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Microarray analysis of gene expression in human adipocytes and adipose tissue
(2008-02-21)
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide and is associated with several serious conditions such as insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis. Adipose tissue exerts important endocrine ...
Adipose tissue-derived serum amyloid A and adipose tissue macrophages in metabolic disease
(2013-11-29)
Obesity is associated with a low-grade chronic inflammation with increased levels of proinflammatory markers in the circulation and local inflammation in the adipose tissue. In this thesis, two aspects of obesity-related ...