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Higher HMBGB1 levels associated with obesity, inflammation, and cardiovascular disease in younger black adults – News-Medical.Net
A “danger molecule” is higher in the blood of younger black adults than whites, females than males and increases with weight and age, researchers report in the …
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Oct 9 2020
A “danger molecule” is higher in the blood of younger black adults than whites, females than males and increases with weight and age, researchers report in the first large, longitudinal study associating circulating HMGB1 levels with obesity, inflammation promoters and early indicators of cardiovascular risk in humans.
Higher HMGB1 levels were consistently associated with higher blood levels of the established inflammation molecule C-reactive protei…
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