Research Article: Effects of NKT Cells on Metabolic Disorders Caused by High-Fat Diet Using CDd-Knockout Mice
Introduction:
The incidence of obesity caused by excessive consumption, including a high-fat diet (HFD), has been exponentially increasing over the past – years in not only developed countries but also developing countries and is becoming an important global problem. Diseases caused by overnutrition are associated with metabolic syndrome, including obesity, hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia. Thus, metabolic syndrome is a risk factor for the development of type diabetes, fatty liver disease, coronary heart diseases and various…
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