Mechanisms of perivascular adipose tissue dysfunction in obesity

International Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Fernández Alfonso, Maria S ^a   Gil Ortega, Marta ^b   García Prieto, Concha F ^b   Aranguez, Isabel ^a   Ruiz Gayo, Mariano ^b   Somoza, Beatriz ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SENSITIVE POTASSIUM CHANNEL; ADIPOCYTOKINE; ADIPONECTIN; ANGIOTENSIN; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED RELAXING FACTOR; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN 4; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; LEPTIN; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 1; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGING; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYPOXIA; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PERIVASCULAR ADIPOSE TISSUE DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULITIS; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84888859024     PISSN: 16878337     EISSN: 16878345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/402053     Document Type: Review

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