Update on the Pathophysiological Activities of the Cardiac Molecule Cardiotrophin-1 in Obesity

• Principais autores: Mohamed Asrih (Autor), François Mach (Autor), Alessandra Quercioli (Autor), Franco Dallegri (Autor), Fabrizio Montecucco (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Cardiotrophin-1 (CT-1) is a heart-targeting cytokine that has been reported to exert a variety of activities also in other organs such as the liver, adipose tissue, and atherosclerotic arteries. CT-1 has been shown to induce these effects via binding to a transmembrane receptor, comprising the leuka...