Obesity-Related Endothelial Dysfunction: moving from classical to emerging mechanisms
Human obesity is associated with vascular endothelial dysfunction, caused by a reduced nitric oxide availability secondary to an enhanced oxidative stress production. Pro-inflammatory cytokine generation, secreted by perivascular adipose tissue, is a major mechanism whereby obesity is associated wit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-11-01
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| Series: | Endocrine and Metabolic Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666396120300170 |