Inflamed about obesity

被引:109
作者
Lehrke, M [1 ]
Lazar, MA
机构
[1] Univ Penn, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Endocrinol Diabet & Metab, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[2] Univ Penn, Sch Med, Dept Genet, Div Endocrinol Diabet & Metab, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[3] Univ Penn, Sch Med, Penn Diabet Ctr, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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D O I
10.1038/nm0204-126
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Two studies find that adipocytes and macrophages have more in common than previously thought. The work bolsters the notion that the inflammatory response might link obesity to afflictions such as diabetes.
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页码:126 / 127
页数:2
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