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A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Study of Cardiovascular Risk Biomarkers in Non-Obese Women with and without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Association with Vitamin D

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Association between seaweed intake and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study

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Increased expression of serum IL-18 and IL-18R in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus

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Chronic systemic inflammation in pathways of metabolic syndrome associated with hyperandrogenism (review)

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Proposal for standardizing normal insulin ranges in Brazilian patients and a new classification of metabolic syndrome

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Age-associated diseases: the role of the inflammasome complex

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The Immune System and Inflammation in Type 2 Diabetes

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Interplay of obesity and parasitic infection: current evidence of immunogenesis, tumorigenesis and leptin receptor involvement

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Nutritional implications for the pathophysiology and treatment of autoimmune disorders

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Cardiovascular Risk Biomarkers in Women with and Without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

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Investigation into changes in inflammatory and immune cell markers in pre-diabetic patients from Durban, South Africa

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Network insights into childhood obesity: unveiling methylated-differentially expressed genes and pathways through integrative bioinformatics analysis

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Identification of IL18/IL18R1 signaling as a predictive biomarker of SGLT2 inhibitor efficacy in type 2 diabetes

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Anthocyanin Supplementation and Inflammation: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of IL ‐8, IL ‐10, IL ‐18, IFN ‐γ, and Resistin in Healthy, Overweight, and Obese Populations

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Tissue-Level Effect of Andrographis and Ashwagandha Metabolites on Metabolic and Inflammatory Gene Expression in Skeletal Muscle and Adipose Tissue: An Ex Vivo/In Vitro Investigation

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Seasonal and Dietary Influences on Adipose Tissue and Systemic Gene Expression in Control and Previously Laminitic Ponies

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Study of interleukin-18 ( IL18 ) and high sensitive C - reactive protein ( CRP ) in type 2 diabetes ( T2D ) with or without obesity

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Evaluation of Leptin Hormone and Interlukin-18 levels in Patients with Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis

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The Role of IL-18 and Human Cytomegalovirus in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Thi-Qar Province

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Higher Plasma Saturated and Omega-6 Fatty Acids Associated with Cholesterol Homeostasis and Gut Microbiota in Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome

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Increased expression of IL-18R and IL-18 in the adipose tissue is associated with insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) in obesity

Kochumon, S., Thomas, R., Sindhu, S. T. A. K., & Ahmad, R. (2016)

Abstract # P-22: Increased Expression of IL-18R and IL-18 in the Adipose Tissue is Associated with Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) in Obesity

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Adipose Tissue IL‐18 mRNA and plasma IL‐18 concentration – relation to obesity and HOMA index.

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IL-18, An Indicator of Insulin Resistance?

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Elevated adipose tissue associated IL-2 expression in obesity correlates with metabolic inflammation and insulin resistance

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