Flow-resistant red blood cell aggregation in morbid obesity.

D Samocha-BonetR Ben-AmiI ShapiraG ShenkermanS Abu-AbeidN SternT MardiT TulchinskiV DeutschS YedgarG BarshteinS Berliner

Published in: International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity (2005)

Our results suggest that obese individuals present pathological plasma-dependent RBC aggregation, which is probably triggered by plasma macromolecules associated with the inflammatory response. These findings impact the future attempts to develop strategies aimed at attenuation of the enhanced RBC aggregation in obese individuals.

Keyphrases

red blood cell
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
inflammatory response
bariatric surgery
type diabetes
adipose tissue
obese patients
insulin resistance
toll like receptor
current status
high fat diet induced
lps induced
physical activity