Association between omentin-1 expression in human epicardial adipose tissue and coronary atherosclerosis

Omentin-1, a novel adipocytokine mainly expressed in visceral adipose tissue, has been found to inhibit the inflammatory response and improve insulin resistance as well as other obesity-related disorders. This...

Source: Cardiovascular Diabetology - June 28, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yu Du, Qingwei Ji, Lun Cai, Fangjiong Huang, Yongqiang Lai, Yue Liu, Jianbo Yu, Bo Han, Enjun Zhu, Jinwei Zhang, Yujie Zhou, Zhijian Wang and Yingxin Zhao Source Type: research