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Adiponectin, leptin and TNF-α serum levels in obese and normal weight Peruvian adults with and without chronic periodontitis

BACKGROUND: TNF-α, an adipokine involved in systemic inflammation and a member of a group of cytokines that stimulate the acute phase reaction, has been related to the pathogenesis of both periodontitis and obesity. The objective of this study was to assess the serum levels of adiponectin, leptin an...

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Autores principales: Mendoza-Azpur, Gerardo, Castro, Carmen, Peña, Lizet, Guerrero, Maria-Eugenia, De La Rosa, Manuel, Mendes, Claudio, Chambrone, Leandro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medicina Oral S.L. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4554237/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26330934
http://dx.doi.org/10.4317/jced.52350