Overweight and obese patients with nickel allergy have a worse metabolic profile compared to weight matched non-allergic individuals.

Mikiko WatanabeSimonetta MasieriDaniela CostantiniRossella TozziFrancesca De GiorgiElena GangitanoDario TuccinardiEleonora PoggiogalleStefania MarianiSabrina BascianiElisa PetrangeliLucio GnessiCarla Lubrano

Published in: PloS one (2018)

We confirm that Ni allergy is more common in obese patients, and we report for the first time its association with worse metabolic parameters and impaired function of the GH-IGF1 axis in human subjects.

Keyphrases

obese patients
bariatric surgery
atopic dermatitis
weight loss
endothelial cells
roux en y gastric bypass
gastric bypass
growth hormone
physical activity
body mass index
induced pluripotent stem cells
metal organic framework
pluripotent stem cells
weight gain
pi k akt
carbon nanotubes
allergic rhinitis