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Plasma soluble tumour necrosis factor-alpha receptor 2 is elevated in obesity: specific contribution of visceral adiposity.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Mar 2010
Cartier Amélie, Côté Mélanie, Bergeron Jean, Alméras Natalie, Tremblay Angelo, Lemieux Isabelle, Després Jean-Pierre
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OBJECTIVE: We examined the obesity phenotype most strongly associated with increased plasma concentrations of sTNFR2, and compared which of the two markers, TNF-alpha or sTNFR2, better predicts indices of plasma glucose-insulin homeostasis. DESIGN, PATIENTS AND MEASUREMENTS: Plasma sTNFR2 levels were measured in a sample of 287 healthy nondiabetic men [age: 43.9 +/- 8.0 years (mean +/- SD)], covering a wide range...
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