Serum Neopterin Is Not Increased in Obese Juveniles

Objective. Cardiovascular disease is associated with inflammation and immune activation, concentrations of immune activation markers like neopterin predict outcome in adults. Methods. Serum neopterin concentrations and early metabolic and pre-atherosclerotic symptoms were analyzed in 295 obese juven...

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Main Authors: Harald Mangge, Florian Freytag, Gunter Almer, Daniel Weghuber, Carmen Bauer-Denk, Dietmar Fuchs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Obesity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/946795