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Toll-like receptor 4 D299G polymorphism in metabolic disorders: a meta-analysis.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Apr 2013
Belforte F S, Coluccio Leskow F, Poskus E, Penas Steinhardt A
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The toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) plays a key role in the activation of innate immune response participating in the recognition of lipopolysaccharides. Changes in the innate immune response are involved in the pathogenesis of some metabolic disorders such as metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus (Met-S and T2DM). It has been recently shown the role of gut microbiota in the perpetuation of both insulin...
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