Upregulation of Lipocalin 2 in Adipose Tissues of Severely Obese Women: Positive Relationship With Proinflammatory Cytokines

Auguet, Teresa; Quintero, Yunuen; Terra, Ximena; Martínez, S.; Lucas, Anna; Pellitero, Sílvia; Aguilar, Carmen; Hernández, Mercè; Del Castillo, Daniel; Richart, Cristóbal

doi:10.1038/oby.2011.61

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Upregulation of Lipocalin 2 in Adipose Tissues of Severely Obese Women: Positive Relationship With Proinflammatory Cytokines

Published in Obesity • Mar 31, 2011

Authors:

Teresa Auguet

Yunuen Quintero

Ximena Terra

Abstract

Because the role of lipocalin 2 (LCN2) in morbid obesity is still not well defined, the aim of this study was to evaluate the circulating levels and the expression of LCN2 in visceral (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) in severely obese (SO) women. We also analyzed its relationship with inf...

Subject

Internal medicine

Lipocalin

Endocrinology

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