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Interorgan cross talk between fatty acid metabolism, tissue inflammation, and FADS2 genotype in humans with obesity.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Mar 2017
Vaittinen Maija, Männistö Ville, Käkelä Pirjo, Ågren Jyrki, Tiainen Mika, Schwab Ursula, Pihlajamäki Jussi
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OBJECTIVE: Fatty acid (FA) composition affects obesity-associated low-grade inflammation. It has been shown that the fatty acid desaturase (FADS) 2 gene polymorphism associates with FA metabolism and adipose tissue (AT) inflammation. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between FA metabolism and inflammation in different tissues and the possible interorgan cross talk. METHODS: Cross-sectional baseline...
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