Adipose tissue and inflammation
By: editors, Atif B. Awad, Peter G. Bradford.
Contributors: Awad, Atif B.; Bradford, Peter G.
Series: Oxidative stress and disease -- 28; Oxidative stress and disease -- 28.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781420091304
Subjects: Obesity -- Complications; Inflammation; Adipose tissues -- Pathophysiology; Adipose Tissue -- physiopathology; Adipose Tissue -- metabolism; Inflammation -- metabolism; Inflammation -- physiopathology; Obesity -- physiopathology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The adipose organ / Saverio Cinti and Roberto Vettor; title: Adipose tissue as endocrine organ / Kerry B. Goralski and Christopher J. Sinal; title: Epidemiology of obesity / Michael J. LaMonte; title: Inflammatory and anti-inflammatory mediators secreted by adipose tissue / Herbert Tilg and Alexander R. Moschen; title: Adipokines and inflammation / Melissa E. Gove and Giamila Fantuzzi; title: Insulin as modulator of adipose inflammation / Joseph Doria and Ahmad Aljada; title: Growth hormone as modulator of adipose inflammation / Hong-Biao Liu; title: Glucocorticoids as modulators of adipose inflammation / Nicholas M. Morton; title: Prostaglandins as mediators of adipose inflammation / Martha Lappas; title: Inflammatory actions of adiponectin, leptin, and resistin / Danielle M. Stringer ... [et al.]; title: Dietary fatty acids as modulators of adipose inflammation / Maximilian Zeyda and Thomas M. Stulnig; title: Anti-inflammatory properties of plant sterols and phytoestrogens : experimental and clinical evidence / Rgia A. Othman and Mohammed H. Moghadasian; title: Antioxidants, polyphenols, and adipose inflammation / Fereidoon Shahidi and Ying Zhong; title: Role of exercise and weight loss in reducing inflammation / Tongian You and Michael J. LaMonte; title: Adipose tissue and anti-inflammatory pharmacotherapy / Peter G. Bradford and Atif B. Awad; title: Conclusions and future directions / Peter G. Bradford and Atif B. Awad.