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Dichotomous effects of VEGF-A on adipose tissue dysfunction.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 10 Apr 2012
Sun Kai, Wernstedt Asterholm Ingrid, Kusminski Christine M, Bueno Ana Carolina, Wang Zhao V, Pollard Jeffrey W, Brekken Rolf A, Scherer Philipp E
Abstract excerpt
Obese fat pads are frequently undervascularized and hypoxic, leading to increased fibrosis, inflammation, and ultimately insulin resistance. We hypothesized that VEGF-A-induced stimulation of angiogenesis enables sustained and sufficient oxygen and nutrient exchange during fat mass expansion, the...
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