Non-canonical Wnt signaling promotes obesity-induced adipose tissue inflammation and metabolic dysfunction independent of adipose tissue expansion RUNNING TITLE: Wnt5a promotes adipose tissue inflammation

Molecular Cardiology, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, W-611, Boston, MA, USA Clinical Cardiology, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, E-7 C.H.U., Boston, MA, USA Cardiovascular Medicine, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, E-7 C.H.U., Boston, MA, USA Department of Medicine-Renal Section, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, W-507, Boston, MA, USA Cancer and Developmental Biology Lab, National Cancer Institute-Frederick, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA