Leptin Activates NLRP3 Inflammasome-Associated with Type II Diabetes and Obesity
Journal Title: Advances in Food Technology and Nutritional Sciences - Open Journal - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Obesity is a major health problem worldwide and is often associated with leptin resistance and inflammation.1 In this editorial, we will briefly describe the leptin system and the (NOD)-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome and discuss recent discoveries related to their interaction and role in the development of metabolic disease mainly obesity and Time-division multiplexing (TDM)
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Sami Dridi
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