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Leptin Levels in Various Manifestations of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Background. Proinflammatory cytokines are prime candidates as causative agents of the metabolic changes that eventually result in tuberculosis-associated weight loss. Microbial products and cytokines such as TNF and IL-1 increase leptin expression dose dependently in adipose tissue. Leptin plays an...
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2007
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1804295/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17497033 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/64859 |