Decreased number of circulating progenitor cells in obesity: beneficial effects of weight reduction

Aims Cardiovascular risk factors are associated with decreased levels of circulating progenitor cells (CPC). The aim of this study was to determine whether the number of CPC is an independent correlate of body mass index (BMI) and whether weight loss leads to an increase in CPC. Methods and results...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European heart journal 2008-06, Vol.29 (12), p.1560-1568
Hauptverfasser:	Müller-Ehmsen, Jochen, Braun, Daniela, Schneider, Thorsten, Pfister, Roman, Worm, Nicolai, Wielckens, Klaus, Scheid, Christof, Frommolt, Peter, Flesch, Markus
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Antigens, CD34 - metabolism Arteriosclerosis - pathology Biological and medical sciences Body Mass Index Cardiology. Vascular system Cell Separation Diet Diet, Reducing Endothelial function Endothelial progenitor cells Epidemiologic Methods Female Flow Cytometry - methods Humans Male Medical sciences Metabolic diseases Middle Aged Obesity Obesity - diet therapy Obesity - pathology Risk factors Stem Cells - cytology Tunica Intima - pathology Weight Loss - physiology
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