Obesity is associated with an impaired immune response, an increased susceptibility to
bacterial infection, and a chronic increase in proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-6 and TNFα. …

Flavonoids, polyphenolic compounds that exist widely in plants, inhibit cell proliferation and
increase cell differentiation in many cancerous and noncancerous cell lines. Because …

Maximal weight loss observed in low-calorie diet (LCD) studies tends to be small, and the
mechanisms leading to this low treatment efficacy have not been clarified. Less-than-expected …

OBJECTIVE: Weight gain is a commonly observed adverse effect of atypical antipsychotic
medications, but associated changes in energy balance and body composition are not well …

Methods Methods Weights, heights, and positions for active NFL football players in the 2003-2004
season were obtained from the official NFL Web site. 4 The Carolina Panthers …

In vascular smooth muscle cells, the induction of early growth response genes involves the
Janus kinase (JAK)/signal transducer and activators of transcription (STAT) and the Ras/Raf-1…

The tyrosine kinase inhibitor genistein inhibits 3T3-L1 adipogenesis when present during
the first 72h of differentiation. In this report, we investigated the underlying mechanisms …

An overactive renin-angiotensin system is associated with obesity and the metabolic
syndrome. However, the mechanisms behind it are unclear. Cleaving angiotensinogen to …

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OBJECTIVE: This study sought to determine if amantadine affects weight gain in psychiatric
patients taking olanzapine. METHOD: Twenty-one adults who had gained at least 5 lb with …