Cathepsin S as a biomarker of low-grade inflammation, insulin resistance, and cardiometabolic disease risk
Cathepsin S is a protease important in major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II antigen presentation and also in degrading the extracellular matrix. Studies, most of them experimental, have shown that cathepsin S is involved in different pathological conditions such as obesity, inflammation,...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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Högskolan Dalarna, Medicinsk vetenskap
2014
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-16665 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-554-9083-6 |