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Increased leptin/leptin receptor pathway affects systemic and airway inflammation in COPD former smokers
BACKGROUND: Leptin, a hormone produced mainly by adipose tissue, regulates food intake and energy expenditure. It is involved in inflammatory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and its deficiency is associated with increased susceptibility to the infection. The leptin rece...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3218742/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22096369 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JIR.S19523 |