Open AccessLocal Inflammation and Hypoxia Abolish the Protective Anticontractile Properties of Perivascular Fat in Obese Patients
Author(s) -
Adam Greenstein,
Kaivan Khavandi,
Sarah Withers,
Kazuhiko Sonoyama,
Olivia Clancy,
Maria Jeziorska,
Ian Laing,
Allen P. Yates,
Philip W. Pemberton,
Rayaz A. Malik,
Anthony M. Heagerty
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.108.821181
Subject(s) - medicine , hypoxia (environmental) , inflammation , adipose tissue , cardiology , obesity , pathology , oxygen , chemistry , organic chemistry
Inflammation in adipose tissue has been implicated in vascular dysfunction, but the local mechanisms by which this occurs are unknown.
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