期刊
CLINICA CHIMICA ACTA
卷 360, 期 1-2, 页码 9-26出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cccn.2005.04.020
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endothelium; endothelial dysfunction; adipose tissue; obesity
Obesity is a chronic disease, whose incidence is alarmingly growing, affecting not only adults but also children and adolescents. It is associated with severe metabolic abnormalities and increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Adipose tissue secretes a great number of hormones and cytokines that not only regulate substrate metabolism but may deeply and negatively influence endothelial physiology, a condition which may lead to the formation of the atherosclerotic plaque. In this review, the physiology of the endothelium is summarised and the mechanisms by which obesity, through the secretory products of adipose tissue, influences endothelial function are explained. A short description of methodological approaches to diagnose or endothelial dysfunction is presented. The possible pathogenetic links between obesity and cardiovascular disease, mediated by oxidative stress, inflammation and endothelial dysfunction are described as well. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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