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CD14 monocyte receptor, involved in the inflammatory cascade, and insulin sensitivity.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Apr 2003
Fernández-Real José Manuel, Broch Montserrat, Richart Cristóbal, Vendrell Joan, López-Bermejo Abel, Ricart Wifredo
Abstract excerpt
Soluble CD14 (sCD14), detectable at high concentrations constitutively present in the circulation, plays a key role in the neutralization of lipopolysaccharide, one of the most potent biologic response modifiers currently recognized and involved in the regulation of the inflammatory cascade. We tested whether circulating sCD14 was linked to inflammatory parameters and to insulin resistance in apparently healthy...
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