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However, it is typically administered to patients with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or higher, or a BMI of 27 or higher who have at least one weight-related health condition, such as hypertension or high cholesterol
Adipose Tissue Immunomodulation As previously discussed in Chapter 2, exposure to obesogenic compounds, mainly plasticisers, was demonstrated to dysregulate the secretion of a panoply of cyto/chemokines by adipose tissue, which includes the upregulation of proinflammatory mediators linked to the prostate carcinogenic process, namely several ILs (IL-1, 6, 8, 17A, 18), TNF-, MCP-1 and CCL20 [174, 175, 177, 178, 203]
Hormesis captures the observation that high concentrations of harmful substances lead to cell damage, whereas low levels induce adaptive responses that improve the bodys defence mechanisms and resilience [157]