In newborns, breast milk contains a type of lipids that adipose tissue macrophages (center blue cell) convert into an autocrine signal that stimulates the ATMs to release interleukin-6 (IL-6), which maintains beige type fat cells. This helps babies maintain body temperature by producing heat rather than storing fat. Credit: Nancy R. Gough, BioSerendipity,LLC
Read more:
N. R. Gough, Signal or Nutrient: Breast Milk Lipids in Macrophages. BioSerendipity (December 2019) https://www.bioserendipity.com/signal-or-nutrient-breast-milk-lipids-in-macrophages
N. R. Gough, Researchers Find a Special Lipid that Controls Fat Development in Babies. Medium (18 October 2019).