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Altered Plasma Adipokine Levels and<i>in Vitro</i>Adipocyte Differentiation in Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes
23 Nov 2011
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CONTEXT: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is considered a proinflammatory condition. Adipose tissue involvement seems evident because adiponectin levels correlate with disease remission and administration of leptin suppresses the low-grade systemic inflammation in mice with T1D. Whether adipose tissue involvement in T1D already occurs at a young age is yet unknown. OBJECTIVE: The aim was to explore the extent of adipokine...
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