Increased circulating angiotensin-(1-7) protects white adipose tissue against development of a proinflammatory state stimulated by a high-fat diet

► Angiotensin-(1-7) peptide prevented metabolic diet-disturbance. ► High plasma levels of angiotensin-(1-7) decrease adipose pro-inflammatory markers. ► Despite the high-fat diet, lipid metabolism was improved in transgenic rats.