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Adipose Tissue and Inflammation
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eBook - PDF
Adipose Tissue and Inflammation
About this book
The American Obesity Association identifies obesity's link to numerous medical conditions, including hypertension, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, several cancers, and a host of inflammatory disorders. Evidence indicates that inflammation has more than a corollary relation with obesity; that in fact, obesity itself manifests a low-grade, m
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Table of contents
- Front cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1. The Adipose Organ
- Chapter 2. Adipose Tissue as Endocrine Organ
- Chapter 3. Epidemiology of Obesity
- Chapter 4. Inflammatory and Anti-Inflammatory Mediators Secreted by Adipose Tissue
- Chapter 5. Adipokines and Inflammation
- Chapter 6. Insulin as Modulator of Adipose Inflammation
- Chapter 7. Growth Hormone as Modulator of Adipose Inflammation
- Chapter 8. Glucocorticoids as Modulators of Adipose Inflammation
- Chapter 9. Prostaglandins as Mediators of Adipose Inflammation
- Chapter 10. Inflammatory Actions of Adiponectin, Leptin, and Resistin
- Chapter 11. Dietary Fatty Acids as Modulators of Adipose Inflammation
- Chapter 12. Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Plant Sterols and Phytoestrogens: Experimental and Clinical Evidence
- Chapter 13. Antioxidants, Polyphenols, and Adipose Inflammation
- Chapter 14. Role of Exercise and Weight Loss in Reducing Inflammation
- Chapter 15. Adipose Tissue and Anti-Inflammatory Pharmacotherapy
- Chapter 16. Conclusions and Future Directions
- Index
- Back cover