Obesity and Low-Grade Inflammation Increase Plasma Follistatin-Like 3 in Humans

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Claus Brandt (مؤلف), Maria Pedersen (مؤلف), Anders Rinnov (مؤلف), Anne S. Andreasen (مؤلف), Kirsten Møller (مؤلف), Pernille Hojman (مؤلف), Bente K. Pedersen (مؤلف), Peter Plomgaard (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background. Rodent models suggest that follistatin-like 3 (fstl3) is associated with diabetes and obesity. In humans, plasma fstl3 is reduced with gestational diabetes. In vitro, TNF-α induces fstl3 secretion, which suggests a link to inflammation. Objective. To elucidate the association between pla...