Obesity/Type II Diabetes Alters Macrophage Polarization Resulting in a Fibrotic Tendon Healing Response
J. E. Ackerman, M. B. Geary, C. A. Orner, F. Bawany, A. Loiselle
This study shows that obesity and T2DM lead to increased scar formation and fibrotic healing in tendons through enhanced M2 macrophage polarization and matrix synthesis.
bioRxiv · Jun 29, 2017Pathology