Erschienen in:
01.09.2006 | Commentary
Is omega-3 key to unlocking inflammation in obesity?
verfasst von:
P. J. White, A. Marette
Erschienen in:
Diabetologia
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Ausgabe 9/2006
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Excerpt
Low-grade inflammation has been identified as a key player in the development of the metabolic syndrome in obese subjects, leading the way to type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Insulin resistance, a primary component of the metabolic syndrome, is characterised by chronically elevated concentrations of proinflammatory cytokines, acute phase proteins, and enhanced activation of proinflammatory signalling in insulin-responsive tissues of obese subjects. …