Mast cells are cellular actors of WAT inflammation and possibly fibrotic state found in obesity and diabetes. Whether mast cells could be involved in the pathophysiology of diabetes needs additional study as well as the positioning of these cells in driving pathological alterations of WAT in these chronic metabolic diseases.
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