A strong and expanding evidence base supports the influence of gut microbiota in human
metabolism. Altered glucose homeostasis is associated with altered gut microbiota, and is …

Background Inflammation in the lung is the body's natural response to injury. It acts to
remove harmful stimuli such as pathogens, irritants, and damaged cells and initiate the …

Obesity and its complications constitute a substantial burden. Considerable published
research describes the novel relationships between obesity and gut microbiota …

We must better understand baseline and perturbed immune health in obese children to
determine how to account for altered frequency and function of humoral and cellular immune …

Lipoproteins interact with immune cells, macrophages and endothelial cells-key players of
the innate and adaptive immune system. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) particles seem to …

Aims Inflammation in obesity is associated to insulin resistance (IR), hyperglycemia,
hypertension and hyperlipidemia. Leukocytes play an important role in obesity associated …

The prevalence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes have both risen dramatically over the last 50
years. Recent findings point towards the gut microbiota as a potential contributor to these …

Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are common, chronic metabolic disorders with
associated significant long-term health problems at global epidemic levels. It is recognised …

Background: Young obese youth are generally stronger than lean youth. This has been
linked to the loading effect of excess body mass, acting as a training stimulus comparable to …

Health benefits of hop polyphenols are well studied. In the present investigation, we
examined the antioxidant activity, anti-nitric oxide (NO) production, and anti-adipocyte …