Acute-phase serum amyloid A: an inflammatory adipokine and potential link between obesity and its metabolic complications.

Acute-phase serum amyloid A: an inflammatory adipokine and potential link between obesity and its metabolic complications.

<h4>Background</h4>Obesity is associated with low-grade chronic inflammation, and serum markers of inflammation are independent risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the molecular and cellular mechanisms that link obesity to chronic inflammation and CVD are poorly under...

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Main Authors: Rong-Ze Yang, Mi-Jeong Lee, Hong Hu, Toni I Pollin, Alice S Ryan, Barbara J Nicklas, Soren Snitker, Richard B Horenstein, Kristen Hull, Nelson H Goldberg, Andrew P Goldberg, Alan R Shuldiner, Susan K Fried, Da-Wei Gong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-06-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.0030287&type=printable
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