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ea0029p1182 | Obesity | ICEECE2012

Growth differentiation factor-15 and transforming growth factor-β1 in healthy adults with and without obesity

Sasse C. , Look M. , Albers E. , Zur B. , Stoffel-Wagner B.

Introduction: GDF-15 and TGF-β1 are growth factors involved in immune modulation and development of arteriosclerosis. Aim of this study was to assess whether GDF-15 and TGF-β1 concentrations are higher in adipose vs non-adipose individuals and whether this indicates early immune modulation with higher risk of arteriosclerosis.Description of methods: We examined 84 healthy individuals: 38 non-obese (average age 24.9 years) with mean BMI of 20.5+...
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