| Title |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Determined Visceral Fat Reduction Associates with Enhanced IL-10 Plasma Levels in Calorie Restricted Obese Subjects
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, December 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0052774 |
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| Authors |
Gloria Formoso, Merilda Taraborrelli, Maria T. Guagnano, Monica D’Adamo, Natalia Di Pietro, Armando Tartaro, Agostino Consoli |
| Abstract |
Obesity is characterized by a low grade chronic inflammation state. Indeed circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-α and IL-6, are elevated in obese subjects, while anti-inflammatory cytokines, such as IL-10, appear to be reduced. Cytokines profile improves after weight loss, but how visceral or subcutaneous fat loss respectively affect pro- or anti-inflammatory cytokines plasma levels has not been precisely assessed. Therefore in the present study we correlated changes in circulating cytokine profile with quantitative changes in visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue depots measured by an ad hoc Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) protocol before and after weight loss. |
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