Energetics and the immune system: Trade-offs associated with non-acute levels of CRP in adolescent Gambian girls. | Zendy

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Energetics and the immune system: Trade-offs associated with non-acute levels of CRP in adolescent Gambian girls.

Author(s) -

Heather ShattuckHeidorn,

Meredith W. Reiches,

Andrew M. Prentice,

Sophie E. Moore,

Peter T. Ellison

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

evolution medicine and public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427

H-Index - 22

ISSN - 2050-6201

DOI - 10.1093/emph/eow034

Subject(s) - immune system , leptin , adipokine , adipose tissue , adiponectin , energy balance , c reactive protein , body mass index , medicine , immunology , endocrinology , biology , obesity , inflammation , ecology , insulin resistance

The human immune system is an ever-changing composition of innumerable cells and proteins, continually ready to respond to pathogens or insults. The cost of maintaining this state of immunological readiness is rarely considered. In this paper we aim to discern a cost to non-acute immune function by investigating how low levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) relate to other energetic demands and resources in adolescent Gambian girls.

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