Inflamació com a nexe d'unió entre obesitat i complicacions metabòliques: esteatosi hepàtica
Inflammation has been traditionally regarded as a defense mechanism, closely linked to the survival of the species for their ability to fight infections or restore the damage. However, a state of chronic inflammation produced a completely opposite effect, which is associated with tissue and organ ma...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis doctoral |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Rovira i virgili (URV) |
| Repositorio: | Repositori Institucional de la Universitat Rovira i Virgili |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:urv.cat:TDX:976 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TDX976 http://hdl.handle.net/10803/42927 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | 61 - Medicina 57 - Biologia |
| Sumario: | Inflammation has been traditionally regarded as a defense mechanism, closely linked to the survival of the species for their ability to fight infections or restore the damage. However, a state of chronic inflammation produced a completely opposite effect, which is associated with tissue and organ malfunction. The aim of this work is the study of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), a protein described by its role in attracting monocytes to atherosclerotic lesions, which may also play an important role in metabolism. The results show that MCP-1 is involved in the control of lipids and glucose metabolism. Hepatic MCP-1 is over-expressed by diet and contributes to the development and progression of fatty liver disease (NASH) in LDLr-/- model. Indeed, the latest study shows that metabolomic changes in the liver can help us to understand the NASH progression. |
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