Serum Neopterin Is Not Increased in Obese Juveniles

• Main Authors: Harald Mangge (Author), Florian Freytag (Author), Gunter Almer (Author), Daniel Weghuber (Author), Carmen Bauer-Denk (Author), Dietmar Fuchs (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. Cardiovascular disease is associated with inflammation and immune activation, concentrations of immune activation markers like neopterin predict outcome in adults. Methods. Serum neopterin concentrations and early metabolic and pre-atherosclerotic symptoms were analyzed in 295 obese juven...