Leptin enhances ICAM-1 expression, induces migration and cytokine synthesis, and prolongs survival of human airway epithelial cells

There is rising interest in how obesity affects respiratory diseases, since epidemiological findings indicate a strong relationship between the two conditions. Leptin is a potent adipokine produced mainly by adipocytes. It regulates energy storage and expenditure and also induces inflammation. Previ...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology 2015-10, Vol.309 (8), p.L801-L811
Hauptverfasser: Suzukawa, Maho, Koketsu, Rikiya, Baba, Shintaro, Igarashi, Sayaka, Nagase, Hiroyuki, Yamaguchi, Masao, Matsutani, Noriyuki, Kawamura, Masafumi, Shoji, Shunsuke, Hebisawa, Akira, Ohta, Ken
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