Neurotensin Is a Lipid-Induced Gastrointestinal Peptide Associated with Visceral Adipose Tissue Inflammation in Obesity.
Barchetta I, Cimini FA, Capoccia D, Bertoccini L, Ceccarelli V, Chiappetta C, Leonetti F, Di Cristofano C, Silecchia G, Orho-Melander M, Melander O, Cavallo MG.
Barchetta I, et al.
Nutrients. 2018 Apr 23;10(4):526. doi: 10.3390/nu10040526.
Nutrients. 2018.
PMID: 29690638
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In this study, we investigated the relationship between plasma pro-NT levels and the presence of VAT inflammation in biopsies from 40 morbidly obese subjects undergoing bariatric surgery. We demonstrated that higher proNT levels are significantly associated with greater ma …
In this study, we investigated the relationship between plasma pro-NT levels and the presence of VAT inflammation in biopsies from 40 mor …