Dual vascular effects of leptin via endothelium: Hypothesis and perspective

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-6

  Leung, Yuk Man ^a   Kwan, Chiu Yin ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Hypertension; Leptin; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CHLORISONDAMINE; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; JANUS KINASE; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROSTACYCLIN; STAT PROTEIN; STAT3 PROTEIN; SUPPRESSOR OF CYTOKINE SIGNALING 3;

ADIPOCYTE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPERLEPTINEMIA; HYPERPHAGIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SHEAR STRESS; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION; ANIMAL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; LEPTIN; NITRIC OXIDE; OBESITY; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN; VASODILATION;

EID: 46449092523     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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