Background: Obesity leads to a chronic inflammatory state, endothelial dysfunction and
hypertension. Objective: To establish the time-course of events regarding inflammatory …

Objective We investigated the effects of high-fat diet-induced obesity on vascular
proinflammatory factors and oxidative stress on endothelium-dependent relaxation of the …

Background: Obesity derived from intra-abdominal fat deposition tends to increase hormonal
and cytokine production, thus worsening insulin sensitivity and leading to endothelial …

A obesidade vem se tornando uma epidemia global. Cerca de 1, 1 bilhões de adultos e
10% das crianças do mundo são atualmente considerados portadores de sobrepeso ou …

169 OBESITY, INFLAMMATION AND ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION M. IANTORNO1, U.
CAMPIA2, N. DI DANIELE3, S. NISTICÒ4, GB FORLEO3, C. C Page 1 PROOF JOURNAL OF …

Objective: To assess the impact of weight reduction on serum adipocytokines, C-reactive
protein (CRP), and insulin sensitivity in hypertensive female patients with central obesity …

Background: Mechanisms underlying vascular abnormalities in obesity remain to be
completely clarified. Objective: L-arginine/nitric oxide pathway was evaluated on vascular …

The endothelium plays a crucial role in modulating vascular function and structure. In
healthy conditions, nitric oxide produced by endothelial cells exerts not only vasodilating …

Background—Visceral fat is a key regulator site for the process of inflammation, and
atherosclerotic lesions are essentially an inflammatory response. Methods and Results …

BACKGROUND: Because of the strong association between abdominal obesity (AO) and
other cardiovascular risk factors, it has been difficult to determine which changes in vascular …