Chronic Subclinical Inflammation as Part of the Insulin Resistance Syndrome

20002,359 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Andreas Festa · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Ralph B. D’Agostino · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

George Howard · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Leena Mykkänen · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Russell P. Tracy · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Steven M. Haffner · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Abstract

We suggest that chronic subclinical inflammation is part of IRS. CRP, a predictor of cardiovascular events in previous reports, was independently related to S(I). These findings suggest potential benefits of anti-inflammatory or insulin-sensitizing treatment strategies in healthy individuals with features of IRS.

Topics & Keywords

Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Blood properties and coagulation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 102, Issue 1, pp. 42-47

DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.102.1.42

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