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 ...