Reciprocal effects of systemic inflammation and brain natriuretic peptide on adiponectin biosynthesis in adipose tissue of patients with ischemic heart disease

OBJECTIVE - To explore the role of systemic inflammation in the regulation of adiponectin levels in patients with ischemic heart disease. APPROACH AND RESULTS - In a cross-sectional study of 575 subjects, serum adiponectin was compared between healthy subjects, patients with coronary artery disease...

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Main Authors: Antonopoulos, A, Margaritis, M, Coutinho, P, Digby, J, Patel, R, Psarros, C, Ntusi, N, Karamitsos, T, Lee, R, De Silva, R, Petrou, M, Sayeed, R, Demosthenous, M, Bakogiannis, C, Wordsworth, P, Tousoulis, D, Neubauer, S, Channon, K, Antoniades, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins 2014