The macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a pleiotropic cytokine with proinflammatory functions that seems to be involved in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis (SSc). The role of MIF polymorphisms, its ...

Obesity is one of the major health problems in the world, in Mexico the combined prevalence of overweight and obesity in school-age children is 34.4%. The weight gain starts during childhood, in its origin, environmental ...

Insulin resistance (IR) is the incapacity observed in tissues for responding to biological activity induce by insulin stimulation; this condition has been linked with the development of several chronic diseases. The causes ...