Adipose tissue and inflammation /
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Boca Raton :
CRC Press,
[2010]
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Series: | Oxidative stress and disease (Unnumbered)
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Table of Contents:
- The adipose organ
- Adipose tissue as endocrine organ
- Epidemiology of obesity
- Inflammatory and anti-inflammatory mediators secreted by adipose tissue
- Adipokines and inflammation
- Insulin as modulator of adipose inflammation
- Growth hormone as modulator of adipose inflammation
- Glucocorticoids as modulators of adipose inflammation
- Prostaglandins as mediators of adipose inflammation
- Inflammatory actions of adiponectin, leptin, and resistin
- Dietary fatty acids as modulators of adipose inflammation
- Anti-inflammatory properties of plant sterols and phytoestrogens : experimental and clinical evidence
- Antioxidants, polyphenols, and adipose inflammation
- Role of exercise and weight loss in reducing inflammation
- Adipose tissue and anti-inflammatory pharmacotherapy
- Conclusions and future directions