Cardiovascular risk in obesity: different activation of inflammation and immune system between obese and morbidly obese subjects

Francesca Graziani, Pio Cialdella, Giovanna Liuzzo, Eloisa Basile, S Brugaletta, Daniela Pedicino, Laura Leccesi, Caterina Guidone, Amerigo Iaconelli, Geltrude Mingrone, Luigi Marzio Biasucci, Filippo Crea

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Abstract

Both inflammation and immunity are involved in the development and progression of atherosclerosis. Obesity is considered a major modifiable cardiovascular risk factor, however, the correlation between increasing degrees of obesity and cardiovascular risk is not clear yet. Aim of our study was to investigate how different degrees of obesity are associated with inflammation and immune system responses.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)418-423
Numero di pagine6
RivistaEuropean Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume22
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2011

Keywords

  • Body Mass Index
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Cellular
  • Inflammation
  • Italy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Morbidity
  • Obesity
  • Obesity, Morbid
  • Radioimmunoassay
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • T-Lymphocytes

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