Functional Food Targeting the Regulation of Obesity-Induced Inflammatory Responses and Pathologies

• Main Authors: Shizuka Hirai (Author), Nobuyuki Takahashi (Author), Tsuyoshi Goto (Author), Shan Lin (Author), Taku Uemura (Author), Rina Yu (Author), Teruo Kawada (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Obesity is associated with a low-grade systemic chronic inflammatory state, characterized by the abnormal production of pro- and anti-inflammatory adipocytokines. It has been found that immune cells such as macrophages can infiltrate adipose tissue and are responsible for the majority of inflammator...