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Maternal cytokine status may prime the metabolic profile and increase risk of obesity in children.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Sept 2017
Englich B, Herberth G, Rolle-Kampczyk U, Trump S, Röder S, Borte M, Stangl G I, von Bergen M, Lehmann I, Junge K M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The maternal inflammation status during pregnancy has been associated with metabolic imprinting and obesity development in the child. However, the influence of the maternal Th2 cytokines, interleukin-4 (IL4), IL5 and IL13, has not been studied so far. METHODS: We investigated the relationship between maternal innate (IL6, IL8, IL10 and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFa)) and adaptive (interferon-γ, IL4,...
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