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Reactive oxygen species production is increased in the peripheral blood monocytes of obese patients.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Aug 2009
Degasperi Giovanna R, Denis Raphael G P, Morari Joseane, Solon Carina, Geloneze Bruno, Stabe Christiane, Pareja José Carlos, Vercesi Aníbal E, Velloso Lício A
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Infiltrating macrophages play an important role in the production of inflammatory mediators by the adipose tissue of obese subjects. To reach the adipose tissue, peripheral monocytes are recruited by locally produced chemoattractants. However, little is known about the activation of monocytes in the peripheral blood of obese subjects. The objective of this study was to determine reactive oxygen species and...
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