The combination of high-fat diet-induced obesity and chronic ulcerative colitis reciprocally exacerbates adipose tissue and colon inflammation

The combination of high-fat diet-induced obesity and chronic ulcerative colitis reciprocally exacerbates adipose tissue and colon inflammation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This study evaluated the relationship between ulcerative colitis and obesity, which are both chronic diseases characterized by inflammation and increases in immune cells and pro-inflammatory cytokines.</p> <p>Methods</...

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Main Authors: Teixeira Lílian G, Leonel Alda J, Aguilar Edenil C, Batista Nathália V, Alves Andréa C, Coimbra Candido C, Ferreira Adaliene VM, de Faria Ana Maria C, Cara Denise C, Alvarez Leite Jacqueline I
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
Subjects:
ulcerative colitis
obesity
high-fat diet-induced obesity and inflammation
Online Access:http://www.lipidworld.com/content/10/1/204

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