Journal article
Chemokine (C-C motif) Ligand 2 is a potential biomarker of inflammation & physical fitness in obese children: a cross-sectional study
Abstract
BackgroundObesity is a global epidemic that is impacting children around the world. Obesity is a chronic inflammatory state with enhanced production of multiple cytokines and chemokines. Chemokine (C-C motif) Ligand 2 (CCL2) is produced by immune and metabolic cells and attracts immune cells into liver, muscle and adipose tissue, resulting in initiation and propagation of the inflammatory response in obesity. How obesity and fitness affect the …
Authors
Samaan MC; Obeid J; Nguyen T; Thabane L; Timmons BW
Journal
BMC Pediatrics, Vol. 13, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2013
DOI
10.1186/1471-2431-13-47
ISSN
1471-2431