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Metabolically Healthy Obesity Is Characterized by a Proinflammatory Phenotype of Circulating Monocyte Subsets
13 Mar 2019
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Background: Obesity is associated with macrophage infiltration in adipose tissue that induces insulin resistance and contributes to the development of metabolic syndrome (MS). The aim of this study was to investigate whether circulating monocyte subsets (macrophage precursors) differ among obese subjects with MS [metabolically unhealthy obese (MUO)], obese subjects without MS [metabolically healthy obese (MHO)],...
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