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‘Browning’ the cardiac and peri-vascular adipose tissues to modulate cardiovascular risk

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Aldiss, Peter, Davies, Graeme, Woods, Rachel, Budge, Helen, Sacks, Harold S., Symonds, Michael E.·2017·International Journal of Cardiology

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Excess visceral adiposity, in particular that located adjacent to the heart and coronary arteries is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. In the pathophysiological state, dysfunctional adipose tissue secretes an array of factors modulating vascular function and driving atherogenesis. Conversely, brown and beige adipose tissues utilise glucose and lipids to generate heat and are associated with improved cardiometabolic health. The cardiac and thoracic perivascular adipose tissues are now understood to be composed of brown adipose tissue in the healthy state and undergo a brown-to-white transition i.e. during obesity which may be a driving factor of cardiovascular disease. In this review we discuss the risks of excess cardiac and vascular adiposity and potential mechanisms by which restoring the brown phenotype i.e. "re-browning" could potentially be achieved in clinically relevant populations.

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Authors
Aldiss, P., Davies, G., Woods, R., Budge, H., Sacks, H. S., & Symonds, M. E.
Affiliations
  • University of Nottingham (GB)
  • VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (US)
Corresponding author
Symonds, Michael E.
Venue
International Journal of Cardiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-02
Volume
228
Pages
265-274
ISSN
0167-5273 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2551225596
Cited by
148
References
177
Citations by year
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FWCI
12.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • International Journal of Cardiology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Repository@Nottingham (University of Nottingham) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Nottingham ePrints (University of Nottingham) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • British Heart Foundation (FS/15/4/31184)
  • University of Nottingham
  • Cardiometabolic Research Foundation, Los Angeles (CRFLAPhD2012)
  • BBSRC (BBSRCBB/I016015/1)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
Keywords
brown adipose tissue, beige adipose tissue, cardiac adipose tissue, perivascular adipose tissue, visceral fat, cardiovascular risk, obesity, atherogenesis, cardiometabolic health, thermogenesis
MeSH terms
Adipose Tissue, Beige, Adipose Tissue, Brown, Cardiovascular Diseases, Coronary Artery Disease, Female, Humans, Male, Obesity, Prognosis, Body Mass Index, Risk Assessment, Intra-Abdominal Fat, Adiposity

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