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The Effects Of Leucine And Dairy Products On Adipose Tissue Inflammation: The Role Of Adipocyte Derived Microvesicles, Benjamin Jones Curry
The Effects Of Leucine And Dairy Products On Adipose Tissue Inflammation: The Role Of Adipocyte Derived Microvesicles, Benjamin Jones Curry
Doctoral Dissertations
Obesity is characterized by chronic oxidative and inflammatory stress, and adipose tissue is a significant source of inflammatory cytokines. Previous studies demonstrated that dairy products (rich in calcium and leucine) can alleviate obesity-associated inflammatory stress through suppression of 1, 25-dihydroxycholecalciferol (calcitriol) with calcium and the high leucine content in dairy. We have also shown leucine treatment increases anti-inflammatory adiponectin expression and decreases pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-a [alpha], MCP-1, and IL-6 expression in adipocytes. Therefore, we sought to determine if these alterations in inflammatory cytokine production could have a functional effect on the inflammatory process, specifically monocyte – endothelial cell adhesion as …