Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2949981 | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 2011 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Small arteries from visceral fat of obese patients are characterized by an increased TNF-α production, which reduces NO availability by promoting superoxide generation via nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase and iNOS activation.
Keywords
DABNω-nitro-L-arginine methylesterTNFEmaxWHRPBS-TSMTeNOSHOMA-IRiNOSl-NAMENAD(P)HROSS-methylisothioureaAChhomeostasis model assessment of insulin resistanceAcetylcholineinflammationWaist circumferencedihydroethidiuminducible nitric oxide synthaseendothelial nitric oxide synthasebody mass indexBMISmall vesselstumor necrosis factorObesityWaist/hip ratioNitric oxidenicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphateDHEReactive oxygen species
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Authors
Agostino MD, Ferruccio MD, Rocchina PhD, Emiliano BiolD, Guido MD, Ilaria BiolD, Cristina BiolD, Marco MD, Nunzia MD, Corrado MD, Antonio MD, Aldo MD, Stefano MD,