Interactions between vascular wall and perivascular adipose tissue reveal novel roles for adiponectin in the regulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase function in human vessels.

BACKGROUND: Adiponectin is an adipokine with potentially important roles in human cardiovascular disease states. We studied the role of adiponectin in the cross-talk between adipose tissue and vascular redox state in patients with atherosclerosis. METHODS AND RESULTS: The study included 677 patients...

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Main Authors: Margaritis, M, Antonopoulos, A, Digby, J, Lee, R, Reilly, S, Coutinho, P, Shirodaria, C, Sayeed, R, Petrou, M, De Silva, R, Jalilzadeh, S, Demosthenous, M, Bakogiannis, C, Tousoulis, D, Stefanadis, C, Choudhury, R, Casadei, B, Channon, K, Antoniades, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Heart Association 2013