3D Microscopy Helps in Understanding Immune Response to Obesity by Angela Mohan on February 18, 2021 at 3:31 PM Adipose tissue is more prone to inflammation-related comorbidities compared to others. Scientists are now getting a clearer view of the microenvironments found within adipose tissue linked to obesity. This advance may illuminate why some adipose tissues are more prone to inflammation - leading to diseases like type 2 diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disorders - and help direct future drug therapies to treat obesity. In a new study, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign bioengineering professors Andrew Smith and Mark A. Anastasio, molecular and integrative physiology professor Erik Nelson and nutritional sciences professor Kelly Swanson detail the use of the new technique in mice. The results are published in the journal