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Oct 19 2021

Insulin Resistance Associated To Obesity: The Link TNF-Alpha

By Halberd|2021-10-19T20:43:06-04:00October 19th, 2021|Press Releases|Comments Off on Insulin Resistance Associated To Obesity: The Link TNF-Alpha

Iria Nieto-Vazquez, Sonia Fernández-Veledo, David K. Krämer,Rocio Vila-Bedmar, Lucia Garcia-Guerra & Margarita Lorenzo Abstract Adipose tissue secretes proteins which may influence insulin sensitivity. Among them, tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha has been proposed as a link between obesity and insulin resistance because TNF-alpha is overexpressed in adipose tissue from obese animals and humans, and obese mice ...

Oct 19 2021

Fat-fighting Nanoparticles New Drug-Delivery Approach Holds Potential For Treating Obesity

By Halberd|2021-10-19T20:34:25-04:00October 19th, 2021|Press Releases|Comments Off on Fat-fighting Nanoparticles New Drug-Delivery Approach Holds Potential For Treating Obesity

SOURCE: https://news.mit.edu/2016/fat-fighting-nanoparticles-obesity-0502 "Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have developed nanoparticles that can deliver antiobesity drugs directly to fat tissue. Overweight mice treated with these nanoparticles lost 10 percent of their body weight over 25 days, without showing any negative side effects. The drugs work by transforming white adipose tissue, which is ...

Oct 19 2021

Association of Interleukin-6 Haplotypes, Obesity, and Metabolic Abnormalities in a Population of Central Mexico

By Halberd|2021-10-19T20:31:40-04:00October 19th, 2021|Press Releases|Comments Off on Association of Interleukin-6 Haplotypes, Obesity, and Metabolic Abnormalities in a Population of Central Mexico

Abstract Objective: We undertook this study to determine the relationship among -174G>C and 598G>A polymorphisms in the promoter region of interleukin-6, obesity, and metabolic abnormalities in subjects from central Mexico. Methods: Included in the study were 150 subjects who were not first-degree relatives of patients with diabetes and 106 blood samples from the general population. ...

Oct 19 2021

Alpha 1-Antitrypsin. A Novel Biomarker for Obesity in Humans

By Halberd|2021-10-19T20:41:18-04:00October 19th, 2021|Press Releases|Comments Off on Alpha 1-Antitrypsin. A Novel Biomarker for Obesity in Humans

Abstract Objective: To investigate the relationship between alpha 1-antitrypsin (A1AT), adiponectin, leptin, blood glucose, and insulin protein levels in human serum and obesity. Methods: Forty-eight subjects with normal blood glucose levels and average age of 32.4+/-5.1 years were enrolled in this study. The study took place in the Reproductive Center, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, ...

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