Elevated expression of osteopontin may be related to adipose tissue macrophage accumulation and liver steatosis in morbid obesity.

OBJECTIVE: Osteopontin (OPN) plays an important role in the development of insulin resistance and liver complications in dietary murine models. We aimed to determine the expression pattern of OPN and its receptor CD44 in obese patients and mice according to insulin resistance and liver steatosis. R...

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Main Authors:	Bertola, A, Deveaux, V, Bonnafous, S, Rousseau, D, Anty, R, Wakkach, A, Dahman, M, Tordjman, J, Clément, K, McQuaid, SE, Frayn, K, Huet, P, Gugenheim, J, Lotersztajn, S, Le Marchand-Brustel, Y, Tran, A, Gual, P
Format:	Journal article
Language:	English
Published:	2009

Elevated expression of osteopontin may be related to adipose tissue macrophage accumulation and liver steatosis in morbid obesity.

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