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Dietary flaxseed oil reduces adipocyte size, adipose monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 levels and T-cell infiltration in obese, insulin-resistant rats.
Cytokine - 1 Aug 2012
Baranowski Maria, Enns Jennifer, Blewett Heather, Yakandawala Uma, Zahradka Peter, Taylor Carla G
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BACKGROUND: Adipocyte dysfunction is characterized by an increase in adipocyte size and changes to their adipokine profiles. Immune cell infiltration into adipose tissue is thought to contribute to the metabolic complications of obesity, with local and systemic consequences for the inflammatory status of the obese individual. Dietary interventions with omega-3 fatty acids from marine sources have been successful...
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