Open AccessThe association of plasma adiponectin levels with hypertensive retinopathy
Author(s) -
Mahmut İlker Yılmaz,
Alper Sönmez,
Selim Kılıç,
Turgay Celık,
Necati Bingöl,
Murat Pinar,
Tarkan Mumcuoğlu,
Metin Özata
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
european journal of endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.897
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1479-683X
pISSN - 0804-4643
DOI - 10.1530/eje.1.01851
Subject(s) - adiponectin , medicine , endocrinology , retinopathy , body mass index , essential hypertension , blood pressure , obesity , insulin resistance , diabetes mellitus
Previous studies have demonstrated that low plasma adiponectin concentrations are associated with essential hypertension. It has also recently been shown that adiponectin plays an essential role in the modulation of angiogenesis. These data led us to hypothesize that adiponectin might contribute to end-organ damage in hypertension.
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