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IL-10 expression in macrophages from neonates born from obese mothers is suppressed by IL-4 and LPS/INFγ.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Dec 2017
Cifuentes-Zúñiga Francisca, Arroyo-Jousse Viviana, Soto-Carrasco Gustavo, Casanello Paola, Uauy Ricardo, Krause Bernardo J, Castro-Rodríguez José A
Abstract excerpt
Obese women offspring have a higher risk of developing chronic diseases associated with an altered immune function. We aim to determine, in neonatal monocyte-derived macrophages, whether maternal obesity is associated with an altered expression and DNA methylation of pro- and anti-inflammatory genes, along with a higher pro-inflammatory response. Cord blood from newborns of obese (Ob) and lean (control) women...
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