Teodor Grbić

Dr. Teodor Grbić


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Academic Career Length

1Year (2026-Present)

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DNDragana Tomic Tomic Naglic
Dragana Tomic Tomic Naglic
MMMia Manojlović
Mia Manojlović
SPSlađana Pejaković
Slađana Pejaković
Nikolina VukovicNikolina Vukovic
Nikolina Vukovic
TGTeodor Grbić
Teodor Grbić
AMAndrijana Milankov
Andrijana Milankov
Obesity is characterized by chronic low-grade inflammation (meta-inflammation) and metabolic dysregulation. Adipose tissue acts as an immunometabolic organ, with macrophages playing a central role. This review examines inflammatory memory in adipose tissue, focusing on CD68+ macrophages and their role in cardiometabolic and cancer risk during weight cycling. (2) Narrative synthesis of evidence from immunology, obesitology, and oncology, with emphasis on macrophage polarization and signaling pathways. (3) Weight cycling induces persistent immune memory in adipose tissue, characterized by exaggerated macrophage responses upon weight regain. CD68+ macrophages contribute to extracellular matrix remodeling, tumor signaling, and metabolic dysfunction. Key mechanisms include PI3K/AKT/mTOR dysregulation, FOXO1/KLF10 axis impairment, and CREB-mediated transcription. This inflammatory memory promotes atherosclerosis progression, insulin resistance, and increased cancer risk, despite prior weight loss. (4) Macrophage-driven inflammatory memory represents a key mechanistic link between obesity, cardiometabolic disease, and cancer. Targeting meta-inflammation independent of body weight should be integral to future therapies.