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in parallel with expression of early adipogenic and inflammatory genes CYR61 and COX2 and cytokines IL6 and IL-1β. In late adipogenesis, upregulation of SCD and PPAR-γ was demonstrated. Simvastatin decreased the expression of all these genes after
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) that induce insulin resistance in peripheral insulin-sensitive tissues ( 17 ). Importantly, accumulated evidence also indicates that these cytokines chronically impair pancreatic β-cell function ( 18 , 19 , 20 ). Aiming to elucidate if the increased
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Department of Endocrinology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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cytokines, leptin, estradiol and insulin. These substances may inhibit the activity of the hypothalamic–pituitary gonadal axis at multiple levels, thus lowering the concentrations of testosterone ( 7 ). There is also evidence that obesity increases aromatase
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increase in pro-inflammatory cytokines and a decrease in the calcium absorption ( 3 ). Additionally, leptin has been shown to be a hormone that rises significantly during preeclampsia, and several authors in observational studies have described a
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. proposed the following hypotheses: anaemia, ATP dysregulation, vagal afferent nerve activation, and interaction of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis/cytokines with serotonin dysregulation ( 32 , 33 ). Of these, Bower focused on the cytokine
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activity. Lacrimal acinar cells express TSHR ( 12 ), and the expression of ICAM-1 in lacrimal gland epithelial cells and lymphocytes in GO patients is significantly elevated in relation to the normal control group ( 13 ). A study of cytokines and chemokines
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cell membrane. The growth hormone receptor belongs to the cytokine receptor superfamily and is abundantly expressed in B lymphocytes and less frequently in T lymphocytes ( 25 , 26 ). Evidence from previous studies suggests that GH enhances T cell
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lower than that of nonobese patients, and DKD is more likely to occur. Another example of an inflammatory factor is tumor necrosis factor (TNF), which is a multifunctional proinflammatory cytokine and plays a role in lipid metabolism, lipid accumulation
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boundaries ( 50 ). Periprostatic adipose tissue has been shown to elaborate a number of cytokines including IL6, osteopontin, and TNF-alpha, that promote prostate tumour cell migration and invasion ( 51 , 52 ), and at least for IL6 correlates with downstream
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polarization, which is characterized by low levels of inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1, TNF-α and IL-6, has been previously demonstrated to be induced by glucocorticoids ( 37 ). In the context of pancreatic islets, M2 infiltration promotes cell proliferation