The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Influence of obesity and IL-6 on human postprandial amino acid and protein metabolism at whole-body and tissue level.
Trinh Beckey, Signe Johanne Rasmussen, Mathilde Ehnhuus Brøgger-Jensen, Ana Rita Albuquerque de Almeida Tavanez, Anton Lund, Alexandra Vassilieva, Susanne Janum, Ulrik Winning Iepsen, Kirsten Møller, Bente Klarlund Pedersen, Gerrit Van Hall, Helga Ellingsgaard
Published: 202510.1210/clinem/dgaf547
Abstract
CONTEXT: Sarcopenic obesity, the loss of muscle mass and function in people with obesity, may result from altered muscle protein synthesis and degradation. Chronic low-grade inflammation, particularly interleukin-6 (IL-6) has been implicated. OBJECTI…
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