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SUBMITTER: Wang Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4238009 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Qilong Q Xie Zhonglin Z Zhang Wencheng W Zhou Jun J Wu Yue Y Zhang Miao M Zhu Huaiping H Zou Ming-Hui MH
Diabetes 20140714 12
Activation of myeloperoxidase (MPO), a heme protein primarily expressed in granules of neutrophils, is associated with the development of obesity. However, whether MPO mediates high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity and obesity-associated insulin resistance remains to be determined. Here, we found that consumption of an HFD resulted in neutrophil infiltration and enhanced MPO expression and activity in epididymal white adipose tissue, with an increase in body weight gain and impaired insulin signal ...[more]