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NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
Volume 17, Issue 4, Pages 319-326Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2006.07.005
Keywords
abdominal obesity; visceral obesity; metabolic syndrome; insulin resistance; cardiovascular disease; cardiometabolic risk; adipokines
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Aim: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome has increased dramatically in recent years, and the cluster of metabolic abnormalities it encompasses results in increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The role of abdominal (visceral) obesity and the underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms central to this association have been the subject of intensive research in recent times. The aim of this review is to correlate data in this area, highlighting the central role of excess visceral fat and its secreted adipokines, and to review existing and emerging therapies. Data synthesis: Data were generated from a search of the PubMed database using the terms 'abdominal obesity', 'metabolic syndrome', 'insulin resistance', 'adipokines', 'interteukin-6 (IL-6)', 'adiponectin', 'tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha)' and 'cardiovascular disease'. Conclusion: Metabolic syndrome is associated with a pro-inflammatory state, and the rote of visceral obesity is thought to be central to this. Visceral obesity leads to alteration of the normal physiological balance of adipokines, insulin resistance, endothelial dysfunction and a pro-atherogenic state. In association with this, the presence of conventional cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, dystipidaemia and smoking results in a significantly elevated cardiovascular and metabolic (cardiometabotic) risk. Better understanding of the molecular mechanisms central to this association has led to the development of potential therapeutic agents. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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