A Marker of Endotoxemia Is Associated With Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders in Apparently Healthy Chinese

Elevated lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP), a marker of subclinical endotoxemia, may be involved in the pathogenesis of obesity and metabolic risk. We aimed to investigate the association between plasma LBP and metabolic disorders in apparently healthy Chinese. A population-based study includ...

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Veröffentlicht in:Diabetes care 2010-09, Vol.33 (9), p.1925-1932
Hauptverfasser: LIANG SUN, ZHIJIE YU, HU, Frank B, XU LIN, XINGWANG YE, SHURONG ZOU, HUAIXING LI, DANXIA YU, HONGYU WU, YAN CHEN, DORE, Joel, CLEMENT, Karine
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Zusammenfassung:Elevated lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP), a marker of subclinical endotoxemia, may be involved in the pathogenesis of obesity and metabolic risk. We aimed to investigate the association between plasma LBP and metabolic disorders in apparently healthy Chinese. A population-based study including 559 overweight/obese (BMI >or=24.0 kg/m(2)) and 500 normal-weight (18.0
ISSN:0149-5992
1935-5548
DOI:10.2337/dc10-0340