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Increased systemic inflammation and altered distribution of T-cell subsets in postmenopausal women.

Julie AbildgaardJeanette TingstedtYanan ZhaoHans Jakob HartlingAnette Tønnes PedersenBirgitte LindegaardSusanne Dam Nielsen
Published in: PloS one (2020)
Menopause is associated with increased systemic inflammation as well as exhausted- and senescent T-cells. We suggest, that both increased visceral fat mass and declining sex hormone levels might contribute to postmenopausal systemic inflammation and calls for further large-scale studies to confirm these findings.
Keyphrases
  • postmenopausal women
  • bone mineral density
  • adipose tissue
  • insulin resistance
  • type diabetes
  • body composition
  • metabolic syndrome
  • skeletal muscle