The evolving role of inflammation in obesity and the metabolic syndrome
Lee YH;Pratley RE;;
current diabetes reports2005Vol. 5pp. -
260
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Abstract
Advances in adipose tissue biology over the past 10 years have led to an improved understanding of the mechanisms linking obesity with the metabolic syndrome and other complications. Obesity is characterized by a chronic, systemic low-grade state of inflammation. Biomarkers of inflammation, such as …