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involved in obesity-related complications. The pattern of expression and the
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- ►nih.gov K Maedler, P Sergeev, JA Ehses, Z Mathe, D … - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of …, 2004 - National Acad Sciences High concentrations of glucose induce β cell production of IL-1β, leading to
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W Lalouschek, M Schillinger, K Hsieh, G … - Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, 2006 - reference-global.com Background: Chronic and acute infections are asso- ciated with an increased risk
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S Perrier, F Darakhshan, E Hajduch - FEBS letters, 2006 - Elsevier Many pro-inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and
IL-6 are secreted by adipocytes and have attracted considerable attention as
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F Cambien - Current atherosclerosis reports, 2005 - Springer Several biologic systems contribute to the pathophysiol- ogy of atherosclerosis
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