Bariatrics
Research reports from University of Tennessee, Health Science Center provide new insights into bariatrics
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, November 6th, 2006
New research, "Comparison of IL-8, IL-6 and PGE(2) formation by visceral (omental) adipose tissue of obese Caucasian compared to African-American women," is the subject of a report. According to recent research from the United States, "One of the key consequences of obesity is an enhanced release of cytokines such as IL-8 and IL-6 by adipose tissue. There may be differences in adiposity, inflammatory markers, and medical co-morbidity between morbidly obese African-American (AA) and Caucasian (CA) women."
"We hypothesized that there are ethnic differences in inflammatory markers and medical co-morbidities. We compared the mRNA content in omental fat and the release of...
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