Leptin potentiates IFN‐γ‐induced expression of nitric oxide synthase and cyclo‐oxygenase‐2 in murine macrophage J774A.1
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- 1 November 2002
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in British Journal of Pharmacology
- Vol. 137 (6) , 799-804
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjp.0704903
Abstract
Leptin, a pleiotropic hormone believed to regulate body weight, has recently been associated with inflammatory states and immune activity. Here we have studied the effect of leptin on expression o...Keywords
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