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Systemic anti-TNFalpha treatment restores diabetes-impaired skin repair in ob/ob mice by inactivation of macrophages.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Sept 2007
Goren Itamar, Müller Elke, Schiefelbein Dana, Christen Urs, Pfeilschifter Josef, Mühl Heiko, Frank Stefan
Abstract excerpt
To date, diabetes-associated skin ulcerations represent a therapeutic problem of clinical importance. The insulin-resistant type II diabetic phenotype is functionally connected to obesity in rodent models of metabolic syndrome through the release of inflammatory mediators from adipose tissue. Her...
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