Inflammatory signatures distinguish metabolic health in African American women with obesity.

Obesity-driven Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a systemic inflammatory condition associated with cardiovascular disease. However, plasma cytokines and tissue inflammation that discriminate T2D risk in African American women with obese phenotypes are not well understood. We analyzed 64 circulating cytokines...

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Main Authors: Gerald V Denis, Paola Sebastiani, Kimberly A Bertrand, Katherine J Strissel, Anna H Tran, Jaromir Slama, Nilton D Medina, Guillaume Andrieu, Julie R Palmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5940209?pdf=render