Adipose tissue tumor necrosis factor and interleukin-6 expression in human obesity and insulin resistance.
Published in American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism • May 1, 2001
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P A Kern
S Ranganathan
C Li
Abstract
Adipose tissue expresses tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and interleukin (IL)-6, which may cause obesity-related insulin resistance. We measured TNF and IL-6 expression in the adipose tissue of 50 lean and obese subjects without diabetes. Insulin sensitivity (S(I)) was determined by an intravenous gluco...
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