Interleukin-18 serum level is elevated in type 2 diabetes and latent autoimmune diabetes

Background: Interleukin-18 (IL-18) is an inflammatory cytokine found to be elevated in obesity, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes (T2D) as a part of the chronic lowgrade inflammatory process in these states. The aim of the study was to evaluate the interleukin level in patients with latent a...

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Main Authors: Emanuela Zaharieva, Zdravko Kamenov, Tsvetelina Velikova, Adelina Tsakova, Yosif El-Darawish, Haruki Okamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bioscientifica 2018-01-01
Series:Endocrine Connections
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Online Access:http://www.endocrineconnections.com/content/7/1/179.full