Adipsin deficiency does not impact atherosclerosis development in Ldlr-/- mice.

CONCLUSIONS: Adipsin deficiency does not impact the development of atherosclerosis in Ldlr-/-mice despite its crucial function in alternative complement activation. Therefore, it is unlikely to play an important role in mediating the risk of atherosclerotic complications in obesity. PMID: 33135458 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33135458?dopt=Abstract

Source: American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism - November 2, 2020 Category: Physiology Authors: Liu L, Chan M, Yu L, Wang W, Qiang L Tags: Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab Source Type: research