Cardioprotective properties of omentin-1 in type 2 diabetes: evidence from clinical and in vitro studies.

CONTEXT: Adipokines are linked to the development of cardiovascular dysfunction in type 2 diabetes (DM2). In DM2-patients, circulating levels of omentin-1, an adipokine preferentially expressed in epicardial adipose tissue, are decreased. This study investigated whether omentin-1 has a cardioprotect...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sabrina Greulich, Weena J Y Chen, Bujar Maxhera, Luuk J Rijzewijk, Rutger W van der Meer, Jacqueline T Jonker, Heidi Mueller, Daniella Herzfeld de Wiza, Ralf-Ruediger Floerke, Konstantinos Smiris, Hildo J Lamb, Albert de Roos, Jeroen J Bax, Johannes A Romijn, Jan W A Smit, Payam Akhyari, Artur Lichtenberg, Juergen Eckel, Michaela Diamant, D Margriet Ouwens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3612072?pdf=render