Ciliary neurotrophic factor is increased in the plasma of patients with obesity and its levels correlate with diabetes and inflammation indices

Abstract To establish whether obesity involves activation of endogenous ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) signalling, we evaluated its plasma levels in patients with obesity and correlated its values with the major clinical and haematological indices of obesity, insulin resistance and systemic infl...

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Main Authors: Jessica Perugini, Eleonora Di Mercurio, Angelica Giuliani, Jacopo Sabbatinelli, Anna Rita Bonfigli, Elena Tortato, Ilenia Severi, Saverio Cinti, Fabiola Olivieri, Carel W. le Roux, Rosaria Gesuita, Antonio Giordano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11942-x