Adipose tissue production of hepatocyte growth factor contributes to elevated serum HGF in obesity - Bell, Lauren N; Ward, Jennifer L; Degawa-Yamauchi, Mikako; Bovenkerk, Jason E; Jones, RoseMarie; Cacucci, Brenda M; Gupta, Christine E; Sheridan, Carol; Sheridan, Kevin; Shankar, Sudha S; Steinberg, Helmut O; March, Keith L; et al. (American journal of physiology: endocrinology and metabolism, 2006)
Keywords: Adipocytes - cytology; Adipocytes - metabolism; Adult; Bariatric Surgery; Biopsy; Female; Hepatocyte Growth Factor - biosynthesis; Hepatocyte Growth Factor - blood; Hepatocyte Growth Factor - genetics; Humans; Leptin - genetics; Leptin - metabolism; Male; Middle Aged; Obesity - blood; Obesity - metabolism; Obesity - surgery; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; RNA, Messenger - biosynthesis; RNA, Messenger - genetics; Subcutaneous Fat - cytology; Subcutaneous Fat - metabolism; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - pharmacology; Weight Loss - physiology