Obesity is an inflammatory disorder characterized by heightened activity of the innate immune system. Innate immune activation is central to the development of obesity-related insulin resistance; it also plays an important role in obesity-related tissue damage, such as that seen in atherosclerosis.
Innate immunity, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes
✍ Scribed by J. M. Fernández-Real; J. C. Pickup
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 294 KB
- Volume
- 55
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-186X
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