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

• Hoofdauteurs: Shizuka Hirai (Auteur), Nobuyuki Takahashi (Auteur), Tsuyoshi Goto (Auteur), Shan Lin (Auteur), Taku Uemura (Auteur), Rina Yu (Auteur), Teruo Kawada (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Hindawi Limited, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...