Th17 and Treg Balance in Children With Obesity and Metabolically Altered Status

• Main Authors: Valeria Calcaterra (Author), Stefania Croce (Author), Federica Vinci (Author), Annalisa De Silvestri (Author), Erika Cordaro (Author), Corrado Regalbuto (Author), Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti (Author), Chiara Mameli (Author), Riccardo Albertini (Author), Maria Antonietta Avanzini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Chronic low-grade inflammation and activation of the immune system are hallmark pathogenic mechanisms involved in metabolic dysfunction and are related to obesity. In particular, the involvement of regulatory and pro-inflammatory lymphocyte subpopulations has been reported in adults. We...