Elevated Plasma Levels of Interleukin-12p40 and Interleukin-16 in Overweight Adolescents

Introduction. Obesity during adolescence is an increasing problem for both the individual and health care systems alike. In Western world countries, childhood adiposity has reached epidemic proportions. It is known that elevated levels of proinflammatory cytokines can be found in the plasma of obese...

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Main Authors: Michael Lichtenauer, Marcus Franz, Michael Fritzenwanger, Hans-Reiner Figulla, Norbert Gerdes, Christian Jung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/940910