High relative abundance of firmicutes and increased TNF-α levels correlate with obesity in children

• Main Authors: Yaneth C Orbe-Orihuela (Author), Alfredo Lagunas-Martínez (Author), Margarita Bahena-Román (Author), Vicente Madrid-Marina (Author), Kirvis Torres-Poveda (Author), Eugenia Flores-Alfaro (Author), Araceli Méndez-Padrón (Author), Cinthya E Díaz-Benítez (Author), Oscar Peralta-Zaragoza (Author), Diana Antúnez-Ortiz (Author), Miguel Cruz (Author), Ana I Burguete-García (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. To investigate the correlation among pro- or anti-inflammatory cytokines and the two main gut microbiota phyla in obese children. Materials and methods. Anthropometric data were obtained from 890 children under 14 years old to determine the degree of obesity. Serum cytokine concentration...