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Eliana Franco Taveras
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Neurodevelopment. Food. And Everything in between. Based in Bonn, Germany.
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Eliana Franco Taveras @elianafranco.bsky.social · Jul 17
Microglia and CNS macrophages are multifaceted cells!
We are excited to share our published chapter in Advances in Immunology.
If you are curious about where these cells come from and what roles they play; you can access it here:
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Link valid until August 16!
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Ontogeny and function of microglia and nerve-associated macrophages
Macrophages are essential immune cells that arise early during embryogenesis and persist as tissue-resident cells into adulthood. This chapter explore…
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Mass Lab @masslab.bsky.social · Jun 18
We are SO EXCITED to share our story @nature.com:
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Maternal obesity reprograms fetal liver macrophages, triggering adult fatty liver disease in the offspring.
This study uncovers how Kupffer cells act as intergenerational messengers in metabolic disease.
👉 Read here: rdcu.be/erD3b
Kupffer cell programming by maternal obesity triggers fatty liver disease
Nature - In a mouse model, maternal obesity during pregnancy can lead to fatty liver disease in the offspring, driven by aberrant developmental programming of Kuppfer cells.
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