Hormone Oversecreted In Obesity May Provide Pathway From Adipose To Lung Tissue In People With Both Obesity And Asthma,

reports that aP2, “a hormone that is oversecreted in obesity, may provide a pathway from adipose to lung tissue in individuals with both obesity and asthma,” researchers concluded after comparing “525 individuals with body mass indices of less than 25 kg/m², of whom 15 had asthma, with 385 individuals with body mass indices of more than 25, of whom 15 of whom had asthma.” The findings were presented at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society. In an embedded video interview, one of the study’s authors discusses the findings at length. https://www.mdedge.com/endocrinology/article/197962/obesity/obesity-related-asthma-new-hormonal-target