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ReviewCurrent hypertension reports2014

The role of adiponectin in endothelial dysfunction and hypertension.

Edward Rojas, Daloha Rodríguez-Molina, Peter Bolli, Zafar H Israili, Judith Faría, Enzamaría Fidilio, Valmore Bermúdez, Manuel Velasco

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Review in Current hypertension reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41citing papers in PubMed
7.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 101 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Edward RojasEndocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center "Dr. Félix Gómez", University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela, rojas_187@hotmail.com.
Daloha Rodríguez-Molina
Peter Bolli
Zafar H Israili
Judith Faría
Enzamaría Fidilio
Valmore Bermúdez
Manuel Velasco
University of Zulia · VECentral University of Venezuela · VEEmory University · USHospital Universitario de Maracaibo · VEMcMaster University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It has been two decades since the discovery of adiponectin, and today its role in insulin resistance, inflammation, and atherosclerosis are areas of major interest. Production of adiponectin is reduced in all inflammatory processes and states of insulin resistance such as obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease. Adiponectin regulates carbohydrate metabolism, and may also regulate vascular homeostasis by affecting important signaling pathways in endothelial cells and modulating inflammatory responses in the subendothelial space. Clinical studies have demonstrated a relationship between serum adiponectin concentrations and the activity of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), causing changes in blood pressure. Antihypertensive therapy with angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) has been demonstrated to increase adiponectin levels in 3-6 months. Adiponectin has also been shown to play a role in cardiac injury in modulation of pro-survival reactions, cardiac energy metabolism, and inhibition of hypertrophic remodeling. The effects of adiponectin on the cardiovascular system are believed to be partially mediated by the activation of 5' adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) pathways, reducing endothelial cell apoptosis, promoting nitric oxide production, decreasing tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) activity, and preventing atherosclerotic proliferation and smooth muscle cell migration. Further evaluation of biologically active forms of adiponectin and its receptor should help to clarify how obesity affects the cardiovascular system.

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AdiponectinAntihypertensive AgentsBlood PressureEndothelial CellsHumansHypertensionInsulin ResistanceAdiponectinAntihypertensive Agents

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PMID24924994
OpenAlexW2073606793

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