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Endovascular injury induces rapid phenotypic changes in perivascular adipose tissue.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Aug 2010
Takaoka Minoru, Suzuki Hiroshi, Shioda Seiji, Sekikawa Kenji, Saito Yoshihiko, Nagai Ryozo, Sata Masataka
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Accumulating evidence suggests that adipose tissue not only stores energy but also secretes various bioactive substances called adipocytokines. Periadventitial fat is distributed ubiquitously around arteries throughout the body. It was reported that inflammatory changes in the periadventitial fat may have a direct role in the pathogenesis of vascular diseases accelerated by obesity. We investigated the...
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