Serum IL-12 Is Increased in Mexican Obese Subjects and Associated with Low-Grade Inflammation and Obesity-Related Parameters

• Main Authors: K. Suárez-Álvarez (Author), L. Solís-Lozano (Author), S. Leon-Cabrera (Author), A. González-Chávez (Author), G. Gómez-Hernández (Author), M. S. Quiñones-Álvarez (Author), A. E. Serralde-Zúñiga (Author), J. Hernández-Ruiz (Author), J. Ramírez-Velásquez (Author), F. J. Galindo-González (Author), J. C. Zavala-Castillo (Author), M. A. De León-Nava (Author), G. Robles-Díaz (Author), G. Escobedo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Interleukin-(IL-) 12 has been recently suggested to participate during development of insulin resistance in obese mice. Nevertheless, serum IL-12 levels have not been accurately determined in overweight and obese humans. We thus studied serum concentrations of IL-12 in Mexican adult individuals, exa...