Although this disparity may reflect the fact that Foxp3 staining is less specific for human Tregs than for mouse Tregs (which could explain the preserved expression of Foxp3+ cells in obesity due to the accumulation of effector cells) and/or different metabolic and infectious histories in humans and mice, it may also reflect a model-specific difference in the contribution of the Treg subset in AT. This evidence concerns the gene FOXP3 and Obesity.