Cathepsin S as a biomarker of low-grade inflammation, insulin resistance, and cardiometabolic disease risk

Cathepsin S is a protease important in major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II antigen presentation and also in degrading the extracellular matrix. Studies, most of them experimental, have shown that cathepsin S is involved in different pathological conditions such as obesity, inflammation,...

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Main Author: Jobs, Elisabeth
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Högskolan Dalarna, Medicinsk vetenskap 2014
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-16665
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