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Influence of Obesity on Pneumococcus Infection Risk in the Elderly
Obesity negatively affects immune function and host defense mechanisms. Obesity is associated with chronic activation of the innate immune system and consequent local and systemic inflammation which contribute to pathologic conditions such as type-2 diabetes mellitus, cancer, psoriasis, atherosclero...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6381016/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30814978 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2019.00071 |