroph...