ea0073aep200 | Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition | ECE2021
Nedeva Iveta
, Gateva Antoaneta
, Assyov Yavor
, Karamfilova Vera
, Velikova Tsvetelina
, Yamanishi Kyosuke
, Kamenov Zdravko
, Okamura Haruki
BackgroundBoth obesity and diabetes are associated with chronic low-grade inflammation. IL-18 is a cytokine that stimulates various cell types and has pleiotropic functions. The aim of the present study was to investigate the circulating levels of IL-18 in different stages of glucose dysregulation from obesity through prediabetes to newly diagnosed diabetesMethodsIL-18 levels were determined using a commercia...