The pro-inflammatory marker soluble suppression of tumorigenicity-2 (ST2) is reduced especially in diabetic morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery

Abstract Background High soluble suppression of tumorigenicity-2 (sST2) is a marker of poor prognosis in chronic inflammatory conditions. ST2 and its ligand interleukin (IL)-33 are elevated in adipose tissue of obese individuals. We aimed to evaluate circulating sST2 and IL-33 as possible markers of...

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Main Authors: Svitlana Demyanets, Christoph Kaun, Alexandra Kaider, Walter Speidl, Manfred Prager, Stanislav Oravec, Philipp Hohensinner, Johann Wojta, Gersina Rega-Kaun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-020-01001-y