Adiponectin ameliorates experimental periodontitis in diet-induced obesity mice.

Adiponectin ameliorates experimental periodontitis in diet-induced obesity mice.

Adiponectin is an adipokine that sensitizes the body to insulin. Low levels of adiponectin have been reported in obesity, diabetes and periodontitis. In this study we established experimental periodontitis in male adiponectin knockout and diet-induced obesity mice, a model of obesity and type 2 diab...

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Main Authors: Lan Zhang, Shu Meng, Qisheng Tu, Liming Yu, Yin Tang, Michel M Dard, Sung-Hoon Kim, Paloma Valverde, Xuedong Zhou, Jake Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4023953?pdf=render

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