The Effect of Weight Loss on Serum Mannose-Binding Lectin Levels

Background. Serum levels of the mannose-binding lectin (MBL), which is an activator of the complement system, have been considered as a pathogenic factor in a broad range of diseases, and means of modulating MBL are therefore being evaluated. In this study we examine the effects of weight loss on MB...

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Main Authors: P. H. Høyem, J. M. Bruun, S. B. Pedersen, S. Thiel, B. Richelsen, J. S. Christiansen, T. K. Hansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/354894