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Ilse Mertens
Researcher at University of Antwerp
Publications - 63
Citations - 6099
Ilse Mertens is an academic researcher from University of Antwerp. The author has contributed to research in topics: Insulin resistance & Insulin. The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 63 publications receiving 5532 citations. Previous affiliations of Ilse Mertens include Osaka University.
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Mechanisms linking obesity with cardiovascular disease
TL;DR: The underlying mechanisms as well as the ways in which smoking and dyslipidaemia increase, and physical activity attenuates, the adverse effects of obesity on cardiovascular health are beginning to be understood.
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Obesity, haemostasis and the fibrinolytic system.
Ilse Mertens,L. Van Gaal +1 more
TL;DR: The increased cardiovascular risk observed in obesity could in part be explained by the association between insulin resistance and components of the fibrinolytic and haemostatic systems.
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Overweight, obesity, and blood pressure: the effects of modest weight reduction.
Ilse Mertens,L. Van Gaal +1 more
TL;DR: In conclusion, a modest weight loss that can be maintained over a longer period of time is a valuable treatment goal in hypertensive patients.
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PPARα gene expression correlates with severity and histological treatment response in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Sven Francque,An Verrijken,Sandrine Caron,Janne Prawitt,Réjane Paumelle,Bruno Derudas,Philippe Lefebvre,Marja-Riitta Taskinen,Wim Van Hul,Ilse Mertens,Guy Hubens,Eric Van Marck,Peter Michielsen,Luc Van Gaal,Bart Staels +14 more
TL;DR: Human liver PPARα gene expression negatively correlates with NASH severity, visceral adiposity and insulin resistance and positively with adiponectin, and Histological improvement is associated with an increase in expression of PPAR α and its target genes.
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Obesity and persistent organic pollutants: possible obesogenic effect of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls.
Eveline Dirinck,Philippe G. Jorens,Adrian Covaci,Tinne Geens,Laurence Roosens,Hugo Neels,Ilse Mertens,Luc Van Gaal +7 more
TL;DR: The diabetogenic effect of low‐dose exposure to POPs might be more complicated than a simple obesogenic effect, according to a cohort of obese and lean adult men and women.