Relation of Vascular Growth Factors with CT-Derived Measures of Body Fat Distribution: The Framingham Heart Study | Zendy

Bernhard M. Kaess | Zendy; Alison Pedley | Zendy; Joseph M. Massaro | Zendy; Martin G. Larson | Zendy; Erin M. Corsini | Zendy; Udo Hoffmann | Zendy; Holly Smith | Zendy; Douglas B. Sawyer | Zendy; Ramachandran S. Vasan | Zendy; Caroline S. Fox | Zendy

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Relation of Vascular Growth Factors with CT-Derived Measures of Body Fat Distribution: The Framingham Heart Study

Author(s) -

Bernhard M. Kaess,

Alison Pedley,

Joseph M. Massaro,

Martin G. Larson,

Erin M. Corsini,

Udo Hoffmann,

Holly Smith,

Douglas B. Sawyer,

Ramachandran S. Vasan,

Caroline S. Fox

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2011-2310

Subject(s) - adipose tissue , medicine , endocrinology , hepatocyte growth factor , framingham heart study , vascular endothelial growth factor , risk factor , angiogenesis , obesity , receptor , framingham risk score , disease , vegf receptors

Visceral adiposity is associated with metabolic risk. Given that angiogenesis is a key feature of adipogenesis, variation in the association of levels of circulating vascular growth factors (and their soluble receptors) with distinct body fat compartments may explain differences in the systemic pathogenicity of regional fat depots.

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