title: Omentin on a four-pronged fork: another reason why obesity erodes cardiovascular survival.
abstract: Adipose tissue is now acknowledged as not just an energy storage tissue, but also as an endocrine organ that produces bioactive adipokines. Omentin is an adipokine that is gaining interest due to reports of reduced circulating plasma levels in obesity and blood vessel diseases. An emerging cardioprotective role for omentin is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Heart Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA. Electronic address: Salvatore.Pepe@mcri.edu.au.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pepe
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D058851:GPI-Linked Proteins / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D037102:Lectins / Q000097:blood* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000097:blood / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood*; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D058851:GPI-Linked Proteins; C432397:ITLN1 protein, human; D037102:Lectins
keywords: Adipokines; Cardioprotection; Diabetes; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Omentin