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In the epididymal fat of C57BL\/6 mice fed a high-fat diet for 20 weeks, the prevalence and distribution of dead adipocytes (crown-like structures), mast cells (toluidine blue, mMCP6), macrophages (F4\/80), and apoptotic cells (cleaved caspase-3) were measured. Moreover, gene and\/or protein expression of several adipocytokines (leptin, adiponectin, TNF-\u03b1, IL-10, IL-6, MCP-1), F4\/80, mMCP6, cleaved caspase-3 were determined.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>We observed that the epididymal fat mass was lower in obese than in lean mice. In obese mice, the epididymal fat mass correlated inversely with body weight and liver mass. Dead adipocytes, mast cells, macrophages, and apoptotic cells were abundant in the epididymal fat of obese mice, especially in the rostral vs. caudal zone. Accordingly, mMCP6, F4\/80, and cleaved caspase-3 gene and\/or protein expression was increased. Conversely, adiponectin, leptin, IL-6, and MCP-1 gene expression levels were lower in the epididymal fat of obese than lean mice. Although TNF-\u03b1 and IL-10 gene expression was higher in the epididymal fat of obese mice, their expression relative to F4\/80 and mMCP6 expression were lower in the heavily infiltrated rostral than caudal zone.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>This study demonstrates that in mice with long-standing obesity diminished gene expression of several adipocytokines accompany apoptosis and reduced mass of the epididymal fat. Our findings suggest that this is due to both increased prevalence of dead adipocytes and altered immune cell activity. 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