title: [Omentin: Role in insulin resistance, inflammation and cardiovascular protection].
abstract: The omentin is an adipokine, which role is due to the capacity of regulate metabolic (insulin sensitivity) and anti-inflammatory activities, thus conferring vascular protection during obesity and diabetes mellitus type 2. By this, it is important to know the mechanisms by which omentin confers cardiovascular protection, with the purpose of establish omentin a possible therapeutic target or molecule on this scenario.
authors.affiliation: Maestría en Farmacología, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México, D.F., México; Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México, D.F., México.
authors.forename: Adrián
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hernández-Díaz
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México, D.F., México.
authors.forename: Julio C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Arana-Martínez
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biomedicina Cardiovascular, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México, D.F., México.
authors.forename: Roxana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carbó
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Producción Agrícola y Animal, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Xochimilco, México, D.F., México.
authors.forename: Román
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Espinosa-Cervantes
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México, D.F., México. Electronic address: fausto22@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Fausto
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Muñoz
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000502:physiology*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000503:physiopathology; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D058851:GPI-Linked Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000209:etiology*; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology*; D037102:Lectins / Q000502:physiology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D058851:GPI-Linked Proteins; C432397:ITLN1 protein, human; D037102:Lectins
keywords: Disfunción endotelial; Endotelio; Endothelial dysfunction; Endothelium; Inflamación; Inflammation; Insulin resistance; Mexico; México; Omentin; Omentina; Resistencia a la insulina