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From: Adipocytokines and proinflammatory mediators from abdominal and epicardial adipose tissue in patients with coronary artery disease

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Concentrations of adipocytokines ((a) adiponectin, (b) tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, (c) interleukin-6 (IL-6); (d) leptin and (e) visfatin) derived from abdominal and epicardial fat tissues in patients with coronary artery disease (coronary artery diseases (CAD), n=46) and control subjects (non-CAD, n=12). The concentration of IL-6, leptin and visfatin were significantly higher in all selected adiposity from CAD patients than control subjects. In addition, significantly higher levels of these adipocytokines were found in abdominal, followed by epicardial adiposity in CAD patients. Conversely, tissue adiponectin levels were significantly reduced in all selected adiposity from CAD patients and the levels were the lowest in abdominal followed by epicardial adiposity.

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