Publication: Lipids Oat bran is suggested to attenuate atherosclerotic conditions by regulating dyslipidemia, endothelial function, and oxidative damage. Through the measurement of oxidized polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), oxidative stress, and inflammation status...
Publication: The University of Hong Kong Abstract of thesis entitled: Modulation of atherosclerosis development in ApoE-/- mice using beta glucan in unrefined oat bran Submitted by: AlGhawas, Dalal Samir for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Hong...
Publication: Immunology Obesity is associated with adipose tissue inflammation that is involved in the development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. The main source of inflammatory mediators in obese adipose tissue is macrophages. Recent animal studies...
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...
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...
