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Alteration of PON1 activity in adult and childhood obesity and its relation to adipokine levels.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology - 1 Jan 2010
Seres Ildikó, Bajnok László, Harangi Mariann, Sztanek Ferenc, Koncsos Peter, Paragh György
Abstract excerpt
Obesity as a pathogenic disorder is a predisposing factor for cardiovascular diseases and shows an increasing incidence in the industrialized countries. Adipokines such as leptin, adiponectin and resistin have a great impact on the development of atherosclerosis in obesity. Elevated levels of leptin have been found to be atherogenic whereas decreased levels of adiponectin have been proved to be anti-atherogenic...
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