Sunday, September 16, 2012

Natural killer T-cells in fat tissue guard against obesity, study finds

Invariant natural killer T-cells (iNKT) are a unique subset of immune cells that are known to influence inflammatory responses. Now, a scientific team has found that iNKT cells play a protective role in guarding against obesity and the metabolic syndrome.![](http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/obesity/~4/kL-97qjusaA)

URL: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/health_medicine/obesity/~3/kL-97qjusaA/120913123225.htm

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