Obesity and Diabetes
Research in the area of obesity and diabetes reported from University of Hong Kong, Genome Research Center
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, February 12th, 2007
A new study, "Lipocalin-2 is an inflammatory marker closely associated with obesity, insulin resistance, and hyperglycemia in humans," is now available. "Lipocalin-2, a 25-kDa secreted glycoprotein, is a useful biomarker for early detection of various renal injuries. Because lipocalin-2 is abundantly expressed in adipose tissue and liver, we investigated its relevance to obesity-related pathologies," investigators in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China report.
"We used real-time PCR and in-house immunoassays to quantify the mRNA and serum concentrations of lipocalin-2 in C57BL/KsJ db/db obese mice and their age-and sex-matched lean littermates. We analyzed the...
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