Weight cycling enhances adipose tissue inflammatory responses in male mice.

BACKGROUND: Obesity is associated with low-grade chronic inflammation attributed to dysregulated production, release of cytokines and adipokines and to dysregulated glucose-insulin homeostasis and dyslipidemia. Nutritional interventions such as dieting are often accompanied by repeated bouts of weig...

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Main Authors: Sandra Barbosa-da-Silva, Julio C Fraulob-Aquino, Jessica R Lopes, Carlos A Mandarim-de-Lacerda, Marcia B Aguila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3405086?pdf=render