The International Society for Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (ISNFF) is a Disciplinary Interest Group of the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST; approved 2008 in Shanghai, China). ISNFF was founded in 2007 and officially began its...
Publication: PLoS One Osteopontin (OPN) and IL-18 are known inflammatory mediators and both participate in a wide range of biological processes linked to immunological disorders. Since an interaction between OPN and IL-18 has not been studied in obesity, we...
The British Society for Immunology Congress is our flagship event attracting 1,500+ immunologists from around the world. It is held two out of every three years, taking a break in the year that the European Congress of Immunology is held. Original Source
Publication: Immunology Obesity is associated with adipose tissue inflammation that is involved in the development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Osteopontin (OPN) and IL-18 are known to have potent inflammatory functions and both participate in a wide...
Publication: Immunology Obesity-associated chronic low-grade tissue inflammation is an important factor in the development of obesity-related pathologies, such as insulin resistance and type II diabetes. The cause and stimulus of persistent inflammatory activation in...