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Metabolic effects of interleukin-6
(2005)
The levels of the cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the circulation are positively correlated with indices of obesity and metabolic disturbances. Paradoxically, plasma IL-6 levels increase markedly during prolonged and ...
Interactions between nutrition, obesity and the immune system
(2009-11-22)
There are several links between body fat and the immune system. For example, mice lacking activity of the pro-inflammatory interleukin-(IL)-1 and IL-6 develop obesity. Conversely, obesity is associated with adipose tissue ...
Ghrelin in the regulation of feeding and energy balance
(2007)
Ghrelin, the first identified endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor 1A, is a 28 amino acid peptide produced mainly by the stomach. Pharmacological studies indicate a role for ghrelin in the ...
Cytokines in Metabolic Functions
(2008-02-28)
During infections, circulating cytokines are largely produced by immune cells. In healthy obese individuals, large parts of these circulating cytokines are produced in adipose tissue, for instance by macrophages that have ...