The role of interleukin-18 in the metabolic syndrome
<p>Abstract</p> <p>The metabolic syndrome is thought to be associated with a chronic low-grade inflammation, and a growing body of evidence suggests that interleukin-18 (IL-18) might be closely related to the metabolic syndrome and its consequences. Circulating levels of IL-18 have...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-03-01
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Series: | Cardiovascular Diabetology |
Online Access: | http://www.cardiab.com/content/9/1/11 |