Adipose tissue and cytokines.
Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol
; 47(4): 205-7, 2001 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
Adipose tissue is not simply a storage depot for excess energy intake, it is also able to produce and release several substances with local (autocrine) and systemic (endocrine) actions. An up-to-date review of our knowledge in this area is given here. Several of the compounds deriving from adipose tissue have been shown to play a role in obesity-related health complications. The production of cytokines, such as Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), IL-6, and leptin, is implicated in the development of several disorders. Insulin resistance is one of the most clinically significant.
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Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
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GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2001
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