Epicardial adipose tissue in contemporary cardiology

G Iacobellis - Nature reviews cardiology, 2022 - nature.com
Interest in epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is growing rapidly, and research in this area
appeals to a broad, multidisciplinary audience. EAT is unique in its anatomy and …

Adipokines, adiposity, and atherosclerosis

L Liu, Z Shi, X Ji, W Zhang, J Luan, T Zahr… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Characterized by a surplus of whole-body adiposity, obesity is strongly associated with the
prognosis of atherosclerosis, a hallmark of coronary artery disease (CAD) and the major …

Towards an integrative approach to understanding the role of chemerin in human health and disease

JL Rourke, HJ Dranse, CJ Sinal - Obesity Reviews, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Chemerin is an adipocyte‐secreted protein with autocrine/paracrine roles on adipose
development and function as well as endocrine roles in metabolism and immunity. Following …

Adipokines and inflammation: focus on cardiovascular diseases

S Feijóo-Bandín, A Aragón-Herrera… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
It is well established that adipose tissue, apart from its energy storage function, acts as an
endocrine organ that produces and secretes a number of bioactive substances, including …

Adipose tissue immunomodulation: a novel therapeutic approach in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases

I AlZaim, SH Hammoud, H Al-Koussa… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Adipose tissue is a critical regulator of systemic metabolism and bodily homeostasis as it
secretes a myriad of adipokines, including inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines. As …

Chemerin/chemR23 axis in inflammation onset and resolution

F Mariani, L Roncucci - Inflammation Research, 2015 - Springer
Chemerin is an adipokine secreted by adipocytes and associated with obesity, insulin
resistance and metabolic syndrome. Different chemerin fragments with pro-or anti …

New insights into different adipokines in linking the pathophysiology of obesity and psoriasis

Y Kong, S Zhang, R Wu, X Su, D Peng, M Zhao… - Lipids in health and …, 2019 - Springer
Psoriasis is a chronic, systemic, hyper-proliferative immune-mediated inflammatory skin
disease. The results of epidemiological investigations have shown that psoriasis affects …

Chemerin as a mediator between obesity and vascular inflammation in children

K Landgraf, D Friebe, T Ullrich… - The Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Context: The chemoattractant protein chemerin has recently been shown to be expressed in
adipose tissue. Objective: We aimed to evaluate the association of chemerin with obesity …

The role of chemerin in metabolic and cardiovascular disease: a literature review of its physiology and pathology from a nutritional perspective

L Tan, X Lu, AHJ Danser, K Verdonk - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chemerin is a novel adipokine that plays a major role in adipogenesis and lipid metabolism.
It also induces inflammation and affects insulin signaling, steroidogenesis and …

Association between omentin-1 expression in human epicardial adipose tissue and coronary atherosclerosis

Y Du, Q Ji, L Cai, F Huang, Y Lai, Y Liu, J Yu… - Cardiovascular …, 2016 - Springer
Background Omentin-1, a novel adipocytokine mainly expressed in visceral adipose tissue,
has been found to inhibit the inflammatory response and improve insulin resistance as well …