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In lipedema subcutaneous adipose tissue, interstitial fibrosis precedes adipocyte hypertrophy (present at stage I), crown-like structures appear at all stages, IL-6 and TNF are upregulated at stages II–III in affected thighs, macrophage polarization shifts from M2-dominant (anti-inflammatory) at stage I toward M1-like (pro-inflammatory) at stage III, and VEGFC is upregulated in advanced disease—collectively delineating a stage-dependent inflammatory and fibrotic progression in affected tissue.
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- Lipedema stage affects adipocyte hypertrophy, subcutaneous adipose tissue inflammation and interstitial fibrosis — Kruppa et al. (2023) — refines · cross sectional · 2023
This is a cross-sectional biopsy study with histological, immunohistochemical, and gene expression analyses comparing lipedema stages to controls; it directly characterizes inflammatory mediators, macrophage phenotypes, fibrosis, and molecu
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