Open AccessPostprandial monocyte activation in response to meals with high and low glycemic loads in overweight women
Author(s) -
Deborah D. Motton,
Nancy L. Keim,
Fatima A. Tenorio,
William Horn,
John C. Rutledge
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/85.1.60
Subject(s) - postprandial , medicine , glycemic , endocrinology , glycemic load , monocyte , glycemic index , insulin , inflammation , crossover study , alternative medicine , pathology , placebo
Recent data show that atherosclerosis is initiated and perpetuated by inflammatory events. Activation of immune cells such as monocytes initiates inflammation, a key step in atherosclerosis.
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