Therapy Insight: adipocytokines in metabolic syndrome and related cardiovascular disease
Yuji Matsuzawa
Correspondence Sumitomo Hospital, 5-3-20 Nakanoshima, Kita-KU, Osaka 530-0005, Japan
Email matsuzawa-yuji@sumitomo-hp.or.jp
The relationship between cardiovascular disease and the metabolic syndrome is now well known but is not yet fully elucidated. In this review, Yuji Matsuzawa discusses the role of intra-abdominal visceral fat accumulation and the release of bioactive substances termed adipocytokines in the development of disorders contributing to the metabolic syndrome.
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