Whether classified as regulators of inflammation metabolism or other physiological functions a distinctive set of molecules enables the human body to convey information from one cell to another an in depth primer on the molecular mediators that. Among the thousands of body messages the author selected those that are part of her own research the cytokines adipokines and other proteins that regulate inflammation and metabolism she also interviewed twenty researchers who contributed significantly to the field asking details about their discoveries while also inquiring about their life and education along with scientists personal . Focusing on proteins that regulate inflammation and metabolism including the cytokines and adipokines at the core of her own research giamila fantuzzi examines the role body messages play in the physiology of health as well as in the pathology of various illnesses readers are introduced to different ways of conceptualizing biomedical research and to the advantages and pitfalls associated with . The university of chicago press books division chicago distribution center. Body messages the quest for the proteins of cellular communication giamila fantuzzi author creator fantuzzi giamila author format book and print publication info cambridge massachusetts harvard university press 2016 description xiii 276 pages 25 cm subjects cell interaction cytology history cytokines fat cells inflammation metabolism more information about this