Midkine, a potential link between obesity and insulin resistance.

Midkine, a potential link between obesity and insulin resistance.

Obesity is associated with increased production of inflammatory mediators in adipose tissue, which contributes to chronic inflammation and insulin resistance. Midkine (MK) is a heparin-binding growth factor with potent proinflammatory activities. We aimed to test whether MK is associated with obesit...

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Main Authors: Nengguang Fan, Haiyan Sun, Yifei Wang, Lijuan Zhang, Zhenhua Xia, Liang Peng, Yanqiang Hou, Weiqin Shen, Rui Liu, Yongde Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3917881?pdf=render

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