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- Title
Circulating regulatory T cells are reduced in obesity and may identify subjects at increased metabolic and cardiovascular risk.
- Authors
Wagner, Nana-Maria; Brandhorst, Gunnar; Czepluch, Frauke; Lankeit, Mareike; Eberle, Christoph; Herzberg, Sebastian; Faustin, Vivien; Riggert, Joachim; Oellerich, Michael; Hasenfuss, Gerd; Konstantinides, Stavros; Schäfer, Katrin
- Abstract
Reduced numbers of regulatory T (Treg ) cells have been observed in visceral adipose tissue of obese mice and humans. However, it is unknown whether human obesity affects circulating Treg cells and whether their number is associated with markers of systemic inflammation or glucose intolerance.
- Publication
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 2013, Vol 21, Issue 3, p461
- ISSN
1930-739X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1002/oby.20087