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Epicardial perivascular adipose-derived leptin exacerbates coronary endothelial dysfunction in metabolic syndrome via a protein kinase C-beta pathway.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Sept 2010
Payne Gregory A, Borbouse Léna, Kumar Sajel, Neeb Zachary, Alloosh Mouhamad, Sturek Michael, Tune Johnathan D
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OBJECTIVE: Factors released by perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) disrupt coronary endothelial function via phosphorylation of endothelial NO synthase by protein kinase C (PKC)-beta. However, our understanding of how PVAT potentially contributes to coronary disease as a complication of obesity/metabolic syndrome (MetS) remains limited. The current study investigated whether PVAT-derived leptin impairs coronary...
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