Mechanisms of Chronic State of Inflammation as Mediators That Link Obese Adipose Tissue and Metabolic Syndrome

Fuentes, Eduardo; Fuentes, Francisco; Vilahur, Gemma; Badimón, Lina; Palomo, Iván

doi:10.1155/2013/136584

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Mechanisms of Chronic State of Inflammation as Mediators That Link Obese Adipose Tissue and Metabolic Syndrome

Published in Mediators of Inflammation • Jan 1, 2013

Authors:

Eduardo Fuentes

Francisco Fuentes

Gemma Vilahur

Abstract

The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of cardiometabolic alterations that include the presence of arterial hypertension, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and abdominal obesity. Obesity is associated with a chronic inflammatory response, characterized by abnormal adipokine production, and the activati...

Subject

Adipose tissue

Adiponectin

Inflammation

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