Meta-Inflammation and Obesity.

For decades, scientific efforts have been made to understand obesity and related diseases such as type 2 diabetes and neurodegeneration, and their link with meta-inflammation. Adipose tissue is, at present, viewed as an endocrine organ with important biological effects on metabolism and inflammation...

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Other Authors: Začiragić, Asija
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Bentham Science Publishers, 2020.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2669215
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Summary:For decades, scientific efforts have been made to understand obesity and related diseases such as type 2 diabetes and neurodegeneration, and their link with meta-inflammation. Adipose tissue is, at present, viewed as an endocrine organ with important biological effects on metabolism and inflammation, with a possible role in the pathogenesis of obesity-associated metabolic and inflammatory diseases. Chronic systemic low-grade inflammation has gained significant attention as the key player in the pathophysiology of obesity- and aging associated diseases. Keeping view of this trend, Meta-Inflamma.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 p.)
ISBN:9811479658
9789811479656
9789811479632