ea0035p773 | Obesity | ECE2014
Gupta Abhishek
, Rezvani Reza
, Lapointe Marc
, Poursharifi Pegah
, Marceau Picard
, Tiwari Sunita
, Tchernof Andre
, Cianflone Katherine
Background: The central component of the complement system, C3, is associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease however the underlying reasons are unknown. In the present study we evaluated gene expression of C3, the cleavage product C3a and its cognate receptor C3aR in subcutaneous and omental adipose tissue in women.Methods: Women (n=140, 2169 years, BMI 19.579 kg/m2) were evaluated for anthropomet...