title: [Adipokines and coronary artery disease].
abstract: Adipose tissue, besides being an important energetic storage, is also a source of cytokines and hormones which act in a paracrine, autocrine and especially endocrine manner, influencing the cardiometabolic axis. Adipokines are a group of mediators with pleiotropic function, that are involved in many physiological processes, so that a disregulation in their secretion can lead to multiple pathological conditions. In this review our aim was to clarify the role of adipokines in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, especially in coronary artery disease, and based on current scientific evidence, to analyze the therapeutic and behavioral strategies that are so far available.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Avanzate, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Strisciuglio
authors.forename: Gennaro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Galasso
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leosco
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Rosa
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Gioia
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Parisi
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Luca
authors.forename: Tullio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Niglio
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Biase
authors.forename: Rossella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Luciano
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rengo
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Trimarco
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Piscione
mesh_terms: D054392:Adipokines; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000503:physiopathology*; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D054392:Adipokines