Insulin resistance and chronic cardiovascular inflammatory syndrome

JM Fernández-Real, W Ricart - Endocrine reviews, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Insulin resistance is increasingly recognized as a chronic, low-level, inflammatory state.
Hyperinsulinemia and insulin action were initially proposed as the common preceding …

Genetics of human obesity

C Bouchard, L Pe - Handbook of obesity, 2003 - taylorfrancis.com
There are about 250 million adults who are obese and at least 500 million who are
overweight in the world at the moment (1). Given these numbers, it is not surprising that the …

Habitual dietary intake of n-3 and n-6 fatty acids in relation to inflammatory markers among US men and women

T Pischon, SE Hankinson, GS Hotamisligil, N Rifai… - Circulation, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Polyunsaturated fatty acid intake favorably affects chronic inflammatory-
related diseases such as cardiovascular disease; however, high intake of n-6 fatty acids may …

Leisure‐time physical activity and reduced plasma levels of obesity‐related inflammatory markers

T Pischon, SE Hankinson, GS Hotamisligil… - Obesity …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: This study investigated the relationship between physical activity and the obesity‐
related inflammatory markers C‐reactive protein, interleukin‐6, and soluble tumor necrosis …

A polymorphism in the promoter of the tumor necrosis factor-α gene (− 308) is associated with coronary heart disease in type 2 diabetic patients

J Vendrell, JM Fernandez-Real, C Gutierrez, A Zamora… - Atherosclerosis, 2003 - Elsevier
Background: Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is a key cytokine in the inflammation process
of atherosclerosis. Through its effects on lipid metabolism, insulin resistance and endothelial …

Soluble tumor necrosis factor-α receptors in young obese subjects with normal and impaired glucose tolerance

S Dzienis-Straczkowska, M Straczkowski… - Diabetes …, 2003 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is a possible link between obesity and
impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and type 2 diabetes. Data about TNF-α and soluble forms …

El adipocito como biocomunicador

JM Fernández-Real - Endocrinología y Nutrición, 2003 - Elsevier
El adipocito es una célula con una capacidad de generar y recibir información de su medio
ambiente de una forma extraordinariamente eficiente. En conexión con la central …

[PDF][PDF] Transcriptomic characterization of four classes of cell-cell/cell-matrix genes in brains and hearts of wild type and connexin43 null mice

DA Iacobas, M Urban, S Iacobas, DC Spray - Rom J Physiol, 2003 - researchgate.net
We have used a highly quantifiable cDNA microarray method to determine the stabilities and
expression levels within gene families involved in cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions in …

Claude Bouchard

L Perusse, T Rice, DC Rao - Handbook of Obesity: Etiology and …, 2003 - books.google.com
There are about 250 million adults who are obese and at least 500 million who are
overweight in the world at the moment (1). Given these numbers, it is not surprising that the …