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Obesity is associated with chronic, low-grade inflammation arising from adipose tissue. Various members of the IL-1 family have been shown to modulate obesity-induced inflammation and thereby altering development of insulin resistance.
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1 Department of General Internal Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen Institute of Inflammation Immunity and Infection (N4i), 2 Institute of Genetic and Metabolic Disease (IGMD). E-mail: d.ballak@aig.umcn.nl
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Ballak, D., van Diepen, J., Hijmans, A. et al. PS21 - 102. IL-37 protects against obesity-induced inflammation and insulin resistance in mice. NED. TIJDSCHR. DIABET. 10, 171 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12467-012-0136-6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12467-012-0136-6