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SUBMITTER: Frankwich K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3507843 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frankwich Karen K Tibble Courtney C Torres-Gonzalez Moises M Bonner Mariah M Lefkowitz Roy R Tyndall Matt M Schmid-Schönbein Geert W GW Villarreal Francisco F Heller Mike M Herbst Karen K
Journal of inflammation (London, England) 20121001 1
<h4>Unlabelled</h4><h4>Background</h4>Obesity is a state of subclinical inflammation resulting in loss of function of insulin receptors and decreased insulin sensitivity. Inhibition of the inflammatory enzymes, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), for 6 months in rodent models restores insulin receptor function and insulin sensitivity.<h4>Methods</h4>This 12-week double-blind, randomized, placebo (PL)-controlled proof-of-concept study was performed to determine if the MMP inhibitor (MMPI), doxycycl ...[more]