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...
